Geography for Kids: European Countries Flags, Maps, Industries, Culture of Europe

Overview of Europe

Europe is the sixth largest continent by size and third largest by population.
Bordered by the Mediterranean Sea (south), Asia (east), and the Atlantic Ocean (west).
Known as a wealthy continent and the center of Western Democracy.
Historical significance with civilizations like Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire.
- Birthplace of democracy.
- Central point for WWI and WWII.
Formed a union called the European Union facilitating a single currency and economic/military collaboration.

Bordering Bodies of Water: Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Bay of Biscay, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Black Sea
Major Rivers and Lakes: Danube River, Elbe River, Loire River, Po River, Rhine River, Volga River, Ladoga Lake, Onega Lake, Lake Geneva, Lake Como
Major Geographical Features: Alps, Ural Mountains, Pyrenees, Carpathian Mountains, Apennines, Massif Central plateau, North European Plain, islands of Great Britain and Ireland, Iberian Peninsula

Detailed information available for each European country including maps and flags.
Key countries include: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom.

Coloring maps to learn European countries.
Geography games including Europe Map Game, Capital Cities, Flags, Crossword, Word Search.

References to other geographical regions including Africa, Asia, Central America and Caribbean, Middle East, North America, Oceania and Australia, South America, Southeast Asia.