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Europe’s Place In The World
North Carolina Geographic AlliancePowerPoint Presentations 2007
Location• Extends west from the Eurasian landmass
– Latitude range 35 o and 75 0 North
Land Area• Europe: 4,065,945 sq. mi.
– (second smallest in area)• United States: 3,787,425 sq. mi.
Population
• Europe: 709,300,000
(third highest in population)
Population
United States: 280,000,000
Population
North Carolina: 8,049,313
Population
McDowell County: 42,151
Countries
• Europe has 43 countries• Ukraine: 233,209 sq. mi.• Alaska: 570,374 sq. mi.• North Carolina: 52,672 sq. mi.
• McDowell County: 437 sq. mi.
6 countries in Europe are smaller than McDowell County
Countries
Varied cultures in Europe• 150 ethnic groups• 50 languages and 100 dialects
Landforms
A Peninsula of Peninsulas
Landforms• Mountains in the far north and south
Landforms
• Plains along the coastal north and interior Russia
Landforms
• Long irregular coastline; many places are close to the sea
Bodies of Water• Arctic Ocean – north; Atlantic Ocean –
west; Mediterranean Sea – south
• Many seas, bays, and gulfs indent the coastline
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Europe
Bodies of Water• Navigable rivers crisscross the continent
Climate and Vegetation• Arctic tundra - cold in north; compare with
northern Canada
Climate and Vegetation
• Mediterranean south - mild and sunny; compare with southern California
Climate and Vegetation
• Evergreen forests in north and in mountains
Climate and Vegetation
• No large areas of deserts and no tropical regions