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1、“Europe”—thewordcallstomindalandoffamousoldbuildings,sceniccountryside,andtime-honoredtraditions.Europeisrichinhistory.Ancientstonecastles,lavishpalaces,andbeautifulcathedralsdottheland.Butit’salsooneoftheworld’smostvibrant,modernplaces.Europeattractsvisitorsfromaroundtheworld.Theycometoseeit
2、shistoriclandmarks,world-classartmuseums,andgreatnaturalbeauty.ScenicattractionsincludetherollinggreenhillsoftheBritishIsles,toweringpeaksoftheSwissAlps,andsunnyMediterraneanbeaches.PENINSULASANDISLANDSEuropeisconsideredaseparatecontinent.Butit’sactuallyapeninsula—apieceoflandthatjutsoutfroma
3、mainlandintowater.EuropeisagiantpeninsulastickingwestoutofAsia,themainland.TheUralMountainseastofEuropedividethecontinentfromAsia.ThemountainsrunrightthroughRussia.RussialiespartlyinEuropeandpartlyinAsia.Europehasmanysmallerpeninsulasofitsown.GreeceandItalyarepeninsulas.SpainandPortugalsharea
4、notherpeninsulacalledIberia.Inthenorth,DenmarkoccupiesthesmallpeninsulaofJutland.SwedenandNorwayoccupythelargerScandinavianPeninsula.Europealsoincludesmanyislands,suchasGreatBritain,Ireland,Sardinia,Corsica,Sicily,andCrete.AlloftheseislandsandpeninsulasgiveEuropealongcoastlineandmanyharbors,i
5、nlets,andseaports.ACROWDEDCONTINENTEuropeisthesecondsmallestoftheworld’ssevencontinents.OnlyAustraliaissmaller.EuropeisaboutthesamesizeastheUnitedStates.Yetithasalmostthreetimesasmanypeople.About729millionpeopleliveinEurope.Thatmakesitthemostcrowdedofallthecontinents.Europeisdividedintomoreth
6、an40countries,andEuropeansspeakmorethan60languages.Europeishometodozensofgreatcities.Manyofthem,suchasLondonandParis,datetoancienttimes.AmongEurope’sotherfamouscitiesareAthens,Berlin,Budapest,Madrid,Moscow,Prague,Rome,andVienna.MANYLANDSCAPESYoucanseeagreatvarietyoflandscapesinEurope.Manyhill
7、sandmountainscovernorthwesternEurope.AroundNorway’scoast,ancientglacierscarveddeepinletstotheseacalledfjords.Steepmountainsthickwithtimberlinethefjords,creatingbeautifulscenery.SouthofthesehighlandsliestheGreatEuropeanPlain.Thislow-lyingplain
