Q 01/05

Which mountain range is conventionally taken as the eastern boundary between Europe and Asia?

A) The Urals

B) The Carpathians

C) The Caucasus

D) The Alps

Answer · why

A) The Urals

The Ural River and the Caspian Sea continue the line south; the highest Ural peak, Narodnaya, is only 1,894 metres.

Q 02/05

Using the seven-continent model, where does Europe rank by area?

A) Fourth-largest

B) Second-smallest

C) Smallest

D) Third-largest

Answer · why

B) Second-smallest

It covers about 10.2 million square kilometres, roughly 2% of the Earth's surface.

Q 03/05

Which country is Europe's largest and most populous?

A) Ukraine

B) France

C) Russia

D) Germany

Answer · why

C) Russia

It spans 39% of the continent's area and 15% of its people.

Q 04/05

What is the longest river in Europe?

A) The Danube

B) The Rhine

C) The Dnieper

D) The Volga

Answer · why

D) The Volga

At 3,531 km it is also the world's longest river that drains into an endorheic basin, the Caspian Sea.

Q 05/05

The Danube rises in which German region?

A) The Black Forest

B) Upper Bavaria

C) The Harz

D) The Rhineland

Answer · why

A) The Black Forest

It runs 2,850 km to the Black Sea, passing through or bordering ten countries.