Britain is an island country in western Europe. It is a federal island country consisting of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the northeast of Ireland. The world is divided into seven continents. Britain is geographically separated from South America and North America by the Atlantic Ocean, and Asia is separated by the Middle East and Europe.

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Europe is geographically divided into five regions: Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Central Europe and Eastern Europe.

1, northern Europe

Northern Europe refers to jutland and Scandinavia. Include Iceland, Faroe Islands (Denmark), Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Area 1.32 million square kilometers. There are many plateaus, hills and lakes in the territory, which were all covered by glaciers during the Quaternary Glacier Period, so there are many glacial landforms and fjord coasts.

The historical background of Nordic countries is closely related, and their social and political systems are similar. Politically, although they are not the same person, they all participate in the Nordic Council and have three major language families.

2. Southern Europe

Southern Europe refers to the Balkan Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula, Iberian Peninsula and nearby islands south of the Alps, the Mediterranean and Black Sea facing the Atlantic Ocean in the south and east, and the Atlantic Ocean in the west.

Including Serbia, Kosovo (unilaterally declared independence but not widely recognized by the international community), Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Italy, Vatican, San Marino, Malta, Spain, Portugal and Andorra.

Southern Europe, facing Asia and Africa across the Mediterranean Sea, has been closely linked with West Asia and North Africa since ancient times and is an important origin of ancient civilization. For the western world, southern Europe gave birth to ancient Greek and Roman culture, established early Christian society and laid the foundation of western thought and knowledge system.

3. Western Europe

In a narrow sense, Western Europe refers to the islands near the Atlantic Ocean and Western Europe, including Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Monaco. Western Europe covers an area of over 930,000 square kilometers. European capitalist countries are often called Western Europe, and rivers often flow into the Atlantic Ocean.

All countries in western Europe belong to developed countries. In a narrow sense, the topography of western Europe is mainly plains and plateaus, and the mountainous area is small. Located in the westerly belt, most areas have a maritime temperate broad-leaved forest climate with abundant, stable and foggy rainfall.

4. Central Europe

Central Europe refers to central Europe, south of the Baltic Sea and north of the Alps. Include Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

5. Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe refers to the eastern part of Europe, and geographically refers to the European part of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova and Russia. The terrain is dominated by the Eastern European Plain, with an average elevation of170m.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-UK

Baidu Encyclopedia-Europe