Post on 12-Jan-2016
Physical Geography
Europe
Continents by SizeContinent Area (km2) Population
Asia 43,820,000 4,164,252,000Africa 30,370,000 1,022,234,000North America 34,490,000 542,056,000South America 17,840,000 392,555,000Antartica 13,720,000 0
Europe 10,180,000 738,199,000Oceania (Including Australia)
9,008,500 29,127,000
Physical Map of Europe
Geographic Features of Europe
• Mountain Ranges• European Plain• Peninsulas• Islands• Rivers• Bays and Gulfs
Mountain Regions of the North
Grampian Mountains Scandinavian MountainsOr
Kjolen Mountains
Mountains of the South
Pyrenees Alps
Balkan Mts. Apennines Carpathians
Grampian Mts.
Kjol
en M
ts.
Pyrenees
Alps Carpathian Mts.
Apennines
Balkan Mts.
The Great European Plain
• Largest Mountain-free land form in Europe• Stretches from the Pyrenees in the west to
Russia in the east.• Extends 2,000 miles• Successful Agricultural area
European Plain
PeninsulasScandinavian
Peninsula
Jutland
Iberian Peninsula
Italian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
Crimean Peninsula
Oceans & SeasNorwegian Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
North Sea
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Main Gulfs and Bays
Bay of Biscay
Gulf of Lion
Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of Genoa