Views of Europe

Views of Europe — page 3 — CH MO Stone he nge a mysterious ancient monument in southern England A Royalty Free Corbis 45 33 14 Which of these rivers can be found in Europe a Rhône b Mississippi c Nile 34 13 38 23 11 20 26 3 42 37 39 36 48 17 28 Europe between HRHB DID YOU KNOW Ural Mountains The are considered ains run through art of the bounds art of that art is in Russia That means that par buntry is in pa The and WEAR fit Asia Leaning Tower of Pisa a famous ulting building in Pisa Italy Royalty free cort

Views of Europe — page 4 — EUR 0 PE A unity in Diversity COUNTRIES OF EUROPE urope is a continent of many countries and many 1 Albania 2 Andora different peoples Much of it is made up of islands and 3 Austria peninsulas A peninsula is a piece of land surrounded by 4 Belarus water on three sides Europe's islands include Iceland 5 Belgium and the British Isles in the Atlantic Ocean and Corsica 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 Bulgaria Crete Malta and Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea 8 Croatia Europe's main peninsulas are the Scandinavian 9 Cyprus Iberian Italian Balkan and Jutland peninsulas 10 Czech Republic Europe also has many mountain ranges Important ones are 11 Denmark 12 England the Pyrenees the Alps the Apennines the Carpathians and the 13 Estonia Balkans Its long rivers include the Volga the Danube the 14 Finland Don the Rhine the Rhône and the Oder 15 France The rivers provide water for Europe's farms Wheat and 16 Germany 17 Greece barley are two of Europe's major crops Southern Europe 18 Hungary specializes in fruits vegetables olives and wines Other crops 19 Iceland include oats corn sugar beets and potatoes 20 Ireland Europe is one of the world's major industrial regions In fact 21 Italy 22 Kosovo the Industrial Revolution began in Europe Today the factories of 23 Latvia Europe make many different products 24 Liechtenstein In the first half of the 20th century Europe was the center of 25 Lithuania two world wars After World War II the countries of Europe became 26 Luxembourg 27 Macedonia divided into two groups In general the Western countries had 28 Malta democratic governments and economies that were not controlled by 9 More the governments In the Eastern countries the rulers were not chosen 30 Monaco in free elections and the economies were based on communism 31 Montenegro 32 Netherlands This means that the governments owned all property and controlled 33 Northern Ireland the economies Some of the Western European countries formed the 34 Norway European Union EU The EU helps its member countries with 35 Poland issues such as trade and security At the end of the century most of 36 Portugal 37 Romania he Eastern countries gave up commu ism and also turned to 38 Russia part democracy Many of them soon joined the EU too 39 San Marino 40 Scotland 4 Serbia LEARN MORE READ THESE ARTICLES FRANCE GERMANY RUSSIA 42 Slovakia 43 Slovenia 44 Spai 45 Sweden 46 Switzerland 47 Ukraine 48 Vatican City 49 Wales au04 eamsury

Views of Europe — page 5 — Life on the Iberian Peninsula Portugal is a small country in southwestern Europe Its capital is Lisbon and its only neighbor is Spain Together Spain and Portugal make up the Iberian Peninsula Northern Portugal is quite hilly with many oak beech chestnut and pine forests Southern Portugal has mostly plateaus and plains Brush and grasslands cover the plains of the south Portuguese farmers grow wheat corn potatoes and grapes And although olives grow wild in Portugal many farmers also plant their own olive trees Portugal's many cork oaks provide much of the world's supply of cork Portugal is also famous for its many varieties of wine including port and Madeira Summers in Portugal are dry and mild Many tourists go to Portugal in the summer to see the beautiful museums castles and old churches Or they go to tour historic cities such as Lisbon Coimbra and Porto And many go to enjoy Portugal's many beaches The national sport of Portugal is futebol football or soccer Portuguese bullfighting is also very popular It is different from bullfighting in other countries however Portuguese bullfighters do not kill the bull in the ring Folk music and folk dancing are popular traditions and most villages have their own terreiro or dance floor Among the most popular regional dances is the fandango The Portuguese are especially fond of fado a traditional folk song that reflects a sad mood Portugal is also famous for its explorers Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the RCHL globe and Vasco da Gama opened up a trade route around Africa to Asia Lisbon LEARN MORE READ THESE ARTICLES FRANCE ITALY SPAIN Portugal shares much of its culture with the people of Spain Why do you suppose this is

Views of Europe — page 6 — P O RTU G AL DID YOU KNOW The capital of Portugal was once moved to another country on another continent From 1807 to 1821 Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was Portugal's capital Brazil was a Portuguese colony at the time a in Many people travel to Portugal to eroy the country's beautiful sunny beaches Nike Wheeler Corbis adoed Japo ſue PM urg ysued an AI Joeu00 aou Yanu pay ahey adoad asan mod or os useds s empo to Japuo oY Kununoo Auo a Hamsay

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