European Geography Quiz

In population though, Europe is the 3rd largest among the continents.

These countries are a combination of landlocked countries and island nations.

A peninsula is a piece of land that extends outside into the waters, where majority of its sides are surrounded by water already.

The term "Siberian" pertains to Siberia, a place in Russia.

The fourth region is known as Alpine Mountains.

Iceland is in the North Atlantic Ocean.

A section of Russia is actually considered as part of Europe while the other sections are part of Asia.

The Vatican is actually still part of Italy, but acts as an independent state.

Germany used to be divided into East Germany and West Germany.

Mt. Blanc could be accessed via France or Italy.

The Mediterranean Sea is in southern Europe.

The country that touches the Alps also nickname their connection with the name of their country, such as the French Alps or the Swiss Alps.

Cote D'Ivoire is a country in Africa.

The Sound of Music was set in Austria, one of the countries that uses the edelweiss as a national symbol.

The Pyrenees basically separates the Iberian Peninsula from most of Europe.

The Danube flows through Austria, Strauss' home country.

Some landlocked countries have coastlines but they are for closed seas only, not open seas.

Affluent states are also called "developed nations."

San Marino is considered as the oldest state in the continent.

Liechtenstein is landlocked by the equally landlocked nations of Austria and Switzerland.

Tajikistan is located in Central Asia.

Mali’s capital is Bamako.

Its capital city is Berne.

Slovakia is actually a landlocked country.

There are times of the year when certain parts of Norway doesn't see the sun rising in full, hence this nickname.

If you look closely on the map, Italy looks like a boot that faces on the left side.

Ukraine earned this nickname since its agricultural lands yield the most wheat and other products used to make bread, and they produce lots of it!

The country actually has more than 150,000 lakes in it, a high number for one country, hence the nickname.

Venice is known as the “City of Canals” for obvious reasons. It is also called “The Floating City” sometimes.

Bucharest earned this nickname due to the similarity of its city’s architectural and cultural nuances with that of Paris.

Perhaps the presence of many international organizations like UN agencies contribute to this air of peace in the capital.

New York is in the USA.

Ancient Greece developed many elements used in world cultures today, such as democracy, philosophy, forms of governments, and the Olympics.

While also an axis power, Japan is the axis connection that ruled Asia.

Although New Zealand is considered a dominion of the British Commonwealth during those times, it’s technically not a European country due to geographic concerns.