Map of Europe 1500 Flashcards

Rivers of Europe

• Danube River: Second longest river in Europe.
• Elbe River: Located in Western Europe.
• Oder River: Flows through Poland.
• Seine River: Flows from eastern France into the English Channel.
• Thames River: Largest river in England, runs through London, empties into the North Sea.
• Tiber River: Runs through Rome.
• Volga River: Longest river in Europe.

Mountain Ranges

• Alps: Mountain range touching France and Italy.
• Pyrenees: Located on the border of Spain.
• Apennines: Mountains running the length of the Italian peninsula.
• Carpathian Mountains: Situated in Eastern Europe.

Islands

• Corsica: Island off the coast of Italy.
• Sardinia: Located below Corsica.
• Crete: A Greek island in the Mediterranean, southeast of Greece.
• Sicily: Mediterranean island off the southwest tip of Italy.

Seas

• Adriatic Sea: Borders the eastern side of Italy.
• Aegean Sea: Arm of the Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece.
• Baltic Sea: Positioned between Sweden and Finland.
• Bay of Biscay: Part of the Atlantic, bordering west coast of France and north coast of Spain.
• Black Sea: Sea between Europe and Asia.
• Caspian Sea: Largest lake in the world.
• English Channel: Separates France and England.
• Gibraltar Strait: Narrow opening between Spain and Africa.
• Ionian Sea: West of Greece.
• Mediterranean Sea: Separates Europe from Africa.
• North Sea: Arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia.

Geographic Regions

• Castille: Located in Spain.
• Crimean Peninsula: Ukrainian peninsula extending into the Black Sea.
• Iberian Peninsula: Comprises Spain and Portugal.
• Navarre: Kingdom in southern France.
• Bavaria: Major state in southwestern Germany, next to Austria and Czech Republic.
• Bohemia: Located to the right of Bavaria.
• Holy Roman Empire: Kingdom originally made up of parts of modern Germany and Italy.
• Ottoman Empire: Muslim empire based in Turkey, lasted from 1300s to 1922.

Cities and Areas

• Florence: Center of Renaissance culture in the 1400s.
• Scotland: Located north of England.
• Wales: Positioned on the left side of England.
• Papal States: Central Italy area governed by the Pope.
• Naples: Busy port and largest city in southern Italy.
• Poland: Located above Bohemia.
• Hungary: Shares a region with Bohemia.
• France: Positioned between Spain and the Holy Roman Empire.
• England: Island located above France.