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Satellite View of Europe Europe’s Latitude v. US Continents by Size (sq. km.) Asia 44,579,000 Africa 30,065,000 North America 24,256,000 South America 17,819,000 Antarctica 13,209,000 Europe 9,938,000 Oceania (incl. Australia) 7,687,000 R E G I O N S Europe: An Asian Peninsula? Should it be Eurasia and not Europe and Asia? Peninsula of Peninsulas Europe is a large peninsula that consists of many smaller peninsulas Most places in Europe are no more than 300 miles from an ocean or sea Northern Peninsulas Scandinavian Peninsula Jutland Peninsula Northern Peninsulas Scandinavian and Jutland (Denmark) at or below sea level. Polder Land: Land in the low countries that has been reclaimed from the sea. Dikes: Flood Walls Glaciations and Fjords: Deep ocean inlets cut by glaciers Holland’s Dikes- a Low Country Amsterdam’s Canals Norwegian Fjords Glaciers cut deep valleys in the ocean during the Ice Age. Southern Peninsulas Iberian Peninsula Italian Peninsula Balkan Peninsula Southern Peninsulas Iberian Peninsula Includes Spain and Portugal Strait of Gibraltar Narrow strip of water separates Europe and Africa Italian (Apennine) Peninsula: Italy Mt. Vesuvius: Active Italian volcano near Naples, that destroyed ancient Roman city of Pompeii. Balkan Peninsula: Mountains peninsula contains Greece Iberian Peninsula Strait of Gibraltar Mt. Vesuvius Europe’s Islands Iceland Viking Territory, considered part of Scandinavia. British Isles Great Britain Big Island, contains England, Scotland, and Wales Isle of Ireland (The Emerald Isle) Contains Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, part of the U.K. Great Island of Ireland Britain Mediterranean Islands Sicily Sardinia Corsica Crete Cyprus: In territorial dispute between Greece and Turkey Mt. Etna, Sicily An active volcano Elevation Urals Caucasus Pyrennes Alps Carpathians Apennines Southern Mountains Pyrenees Separate Spain and France. Alps Isolate the Italian peninsula. Rhine and Po Rivers Both begin in the Alps Balkan Peninsula: Balkan means mountains, the Balkans are very mountainous Carpathian Mountains: Run through Eastern Europe The Alps Cover most of Switzerland, Austria, and parts of Italy and France. Transylvania in the Carpathian Mountains Home of Vlad Tepeš, the Drakul (“Count Dracula”) Mt. Blanc in the Alps Highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feet The Alps and Matterhorn Plains Regions North European Plain Plain region beginning in northern France and extending through Russia. Most of the population lives here and most agriculture is here. Loess: Fine, rich, windblown soil which covers the North European Plain. Water Systems Rivers and Canals Link the countries of Europe together. Rhine River Most important river in western Europe. Thames England Danube Flows through Germany to the Black Sea Rhine River • Longest river in Germany • An important waterway for trade • Begins in Switzerland, winds through Germany, France, Luxembourg, & The Netherlands The Danube River Biking Along the Danube Where Buda & Pest Meet Flows through the 12 countries of Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ukraine. Seine Flows through Paris. Rhone French Rivers R h o n e Po N. Italy Agricultural region. Why are most of the capitals of Europe on major rivers?? Capitals on the Rivers (1) London on the Thames Paris, right bank of the Seine Prague on the Vltava Budapest on the Danube Capitals on the Rivers (2) Moscow on the Moscow River Rome on the Tiber Berlin on the Spree Vienna on the Danube River Text Message • Write a text message with at least 5 facts about an assigned European river. • Utilize texting language • Grade will be based on facts and creativity!!! • IU2U to get a good grade! The English Channel • Small body of water that separates England from France • 350 miles long • In the past, it was used as a good system of defense for England • An important waterway for trade The Chunnel • The Chunnel is a tunnel that runs underneath the English Channel and connects Britain to France. Cars must ride in a train..... $56.00 toll The Mediterranean Sea: Mare Nostrum Strait of Gibraltar & the “Pillars of Hercules” 2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide Caesarea on the “Crossroads of 3 Continents” Israeli coast Mediterranean Sea • Important route for trade & cultural exchange • “Crossroads for 3 continents” (Europe, Africa, & Asia) • Covers an area of 965,000 square miles • Name means “in the middle of the earth” (surrounded by land) Natural Resources Coal: The U.K, Germany, Ukraine, and Poland. Many fields are untouched because they are too expensive to mine. Peat: Vegetable matter found in swamps and bogs which can be burned for fuel. Minerals: Bauxite, Zinc and Manganese. Countries also use other sources of energy such as natural gas, and nuclear power.