| A | B |
| Volga River | longest river in Europe |
| taiga | northern forests with coniferous trees |
| steppes | plains and grasslands in Russia |
| Dardanelles and Bosporous | straits that divide europe from asia |
| continental climate | hot summers, cold winters |
| permafrost | earth that is always frozen underneath |
| tundra | ana rctic region where only moss and low bushes can grow |
| Moscow | the capital of the Soviet Union |
| Apenines | mountain ranges that separates Italy from the rest of Europe |
| Pyrenees | mountains that separate Spain and France |
| Danube River | a river leading to the Black sea |
| Po River | a river that flows through N. Italy |
| Thames River | runs through London |
| Jutland | Denmark is located on this peninsula |
| Balkan | Greece is located on this peninsula |
| English Channel | the part of the atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and the European continentn |