First Children Encyclopedia

Africa About 8,000 km (5,000 miles).^19 The Suez Canal This canal is a man-made waterway that runs from the Red Sea to the Medit ...

Which Scandinavian warriors raided Europe in 800–1050 CE? Europe 20 ScandinaviaThe northernmost part of Europe is Scandinavia – ...

Scandinavia The Vikings.^21 Malmö The Øresund BridgeThe Øresund Bridge links Copenhagen in Denmark to Malmö in Sweden. There are ...

What is the name of the Queen’s official residence in London? Europe 22 UK andThe United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland ...

UK and Ireland Buckingham Palace.^23 The Eden Project, CornwallThese giant greenhouses are home to lots of plants from different ...

What is another name for the Netherlands? Europe 24 The Low CountriesBelgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg are called the Low ...

Holland.^25 Did you know..? BRUSSELS Belgium Luxembourg Lace making Wild boar Deer Chocolates The Atomium AmsterdamThe tall hous ...

Where in France would you find pink flamingos and wild horses? Europe 26 Mont St-Michel A towering abbey sits on the island of M ...

France The marshes of the Camargue.^27 PARIS France Germany Massif Central Eiffel Tower Champagne Cycling Camargue horses Sunflo ...

Which composer was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756? Europe 28 Container ship eiK C (^) l na la Fehmarn Rügen Kiel Lake Müritz ...

Germany and the Alps Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.^29 Frankfurt skyline Wine Mercedes Mannheim Frankfurt Stuttgart Heidelberg France ...

Which is the rainiest city in Spain? Europe Spain and Portugal are in the sunny southwest corner of Europe. Together they make u ...

Spain and Portugal Santiago.^31 Majorca The Spanish island of Majorca is one of Europe’s top tourist destinations. Its rugged co ...

How many islands make up Malta? Europe 32 Italy is shaped like a boot, with the top in the Alps mountains and the toe swimming i ...

Italy Three: Malta, Gozo, and Comino.^33 Sicily Malta N E S W Syracuse ROME Palermo Naples Scuba diving Sardines Squid Mount Etn ...

What ingredient makes Hungarian goulash spicy? Europe 34 Central Eastern Europe Budapest is split by the Danube. Buda is on one ...

Central Eastern Europe Paprika.^35 BRATISLAVA NyiregyhazaDebrecen Pecs Split Szeged ZAGREB BUDAPEST Eger High Tatra MountainsThi ...

What are the Baltic States? Europe 36 Lithuania Estonia Latvia Poland Belarus MINSK Sugar beet Amber jewellery RIGA TALLINN Liep ...

Eastern Europe Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – the countries bordering the Baltic Sea.^37 Ukraine N E S W The plant used to mak ...

What is Greece’s most important crop? Europe 38 Southeast EuropeThe mighty River Danube winds its way across southeast Europe, f ...