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Physical Geography Europe 3800 sq. miles Europe Latitude compared to the U.S. REGIONS Continents by Size (sq. km.) Asia 44,579,000 Africa 30,065,000 North America 24,256,000 South America 17,819,000 Antarctica 13,209,000 Europe 9,938,000 Oceania (incl. Australia)?? 7,687,000 Bodies of Water The Mediterranean Sea 2,400 miles long 1,000 miles wide “Crossroads of 3 Continents” The Danube River 1770 miles The Volga River The longest river in Europe -- 2,300 miles. Why are most of the capitals of Europe on major rivers?? Capitals on the Rivers (1) Paris, right bank of the Seine London on the Thames Prague on the Vltava Budapest on the Danube Capitals on the Rivers (2) Berlin on the Spree Moscow on the Moscow River Rome on the Tiber Vienna on the Danube Answer: They are Europe’s lifeline! Mountains Peaks Alps Carpathians Caucasus Urals Pyrennes Apennines The Alps Cover most of Switzerland, Austria, and parts of Italy and France. Mt. Blanc in the Alps Highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feet Transylvania in the Carpathian Mountains Home of Vlad Tepe?, the Drakul (“Count Dracula”) Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide” Divides the European and Asian sections of Russia. 1500 miles Earthquake Zones Reykjavik, Iceland:“The Youngest Oldest Country” Volcanoes Hot Springs Geysers Mt. Etna, Sicily An active volcano Mt. Vesuvius, Italy 1944 eruption Pompeii,  79 CE Herculaneum, 79 CE