Europe | Destination World | Nat Geo Kids — Transcript

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1. 0:00[Music]
2. 0:00this is earth
3. 0:02maybe you've heard of it i sure hope so
4. 0:04because you live on one of its seven
5. 0:06continents
6. 0:09if you love history then buckle up for a
7. 0:12trip to europe the birthplace of some of
8. 0:14the most famous civilizations ever
9. 0:17[Music]
10. 0:21europe is the second smallest of the
11. 0:23continents but for its size and
12. 0:25population it takes third place right
13. 0:28behind asia and africa
14. 0:31europeans live in some incredible places
15. 0:34from the largest island in the world
16. 0:37greenland
17. 0:38to the smallest nation in the world
18. 0:40vatican city
19. 0:43about 10
20. 0:44of the world's population live in europe
21. 0:47from the sub-tropical beaches of monaco
22. 0:50to the polar tundras of norway
23. 0:54[Music]
24. 0:57you have to brave the cold to see some
25. 1:00of europe's natural wonders
26. 1:02iceland has one of the best views of
27. 1:05nature's light show the northern lights
28. 1:11if you are not afraid of heights head to
29. 1:14the border of italy and switzerland you
30. 1:17can climb one of the most famous
31. 1:19mountains in the world the matterhorn it
32. 1:22looks like a giant tooth right
33. 1:24some of europe's wonders were built by
34. 1:27hand
35. 1:28you may have heard of a few
36. 1:30like the eiffel tower that soars above
37. 1:32the city of paris france
38. 1:34it was once the tallest building in the
39. 1:35world
40. 1:36and has almost 7 million visitors every
41. 1:39year
42. 1:41or check out the coliseum in rome italy
43. 1:44it's the biggest amphitheater in the
44. 1:46world made of stone and concrete and
45. 1:49built almost 2 000 years ago
46. 1:55in the 6th century in athens greece
47. 1:57amazing artistic theaters and temples
48. 2:00were built
49. 2:02ancient greeks loved watching plays and
50. 2:04hosting special events to honor their
51. 2:06gods the celebrations held in the city
52. 2:09of olympia inspired the world's olympic
53. 2:12games
54. 2:14europe is filled with more than just
55. 2:16amazing places and people
56. 2:19it's also home to a few amazing animals
57. 2:23in the western forests of europe you may
58. 2:25hear gray wolves howling
59. 2:28brown bears hunting or golden eagles
60. 2:31soaring overhead
61. 2:33in eastern europe you may see the rare
62. 2:36euro asian lynx and the european bison
63. 2:42on the northern edges of europe you may
64. 2:44even see a polar bear
65. 2:46europe is packed with over 742
66. 2:50million people in 47 countries enjoying
67. 2:54beautiful views of mountains and valleys
68. 2:57coastlines and skylines
69. 3:00europe is full of incredible sights and
70. 3:03fascinating cultures
71. 3:05no wonder the most visited continent on
72. 3:07earth is you guessed it europe
73. 3:10[Music]