Transcript Geography of Europe - Mr. Krus World Geography

Question of the Day 11/12
• Europe is home to the largest country in the
world and the smallest. What are they?
• Vatican City = .44 sq. km
• Russia = 6,602,000 sq miles
Geography of Europe
Cy Woods HS
Venn Diagram
• Draw the diagram below into your notes.
U.S.
Europe
Physical Geography
• Europe has always benefited from a wealth of
good geography.
Europe has always benefited from the wealth
of “geography.”
The ice sheets of the last ice age carved out large
natural harbors and a jagged coastline.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Europe has a number
of large rivers that
allow transportation
deep into the region.
Most of the people of
Europe live less than
150 miles from the
coast.
Why are most
of the capitals
of Europe on
major rivers??
Capitals on the Rivers
London on the Thames
Paris, right bank of the Seine
Prague on the Vltava
Budapest on the Danube
Capitals on the Rivers
Moscow on the Moscow River
Rome on the Tiber
Berlin on the Spree
Vienna on the Danube
The Mediterranean Sea: Mare Nostrum
Strait of Gibraltar
& the “Pillars of
Hercules”
2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide
“Crossroads of 3 Continents”
Major Seas in
Europe
North
Sea
Baltic
Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Europe: A Peninsula
of Peninsulas?
OR
A Peninsula of Asia?
Europe: An Asian Peninsula?
(Map activity)
4 MAJOR PENINSULAS OF EUROPE
Scandinavian
Iberian
Italian
Balkan
Europe is the
“Continent of
Peninsulas”
Europe’s Latitude v. US
Question
• Why is Europe’s climate more mild than what
you would expect at that latitude?
• A. elevation
• B. its volcanic activity
• C. North Atlantic Drift
Climate
#10
The Northern European Plain
Negative:
Because the plain is so
flat, it has allowed invaders & armies to
use it as their route to enter Europe.
Fertile soils make it a VERY
FRANCE
productive agricultural region.
ITALY
Agricultural Activity
**How do mountains affect life in Europe?
Mountains in Europe (or in any
part of the world) can
affect the movement of people,
goods, and ideas.
Elevation
Urals
Caucasus
Pyrennes
Alps
Carpathians
Apennines
The Alps
Cover most of Switzerland, Austria, and
parts of Italy and France.
The Caucasus Mountains
The origin of the
word Caucasian.
Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide”
Divides the European and Asian sections of Russia.
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Petroleum/Oil
Most of Europe’s
oil resources are
found in the
North Sea
Population
• Europe = 711 million
• U.S. = 316 million
Population Density
[People Per Square Mile]
Belgium
336.82
Mexico
52.15
Japan
336.72
United
States
29.77
India
336.62
World
14.42
United
Kingdom
244.69
Norway
14.42
Italy
192.96
Canada
3.36
France
108.09
Russia
8.61
Which population pyramid represents
a European country?
Major
Religious
Groups
in
Europe
Ethnic Groups
Nation-state
• A country inhabited predominately by a group
of people who share a culture (ethnicity).
What physical feature contributed
most to Europe’s ethnic differences?
• A. peninsulas
• B. plains
• C. mountains