1. What major bodies of water surround Europe? 2. What type of landform is Europe?
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WARM-UP: WEDNESDAY
1. What major bodies of water surround Europe?
2. What type of landform is Europe?
Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas?
Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas?
OROR
A Peninsula of Asia?A Peninsula of Asia?
Europe: An Asian Peninsula?
Europe: An Asian Peninsula?
Often referred to as a “peninsula of Peninsulas”
Why are peninsulas important? Sea travel, trade and exploration are all part of Europe’s History
BORDERS
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Ural Mountains
Mediterranean Sea
FAST FACTS Highest point-
>Mt.Blanc (15,781 ft)
Lowest point -> Caspian Sea (92 ft below sea level)
REGIONS
REGIONS
PENINSULAS OF EUROPE Scandinavian- Norway/Sweden, contain fjords(cut by glaciers)
Iberian- contains Spain/Portugal, Strait of Gibraltar
Balkan- many countries, ethnic wars here in the 1990’s
Italian- Italy Jutland – Denmark
Europe’s Latitude vs. NA
Europe’s Latitude vs. NA
Why isn’t Europe a cold, frozen Tundra like northern Canada?
London (51o30’ N) is at approximately the same latitude as Quebec City (51o07’ N )
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Paris (48o51’ N) is at approximately the same latitude as Thunder Bay, Ontario (48o28’ N)
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CLIMATES OF EUROPE3 Major1. Marine west
coast2. Humid
continental3.
Mediterranean
“perfect” climate
Norwegian FjordsNorwegian Fjords
Glaciers cut
deep valleys in the
ocean during the
Ice Age.
fjords=> narrow, deep inlets of the sea between high rocky cliffs
NORTHERN EUROPEAN PLAIN From France’s
Atlantic coast to Ural Mtns.
Contains Europe’s Rivers
very fertile, farming for centuries
industry densely populated
THE ALPS Created by
tectonics, youngest mtns, highest, rugged
Cover most of Switzerland, Austria, & parts of Italy and France
Many passes between
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnJfIONbJF4
PYRENEES -> FRANCE/SPAIN
Very rugged, few mountain passes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j6tXyx35LY
SEAS OF EUROPE
MAJOR RIVERS OF EUROPE
All are Navigable = deep enough & wide enough for shipping
They use the river in various ways:* Transportation, Hydroelectricity, Irrigation and fishing.* Rivers were used as trade centers- many of which became major cities.
Capitals on the Rivers Capitals on the Rivers
Paris, right bank of the SeineParis, right bank of the Seine
London on the ThamesLondon on the Thames
Budapest on the DanubeBudapest on the DanubeRome on the TiberRome on the Tiber
The Danube River
The Danube River
How many countries does the Danube flow through?
POLDERS Along the
Elbe Also in the
North & Baltic Seas
Earth is built up into “dikes”
Land behind called “Polders”
Rich farmland Ex. Tulips
TULIPS FIELDS ON POLDERS75% of world’s supply from the Netherlands
Amsterdam’s Canals
Amsterdam’s Canals
Canals link the rivers to make it possible to travel all throughout areas by BOAT.
STRAITS
English Channel
Strait of Gibraltar
Between Europe & Africa
Between England
& France
Narrows to 8 miles wide
ISLANDS
British Isles – United Kingdom & Ireland
Iceland
MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDSSicily Malta
Corsica
Generally rugged & mountainous.
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