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Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4077 words) |
 | Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europe's precise borders. |
 | Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and – according to the traditional geographic definition – to the south-east by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains (in Caucasia). |
 | Geographically, Europe is a subcontinent in the western portion of the larger continent known as Eurasia. |
| Europe Overview (2352 words) |
 | Eastern Europe consists of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and the Slovak Republic. |
 | Europe is characterized with a midlatitude west coast climate. |
 | Europe was the first core in the world economic system and continues to play a leading role in today's core of wealthy countries. |