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1、“Europe”—thewordcallstomindalandoffamousoldbuildings,sceniccountryside,andtime-honoredtraditions.Europeisrichinhistory.Ancientstonecastles,lavishpalaces,andbeautifulcathedralsdottheland.Butit’salsooneoftheworld’smostvibrant,modernplaces.Europeattractsvisit
2、orsfromaroundtheworld.Theycometoseeitshistoriclandmarks,world-classartmuseums,andgreatnaturalbeauty.ScenicattractionsincludetherollinggreenhillsoftheBritishIsles,toweringpeaksoftheSwissAlps,andsunnyMediterraneanbeaches.PENINSULASANDISLANDSEuropeisconsidere
3、daseparatecontinent.Butit’sactuallyapeninsula—apieceoflandthatjutsoutfromamainlandintowater.EuropeisagiantpeninsulastickingwestoutofAsia,themainland.TheUralMountainseastofEuropedividethecontinentfromAsia.ThemountainsrunrightthroughRussia.Russialiespartlyin
4、EuropeandpartlyinAsia.Europehasmanysmallerpeninsulasofitsown.GreeceandItalyarepeninsulas.SpainandPortugalshareanotherpeninsulacalledIberia.Inthenorth,DenmarkoccupiesthesmallpeninsulaofJutland.SwedenandNorwayoccupythelargerScandinavianPeninsula.Europealsoin
5、cludesmanyislands,suchasGreatBritain,Ireland,Sardinia,Corsica,Sicily,andCrete.AlloftheseislandsandpeninsulasgiveEuropealongcoastlineandmanyharbors,inlets,andseaports.ACROWDEDCONTINENTEuropeisthesecondsmallestoftheworld’ssevencontinents.OnlyAustraliaissmall
6、er.EuropeisaboutthesamesizeastheUnitedStates.Yetithasalmostthreetimesasmanypeople.About729millionpeopleliveinEurope.Thatmakesitthemostcrowdedofallthecontinents.Europeisdividedintomorethan40countries,andEuropeansspeakmorethan60languages.Europeishometodozens
7、ofgreatcities.Manyofthem,suchasLondonandParis,datetoancienttimes.AmongEurope’sotherfamouscitiesareAthens,Berlin,Budapest,Madrid,Moscow,Prague,Rome,andVienna.MANYLANDSCAPESYoucanseeagreatvarietyoflandscapesinEurope.ManyhillsandmountainscovernorthwesternEuro
8、pe.AroundNorway’scoast,ancientglacierscarveddeepinletstotheseacalledfjords.Steepmountainsthickwithtimberlinethefjords,creatingbeautifulscenery.SouthofthesehighlandsliestheGreatEuropeanPlain.Thislow-lyingplain
