Geography Module 9: European Geography

Vocabulary flashcards covering the geographical location and borders of European countries based on the provided notes.

Latvia

a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe, bordered by Estonia to the north, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, Lithuania to the south, and the Baltic Sea to the west

Lithuania

a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to the southwest, with a coastline along the Baltic Sea to the west

Russia

the largest country in the world, spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, bordered by Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, and the Black Sea to the west

Ukraine

a large country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Belarus to the north, Russia to the northeast and east, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea to the south

Estonia

a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe, bordered by the Gulf of Finland to the north, the Baltic Sea to the west, Latvia to the south, and Russia to the east

Belarus

a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest

Turkey

a country located in both Europe and Asia, bordered by Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest, the Aegean Sea to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, Syria and Iraq to the southeast, Iran to the east, and Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia to the northeast

Moldova

a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Ukraine to the north, east, and south, and Romania to the west

Greece

a country in Southern Europe located on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, Turkey to the northeast, and surrounded by the Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas

Bulgaria

a country in Southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east

Romania

a country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Ukraine to the north, Moldova to the northeast, Bulgaria to the south, Serbia to the southwest, Hungary to the west, and the Black Sea to the southeast

Serbia

a landlocked country in Southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest

Montenegro

a small country in Southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Croatia to the northwest, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast, Kosovo to the east, Albania to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest

Macedonia

a landlocked country in Southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south, and Albania to the west

Croatia

a country in Southern Europe along the Adriatic Sea, bordered by Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the southeast, and Montenegro to the south

Bosnia and Herzegovina

a country in Southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Croatia to the north and west, Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and a small coastline on the Adriatic Sea

Albania

a country in Southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east, Greece to the south, and the Adriatic Sea to the west

Hungary

a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, Slovenia to the west, and Austria to the northwest

Slovenia

a small country in Southern Central Europe, bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, and Croatia to the southeast

Czech Republic

a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west, Poland to the north, Slovakia to the east, and Austria to the south

Poland

a country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west, Czechia and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, Lithuania and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast to the northeast, and the Baltic Sea to the north

Slovakia

a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Czechia to the northwest, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, and Austria to the southwest

Netherlands

a low-lying country in Northwestern Europe bordered by Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest

Denmark

a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe, located on the Jutland Peninsula and an archipelago of over 400 islands, bordered by Germany to the south, the North Sea to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the east

Germany

a large country in Central Europe bordered by Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria to the southeast, Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, Luxembourg and Belgium to the west, and the Netherlands to the northwest

Italy

a large, boot-shaped country in Southern Europe, bordered by France to the northwest, Switzerland and Austria to the north, Slovenia to the northeast, and surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea

Luxembourg

a small landlocked country in Western Europe bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south

Belgium

a small country in Western Europe bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest

France

a large country in Western Europe bordered by Belgium and Luxembourg to the north, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy to the east, Monaco to the southeast, Spain and Andorra to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel to the west

Switzerland

a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east

Austria

a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west

United Kingdom

a country in Northern Europe, located on the British Isles, consisting of Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and Northern Ireland, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, English Channel, and Irish Sea

Portugal

a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe, bordered by Spain to the east and north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south

Spain

a large country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe, bordered by Portugal to the west, France and Andorra to the northeast, the Mediterranean Sea to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the northwest

Sweden

a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe, bordered by Norway to the west and north, Finland to the northeast, and the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia to the east

Finland

a country in Northern Europe, bordered by Sweden to the west, Norway to the north, Russia to the east, and the Gulf of Finland to the south

Ireland

an island nation in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain, bordered by the Republic of Ireland in the south and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, to the north

Iceland

an island nation in the North Atlantic Ocean, located northwest of the United Kingdom and southeast of Greenland, characterized by its rugged landscape, glaciers, and volcanic activity

Norway

a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe, characterized by its long coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean and the Norwegian Sea, bordered by Sweden to the east, Finland to the northeast, and Russia to the far northeast