Europe 2005

Introduction

There are now 25 countries in the European Union. Do you know:

• the names of all the countries of Europe?
• where they are on the map?
• the names of their capital cities and important towns?
• what language(s) are spoken in each country?

If you need to brush up (as we say, meaning "to improve") your knowledge of the geography of Europe, this page of free Internet-based resources is for you.

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Learn about European geography

Countries

• Learn the names of the countries of Europe in one map:
  http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.htm

Capital cities

• Here's a map of the capital cities of European countries, to print out:
  http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/eucaps.htm

More information

• Use the United Nations CyberSchool bus to get basic information about countries very quickly
  http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp
• Search the WorldAtlas.com website for information on the countries of Europe: "a world atlas of facts, flags and maps including every continent, country, dependency, exotic destination, island, major city, ocean, province, state & territory on the planet!"
  http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.htm
• Use the Geography Site's Geographical Superlatives page: "A collection of facts about the extremes of geography, such as the highest and lowest, hottest and coldest places on Earth"
  http://www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/fun/Superlatives.html
• European Union (at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union
  A comprehensive and detailed information resource about the European Union.

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Test your knowledge of Europe

Here are some interactive games and quizzes designed to help you test yourself and your own knowledge. (No teacher needed!)

• Interactive Map of Europe
  http://www.yourchildlearns.com/europe_map.htm
  Move your mouse over the map and see the country name and capital city. (Requires JavaScript - may not work correctly in some web browsers)
• Where in Europe?
  http://www.standard.net.au/~garyradley/games/GREurope.htm
  Based on map of Europe. Includes various modes: Tutorial (click on the map and find out the name of the country/city), Find the country/city game (click on the map), Quiz game (guess the country from the description and click on the map), Holiday quiz game (multiple choice quiz about a choice of cities).
• Quia: Europe: Flashcards
  http://www.quia.com/fc/321370.html
  Learn the countries and capital cities of Europe. (Requires: JavaScript-enabled web browser.)
• Quia: Europe: Matching
  http://www.quia.com/mc/321370.html
  Test yourself on how well you know the countries and capital cities of Europe. (Requires: Java-enabled web browser.)
• Test Your Geography Knowledge - Europe
  http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/euroquiz.html
  Identify the countries of Europe by clicking on a map
• NationalGeographic.com (Kids) GeoSpy geography quizzes
  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/
  Interactive quiz on identifying countries in Europe. 180 seconds to identify as many countries as you can.
  Choose your assignment > Countries game. Choose continent > Europe.
• Geonet Europe Quiz
  http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/geonet.html
  Multiple choice quizzes about places in the world. You choose where, and the type of questions
• Triviaplaza Geography Quiz: Total Europe
  http://www.triviaplaza.com/q.php?cat=h3&qnum=0&score=0
  Multiple-choice quiz identifying different cities in a random mixture of European countries. Very challenging quiz for people who know Europe well.
• Geography Exchange: European Capital Cities
  http://www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/virtual-school/xwords/eurocaps01.html
  Crossword puzzle (HotPotatoes)
• Hangman Spelling Game - Countries of Europe
  http://www.stclaresenglish.net/pages/hangman-europe.htm
  Test your spelling of the names of European countries
• Top 10 Countries of Europe by Population Size
  http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
  Can you put these in order of size of population? (Information from CIA - World Factbook)
• European Geography Test
  http://www.egt.geog.uu.nl/intro_uk.html
  "This test will assess your general knowledge and skills in Geography. It is also a learning tool. After the test, you will receive feedback on your test-results, including some learning suggestions with links to geography information pages... Please note that before you can take the test, you have to complete a Registration Form. But don't worry. You don't need to include identifying information. The data will be "confidentially analyzed, and used for evaluative purposes only."
  N.B. This test is very challenging! You need to have a really good level of knowledge about Europe to do well in this test. The questions are quite detailed and "advanced".

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Free stuff to download

Maps and flags

• World-Flags
  http://world-flags.info/
  Free flags to download & info about countries of the world - brilliant!
• CIA's World Factbook map of Europe
  http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/reference_maps/europe.html
  Download a free map (456KB pdf file) of Europe from the CIA's World Factbook
• Political map of Europe 2004
  http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/europe_pol_2004.jpg
  Download a 2004 political map of Europe in jpg format. (Produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
• WorldAtlas Map of Europe Test
  Download an outline map of Europe here:
  http://worldatlas.com/webimage/testmaps/europe.gif
  Print it out and name as many countries as you can, then go here for the answers:
  http://worldatlas.com/webimage/testmaps/europea.gif

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Software programs

Free software programmes to download and run on your computer. Most require a Windows PC.

• Seterra - Learn The Geography of Europe 2004
  http://www.wartoft.nu/software/seterra/
  "A challenging geography program with 16 different exercises that teach you European geography and flags. Runs in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or Swedish." System requirements: Windows 95, NT (or better). 700 kb to download.
• European Geography Tutor
  http://www.familygames.com/free/egt.html
  "Learn the names and locations of all the countries in the new Europe. It has a study mode ("Explore Europe"), and two types of quiz to test your knowledge." System requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
• Europe Map Puzzle
  http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_eur.htm
  "Learn the countries of Europe and their capitals with this fun and educational puzzle game. How fast can you put all of the countries in the right places?" System requirements: Windows 3.1, 95 or 98
• Europe Quiz
  http://www.torpedosoftware.com/europe.htm
  "How well do you know the geography of modern Europe? Arcade-style European geography games including countries, capitals, major exports and geographical features." Note: this software was last updated in the year 2002, so the information may be a little out of date. System requirements: Windows or Macintosh (Note for Mac OS X users: Europe runs in Classic OS)
• World Monuments Map Puzzle
  http://www.yourchildlearns.com/monuments.htm
  System requirements: Windows 98, 95 or 3.1

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