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Few quick flicks about Europe

• Europe is the second smallest continent.

• Total area is 10 million sq.km

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• Thrice the size of India (approx) • Total no of countries is 45 • Largest country is Russia • Smallest country is Vatican City • Highest peak is Mt. Elbrus (5,642 m) • Lowest point is Caspian Sea (28 m below sea) • Longest river is River Volga (3,531 km) Vikas Patil 2010-11 4

Few quick flicks about ASIA

• • Asia is the LARGEST continent.

Total area is 44 Million sq.km

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• Total population is approx 3680 million which is about 3/5 of world’s population.

• Total no of countries is 48 • Largest country is Russia (17 mill sq km) • Smallest country is Singapore (660 sq km) • Highest peak is Mt. Everest (8,848 m) • Lowest point is Dead Sea (400 m below sea) • Highest plateau is Plateau of Tibet Vikas Patil 2010-11 5

Few quick flicks about ASIA

• Deepest sea is South China Sea • Deepest lake is lake Baikal (1637 m) • Longest strait is Strait of Malacca • Coldest place is Verkhoyansk, Russia (-70˚C) • Hottest place is Sind, Pakistan (52 ˚C) • Wettest place is Mausinram, India (11,43 cm) Vikas Patil 2010-11 6

The location of Europe

Greenwich Londen Latitudinal

•35° N to 73° N

Longitudinal

•25° W to 65° E

Prime Meridian

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The location and extent of ASIA

8,690 Km 9,700 Km

Latitudinal

•10° S to 80° N Vikas Patil 2010-11

Longitudinal

•25° E to 170° W 8

The Shape of Europe

 Collection of peninsulas  Europe itself is a peninsula of Eurasia Vikas Patil 2010-11 9

The Shape of Europe

 Scandinavian peninsula has narrow inlets called fiords Vikas Patil 2010-11 10

Seas

North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Black Sea, Sea of Azov, Aegean Sea

Oceans

Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean

Rivers

Rhine, Danube, Guadalquivir, Elbe, Seine, Thames Europe’s Major Bodies of Water

Gulfs and Bays

(G)Bothnia, Finland (B)Biscay Vikas Patil 2010-11

Straits

Bosporus, Gibraltar, English Channel 11

Seas

Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Andaman Sea, Java Sea, Arafura sea, South China Sea, Timor Sea, Celebes Sea, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea Vikas Patil 2010-11

Rivers

Euphrates, Tigris, Indus, Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Salween, Mekong, Si Kiang, Chang Jiang, Hwang He, Amur, Lena, Yenisei, Irtysh, Syr Darya, Amu Darya, 12

Gulfs

Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, Gulf of Bo Hai, Gulf of Tartary

Bays

Bay of Bengal Vikas Patil 2010-11

Straits

Bab el Mandeb, Palk Strait, Strait of Malacca, Bering Strait, Soya Strait, Korea Strait, Taiwan Strait, 13

Main Countries of Europe

• Albania • Austria • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia • Bulgaria • Croatia • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Latvia • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Malta • Moldova • Monaco • Netherlands • Norway Vikas Patil 2010-11 • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • Slovakia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Ukraine • United Kingdom • Serbia and Montenegro • Vatican City 14

Main Countries of Europe

• Albania • Austria • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia • Bulgaria • Croatia • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Latvia • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Malta • Moldova • Monaco • Netherlands • Norway Vikas Patil 2010-11 • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • Slovakia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Ukraine • United Kingdom • Serbia and Montenegro • Vatican City 15

Now write down as many names as you can…..

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Main Countries of Europe

Number of correct names

If u got less than 5

Your status

Wake up you lazy bone!!!!!

5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 More than 20 So you are really not sleeping in the class!!! Work on your eyesight and memory!!!!

Good. Keep it up!!

You are the real hopes of my class!!!!

I feel insecure  You are genius.

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HISTORY OF EARTH

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TECTONIC PLATES

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SAN ANDREAS FAULT

NORTH AMERICAN PLATE

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Political Divisions of Europe

SCANDINAVIA

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Norway, Sweden, Finland Denmark and Iceland

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Norway and Sweden form the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Norway, Sweden and Denmark are also known as Nordic Countries.

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Political Divisions of Europe LOWLANDS

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Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg

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This part is below sea level.

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They are also called BENELUX

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Political Divisions of Europe UNITED KINGDOM

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UK is made up of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Great Britain is made up of Scotland, England and Wales.

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The British Isles is made up of Great Britain and Republic of Ireland

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Political Divisions of Europe BALKAN STATES

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Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece

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They all lie in the Balkan mountain range

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Political Divisions of Europe IBERIAN PENINSULA

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Spain and Portugal

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TIME TO LOOK BACK

1. Balkan States 2. Iberian Peninsula

MATCH THE PAIRS

a. UK and Republic of Ireland b. Belgium, Netherland and Luxemburg 3. British Isles 4. Nordic Countries 5. Benelux 6. Scandinavia c. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland d. Spain and Portugal e. Norway, Sweden and Denmark f. Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece 1-f, 2-d, 3-a, 4-e, 5-b and 6-c Vikas Patil 2010-11 28

Main POLITICAL DIVISIONS of Asia

NORTH ASIA CENTRAL ASIA EAST ASIA SOUTH WEST ASIA SOUTH EAST ASIA SOUTH ASIA

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Main POLITICAL DIVISIONS of Asia

EAST ASIA

JAPAN

N. KOREA S. KOREA

CHINA TAIWAN Vikas Patil 2010-11 30

Main POLITICAL DIVISIONS of Asia

SOUTH EAST ASIA MYANMAR MALAYSIA THAILAND SINGAPORE COMBODIA VIETNAM LAOS INDONESIA PHILIPPINES

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Main POLITICAL DIVISIONS of Asia

SOUTH ASIA INDIA PAKISTAN BANGLADESH SRI LANKA NEPAL BHUTAN AFGANISTAN

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Main POLITICAL DIVISIONS of Asia

IRAQ IRAN JORDAN

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SYRIA ISRAEL

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LEBANON TURKEY SOUTH WEST AISA SOUDI ARABIA YEMEN OMAN BEHRAIN UAE KUWAIT

Main POLITICAL DIVISIONS of Asia

CENTRAL ASIA AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA GEORGIA KASAKHSTAN TURKMENISTAN UZBEKISTAN KYRGYSTAN TAJIKISTAN

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Main POLITICAL DIVISIONS of Asia

NORTH ASIA ASIAN RUSSIA

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1. South Asia 2. S E Asia 3. North Asia 4. East Asia 5. S W Asia 6. Central Asia

TIME TO LOOK BACK

MATCH THE PAIRS

a. China, Taiwan, Japan b. Asia Russia c. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq d. Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan e. India, Bangladesh, Pakistan f. Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore 1-e, 2-f, 3-b, 4-a, 5-c and 6-d Vikas Patil 2010-11 36

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THE NORTH WESTERN HIGHLANDS

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CENTRAL EUROPEAN PLAINS

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SOUTHERN PLATEAU AND HIGHLAND

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THE ALPINE MOUNTAIN SYSTEM

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THE NORTH WESTERN HIGHLANDS

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Mountains and plateaus of Norway and Sweden

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Among the oldest mountains of Europe

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Made up of old, hard crystalline rocks

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On the coast fiords are formed due to glacial erosion for millions of years

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There are deep inlets of water with steep sides

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It makes the coastline irregular

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CENTRAL EUROPEAN PLAINS

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It stretches from Atlantic ocean in the west to Ural Mt in the east.

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White sea in the north and southern mountain in the south.

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It is partly made up of glacial deposits and partly by alluvium deposits by big rivers like Don, Dneiper, Volga and the Ural.

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They are very fertile and good for agriculture.

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SOUTHERN PLATEAU AND HIGHLAND

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These are not very high. Max height is 1800 mt.

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It includes

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Plateau of Spain,

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The Central Massif and the Vosges of France,

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The Black Forest of Germany

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The Plateau of Bohemia.

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The Ural Mt in Russia

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THE ALPINE MOUNTAIN SYSTEM

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Young fold mountains

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Stretches from Pyrenees in Spain to The Pamir Knot in Central Asia.

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It includes

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Alps in the center (Mt Blanc in the highest peak with 4807 Mt height)

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Pyrenees in the West and further as Canterbrian Mts.

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The Appenines in the South

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The Dinaric Alps, Carpthian Mt, The Transylvanian Alps and Balkan Mt in the South

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Caucasus Mt in the East. (Mt Elbrus is the highest peak of Europe with 5642 Mt height)

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THE NORTHERN LOWLANDS

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THE CENTRAL FOLD MOUNTAINS AND INTER-MOUNTAIN PLATEAUX

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THE SOUTHERN PLATEAUX

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THE GREAT RIVER VALLEYS

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THE ISLAND CHAINS

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THE NORTHERN LOWLANDS

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THE SIBERIAN PLAIN:

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Wide in west and becomes narrow towards east.

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Drained by 3 rivers- Ob, Yenisei and Lena

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THE TURAN PLAIN:

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Lowlands around the Aral Sea

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Drained by 2 rivers- Amu Darya and Syr Darya (Inland drainage).

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THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND PLATEAUS

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Fold mountains and intermontane plateaus.

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PAMIR KNOT:

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WEST: Sulaiman Mts, Zagros, Taurus Mts.

Hindu Kush, Elburz Mts, Pontic Mts.

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EAST: The Himalayas The Karakoram Mts.

Kunlun Mountain Altyn Mts Tien Shan Mts.

INTERMONTANE PLATEAUS: Anatolia, Iran, Tibet, Mongolia

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THE SOUTHERN PLATEAUS OLD, HARD, CRYSTALLINE ROCKS

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PLATEAU OF ARABIA: Steep along SW and gentle along NE

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PLATEAU OF PENINSULAR INDIA: Steep along West and gentle along East

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PLATEAU OF SHAN AND YUNNAN: Steep along the West and gentle along East

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THE GREAT RIVER VALLEYS

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THE ISLAND GROUPS

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Important Rivers of Asia Rank

2.** 1.** 3.

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River

Amazon Nile Yangtze (Chang Jiang) Yenisei – Angara – Selenga

Length (km)

7,062 6,650 6,300 5,539

Length (miles)

4,391 4,132 3,917 3,445 6.

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Yellow (Huang He) Ob – Irtysh Amur – Argun (Heilong Jiang) Lena Mekong (Lancang Jiang) 5,464 5,410 4,444 4,400 4,350 3,398 3,364 2,763 2,736 2,705 16.

Shatt al-Arab – Euphrates 3,596 2,236 21.

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Indus (Sindhu) 3,180 Brahmaputra 2,948* Ganges / Padma (Ganga) 2,510 Vikas Patil 2010-11 1,976 1,832* 1,560 50

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THE NORTH WESTERN HIGHLANDS

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The Land of Europe

 North European Plain Vikas Patil 2010-11 57

The Land of Europe

 Dense Forests  Black Forest in Germany Vikas Patil 2010-11 58

The Rivers of Europe

 Fishing important to economy Most of the continent is 300 miles to the sea jagged coastline creates natural harbors 1/3 all fish in the world comes from Europe Vikas Patil 2010-11 59

The Rivers of Europe

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The Rivers of Europe

Seine River in Paris, France Vikas Patil 2010-11 61

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The Rivers of Europe

 Thames River in London, England Vikas Patil 2010-11 63

Canals

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