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Gather information about the lifestyle and occupation of people living in different parts of Europe
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Answered by sainasharma10
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Europe, second smallest of the world’s continents, composed of the westward-projecting peninsulas of Eurasia (the great landmass that it shares with Asia) and occupying nearly one-fifteenth of the world’s total land area. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the south (west to east) by the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, the Kuma-Manych Depression, and the Caspian Sea. The continent’s eastern boundary (north to south) runs along the Ural Mountains and then roughly southwest along the Emba (Zhem) River, terminating at the northern Caspian coast.

Europe’s largest islands and archipelagoes include Novaya Zemlya, Franz Josef Land, Svalbard, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, the British Isles, the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Crete, and Cyprus. Its major peninsulas include Jutland and the Scandinavian, Iberian, Italian, and Balkan peninsulas. Indented by numerous bays, fjords, and seas, continental Europe’s highly irregular coastline is about 24,000 miles (38,000 km) long.

As a conceptual construct, Europa, as the more learned of the ancient Greeks first conceived it, stood in sharp contrast to both Asia and Libya, the name then applied to the known northern part of Africa. Literally, Europa is now thought to have meant “Mainland,” rather than the earlier interpretation, “Sunset.” It appears to have suggested itself to the Greeks, in their maritime world, as an appropriate designation for the extensive northerly lands that lay beyond, lands with characteristics vaguely known yet clearly different from those inherent in the concepts of Asia and Libya—both of which, relatively prosperous and civilized, were associated closely with the culture of the Greeks and their predecessors. From the Greek perspective then, Europa was culturally backward and scantily settled. It was a barbarian world—that is, a non-Greek one, with its inhabitants making “bar-bar” noises in unintelligible tongues. Traders and travelers also reported that the Europe beyond Greece possessed distinctive physical units, with mountain systems and lowland river basins much larger than those familiar to inhabitants of the Mediterranean region. It was clear as well that a succession of climates, markedly different from those of the Mediterranean borderlands, were to be experienced as Europe was penetrated from the south. The spacious eastern steppes and, to the west and north, primeval forests as yet only marginally touched by human occupancy further underlined environmental contrasts.

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Answered by anjaliom1122
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The second-smallest continent in the globe, Eurasia (the large landmass it shares with Asia) is made up of peninsulas that stretch westward, making up approximately one-fifth of the planet's total land area. It is surrounded by the Arctic Ocean on the north, the Atlantic Ocean on the west, and the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Kuma-Manych Depression, and Caspian Sea on the south (west to east). The Ural Mountains form the eastern limit of the continent from north to south. From there, the Emba (Zhem) River flows roughly southwest until it reaches the northern Caspian coast.

The Faroe Islands, Iceland, the British Isles, the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Crete, and Franz Josef Land are among the largest islands and archipelagoes in Europe.Jutland and the Scandinavian, Iberian, Italian, and Balkan peninsulas are among its largest peninsulas. Continental Europe's highly irregular coastline is about 24,000 miles (38,000 km) long and is indented by various bays, fjords, and seas.

When first imagined by the more educated ancient Greeks, Europa stood in stark contrast to both Asia and Libya, the name given to the then-known northern region of Africa. Instead of the older interpretation, "Sunset," it is now believed that the literal translation of Europa was "Mainland." It seems to have been suggested to the Greeks as an appropriate name for the vast northern lands that lay beyond, lands with characteristics that were faintly known but were obviously different from those inherent in the ideas of Asia and Europe.

Europa was then seen by the Greeks as being sparsely settled and culturally backward. It was a non-Greek realm known as a barbarian, and its inhabitants made "bar-bar" noises while speaking incomprehensible languages. Additionally, traders and visitors claimed that Europe beyond Greece had distinct physical features, including mountain ranges and lowland river basins that were significantly greater than those that were familiar to people living in the Mediterranean region. It was also obvious that as Europe was penetrated from the south, a succession of climates would be encountered, each notably different from those of the Mediterranean borderlands. The expansive eastern steppes and the ancient forests to the north and west that have not yet been significantly impacted by human habitation highlighted additional environmental contrasts.

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