Satellite View of Europe Europe is a small continent. Some people think that Europe is not a...

Satellite View of EuropeSatellite View of EuropeSatellite View of EuropeSatellite View of Europe

Europe is a small continent. Some people think that

Europe is not a continent but a peninsula of Asia.

Europe:Europe: An Asian An Asian PeninsulaPeninsula??

Continents by Size Continents by Size (sq. km.)(sq. km.)Continents by Size Continents by Size (sq. km.)(sq. km.)

AsiaAsia 44,579,00044,579,000

AfricaAfrica 30,065,00030,065,000

North AmericaNorth America 24,256,000 24,256,000

South AmericaSouth America 17,819,00017,819,000

AntarcticaAntarctica 13,209,00013,209,000

EuropeEurope 9,938,0009,938,000

Oceania (incl. Oceania (incl. Australia) Australia) 7,687,000 7,687,000

It is separated from Asia by the… UR

CAUCASUS

Ural River

Caspian S

eaGreat planes cover the centre and east of Europe. These areas are very fertile, as some of the

major rivers flow through them.

NORTH EUROPEAN

The older mountain ranges, such as the Kjolen and the Ural

Mountains, are in the north and east of

Europe.

UNTAIN

The younger mountain ranges, such as the Alps, the

Pyrenees and the Balkans, form an arch along the Mediterranean coast.

PYRENEESBALKANS

Mediterranean Sea

Northern PeninsulasNorthern PeninsulasNorthern PeninsulasNorthern Peninsulas

Jutland Peninsula

Scandinavian Peninsula

There are many peninsulas in

Europe

Southern PeninsulasSouthern PeninsulasSouthern PeninsulasSouthern Peninsulas

Iberian Peninsul

Italian Peninsul

Balkan Peninsul

AnatoleanPeninsu

CrimeanPeninsul

The Danube RiverThe Danube RiverThe Danube RiverThe Danube River

1770 miles1770 miles

There are many rivers in Europe. They are important for water

supply, transport and the production of

electricity.

The Danube RiverThe Danube RiverThe Danube RiverThe Danube River

Flows through the Flows through the 12 countries12 countries of Germany, Austria, of Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ukraine. Ukraine.

Where Buda Where Buda & Pest Meet& Pest MeetWhere Buda Where Buda & Pest Meet& Pest MeetBiking Biking

Along the Along the DanubeDanube

Biking Biking Along the Along the DanubeDanube

The Volga RiverThe Volga RiverThe Volga RiverThe Volga River

The longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles.The longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles.

The Volga RiverThe Volga RiverThe Volga RiverThe Volga River

The river is soThe river is so polluted that the polluted that the sturgeon catch has sturgeon catch has been decreased by been decreased by 60%. 60%.

The Rhine River

The Rhine is one of the most important trade routes in the world.

What have you learned? Get ready to take a quiz!

Can you identify this Peninsula?

Iberian

Scandinavian

Jutland

Italian

Can you name this country?

France

Germany

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Ukraine

Greece

The Netherlands

Northern Ireland

A, United Kingdom

B. Ireland

C. Northern Ireland

D. Scotland

Can you name this river?

The Seine River in France.

The Rhine River in Germany.

The Danube River in Central Europe.

The Thames River in England.

Can you identify this sea?

The North Sea

The Baltic Sea

The Mediterranean Sea

The Adriatic Sea

The Aegean Sea

The Black Sea

Can you identify this Ocean?

The Atlantic Ocean

Can you identify this Ocean?

?The Arctic Ocean

Can you identify this body of water?

The Strait of Gibraltar

This narrow strait separates Europe from Africa.

Can you identify this city?

London, England

Berlin, Germany

Madrid, Spain

Rome, Italy

Athens, Greece

Venice, Italy

Paris, France

Can you identify this Island?

Great Britain

Ireland

Sicily

Can you identify this Mountain Range?

Pyrenees

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