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7. Stretching from ………. to ………., Europe exhibits a wide range of climates.
8. Strong cold winds are called ………., hot summer winds are called ………. .


15.7 Read and translate the texts, reproduce them in the form of a dialogue

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     The people of Europe constitute about one-seventh of the world’s population.
The vast majority of Europe’s inhabitants belong to the European geographic race.
Europe is the most densely populated continent, yet it has the lowest rate of natural
increase primarily because of low birth rates. In general, Europe's population is
highly urbanized, with the degree of urbanization increasing in proportion to the
degree of industrialization. Thus the United Kingdom and Germany are among
Europe’s most urbanized countries, while Albania and Portugal are among its least
urbanized.
     Europe’s population is overwhelmingly Christian in religion, with all free major
divisions of that faith (Roman Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodoxy). There are
some Muslims in southeastern Europe.
     Europe has been a major source of emigrants for settlement and economic
development of America, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand. Since the early
1800s estimated 60 million persons have emigrated overseas.

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      Politically fragmented Europe contains countries none of which covers much
territory. Despite their small sizes their economics rank among the world’s most
productive. All western European nations have democratic forms of government.
Many are constitutional monarchies in which the rulers, whose powers are limited,
share the powers of government with elected or appointed officials. The monarchies
include kingdoms, such as the United Kingdom; principalities, such as Monaco and
Liechtenstein and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

15.8 Answer the following questions

Which continents have a larger area than Europe?
What is the territory? The population of Europe?
What oceans and seas wash the continent?
Name Europe’s islands, archipelagoes and peninsulas.
What are Europe’s physical regions?
What are the major mountain ranges of the continent?
How are Europe’s river systems divided?
What percentage of continent’s area is covered by lakes?
What climatic types does Europe exhibit?
What are the five major vegetation belts?

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