Proper nounSingular Europe Plural - Europe
Derived termsRelated termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Europe (pronounced /ˈjɜrəp/ or /ˈjʊərəp/) is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains, the Kuma-Manych Depression, and the Black Sea to the southeast. Europe is washed upon to the north by the Arctic Ocean and other bodies of water, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the Black Sea and the waterways connecting it to the Mediterranean. Yet the borders for Europe—a concept dating back to classical antiquity—are somewhat arbitrary, as the term continent can refer to a cultural and political distinction or a physiographic one. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Of Europe's approximately 50 states, Russia is the largest by both area and population, while the Vatican City is the smallest. Europe is the third most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 731 million or about 11% of the world's population; however, according to the United Nations (medium estimate), Europe's share may fall to about 7% in 2050. Europe, in particular Ancient Greece, is often considered to be the birthplace of Western culture. It played a predominant role in global affairs from the 16th century onwards, especially after the beginning of colonialism. Between the 17th and 20th centuries, European nations controlled at various times the Americas, most of Africa, Oceania, and large portions of Asia. Both World Wars were ignited in Central Europe, greatly contributing to a decline in European dominance in world affairs by the mid-20th century as the United States and Soviet Union took prominence. During the Cold War Europe was divided along the Iron Curtain between NATO in the West and the Warsaw Pact in the East. European integration led to the formation of the Council of Europe and the European Union in Western Europe, both of which have been expanding eastward since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. From Wikipedia under the
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 news.google.com New York Times A description of Europe's stockpiles of unwanted dairy produce, which proved somewhat smaller than the butter mountains of the 1980s. ... Europe Milk Farmers Dump Milk to Protest Low Prices The Epoch Times Milk protests gain force all over Europe BusinessWorld Online EUROPE : Protesting Farmers Pause Milk Protest Namnews AFP - Times Online - AFP all 77 news articles » news.google.com New York Times Tensions between business groups in the United States and Europe on the direction of global climate negotiations came to a ... and more » news.google.com Game Freaks 365 (blog) There is one caveat, at least in Europe . If you own even a single UMD game for the PSP, Sony will exchange it for three free downloads. ... and more » From Google News Search: "Europe"  lib.utexas.edu 1788px x 2332px | 640.50kB [source page] Europe Europe and the Byzantine Empire about 1000 641K From The Historical Atlas by William R Shepherd 1926  xdance-studio.ru 749px x 1000px | 198.20kB [source page] IMG http xdance studio ru SDK Europe 2008 2 SDK Europe 2008 01 jpg From Yahoo Image Search: "Europe" When was Europe first known as such, ie. when did people start to use the term European? Q. I know about the Greek legend of Europa and Zeus, but always wondered when the term Europe was first used to describe the continent. Celts? Barbarians? Romans? Not a clue! Asked by Blue Rose - Mon Oct 29 13:23:32 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. You're right in guessing the name has it's origins in the story of the abduction of Europa. You're probably familiar with the story of the Greek god Zeus carrying of the Princess of Tyre on his back to island of Crete. The ancient Greeks came to see this as a connotation of the exploration and colonization of the new unexplored lands of the western Mediterranean, by the Old World of Greece and Mesopotamia. The Hellenes came to use the name "Europe" as a name for their territories west of the Aegean Sea, as a distinction from their lands in the eastern Mediterranean. The Romans adopted this name, "Europa" to describe the whole of European continent, separating it from the older continent of Asia. The name was adopted by all the… [cont.] Answered by unknown - Mon Oct 29 13:43:04 2007 planning a backpacking trip across europe where do i start? Q. this year will be my senior year of high school and i want to celebrate my graduation by backpacking across europe for the entire summer next year. a trip like this obviously takes major planning (and cash) and i'm just looking for a good place to start my planning. my head is already spinning with possibilities. i want to see as much as possible but theres so much to do. Asked by dalek - Tue Jun 30 00:56:02 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. The thing that is great about Europe is all the trains that connect from major city to major city, so i would look at that as my get to from place to place. First off, i would narrow it down to the main cities you HAVE to see. So pick a few, maybe Paris, Rome, Madrid, Brussels, Amsterdam, and then figure out how you're going to get from place to place. And while going from place to place you can see all the places inbetween them, like going from Brussels to Amsterdam, pick some places to stop off. yess, it seems very confusing, but the main point is narrow down the places you have to see, then start thinking of how to get from place to place and where you are going to stay. Answered by Liz Please =] - Tue Jun 30 01:36:51 2009 How much money to backpack through europe?
Q. I just got back from Costa Rica, and have decided that my trip for next summer will be Europe, one of my best friends lives there and I met many new friends from there in Costa Rica. I'm planning on doing Amsterdam, Spain, England, Rome, Denmark, and possibly one more country. I plan to make the trip 8 weeks. How much money do you think is necessary to have an enjoyable time? Asked by G - Wed Aug 26 16:31:27 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. 2 months is lots of time :) may be about 3000 euro depends on what u do where u sleep and so on. Answered by Ana - Wed Aug 26 16:45:48 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Europe" Europe is one of the traditional seven political continents, and a peninsular sub-continent of the geographic continent Eurasia. This theme article needs cleanup. Please review , especially the , to determine how to edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. This page has been listed as needing cleanup since 2007-02-20.ContentsSourcedDivisions of Europe
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