| A | B |
|---|
| peninsula | land surrounded by water on three sides |
| vatican city | smallest country in Europe |
| alps | Europe's major mountain range |
| pyrenees | mountain range between France and Spain |
| navigable | rivers usable for shipping |
| Rhine and Danube | Europe's most important rivers |
| mediterranean | dominate climate of Southern Europe |
| marine west coast | dominate climate of Western Europe |
| humid continental | dominate climate of Eastern Europe |
| north atlantic drift | warm ocean current that moderates climates of Europe |
| north sea | most oil and natural gas deposits are here |
| northern european plain | most important farming and industrial area |
| Iberian | Spain & Portugal share this peninsula |
| polders | land reclaimed from the sea in the Netherlands |
| dikes | earthen walls used to hold back seawater |
| ural | mountains that mark the eastern border of Europe |
| rhine | major river that empties in the North Sea |
| danube | major river that empties in the Black Sea |
| strait of gibraltar | narrow body of water separating Europe from Africa |
| fjords | narrow, deep inlets of the sea between rocky cliffs |
