1. Physical Features of Europe
Europe Unit

2. 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

4. Northern Peninsulas
The Scandinavian Peninsula is made up of Norway and Sweden and is bounded by the Norwegian, North, and Baltic Seas
Glaciers created fjords – steep U-shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled with seawater after the glaciers melted

6. Northern Peninsulas
The Jutland Peninsula forms the largest part of Denmark and a small part of Germany
The Jutland Peninsula consists of gently rolling hills and swampy low-lying areas which are different than the rocky land of the Scandinavian Peninsula

8. Southern Peninsulas
The Iberian Peninsula is home to Spain and Portugal. The Pyrenees Mountains block it off from the rest of Europe
The Italian Peninsula is home to Italy. It is shaped like a boot, extends into the Mediterranean Sea
The Balkan Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic, Mediterranean, and Aegean Seas. It’s mountains make transportation difficult

10. Islands
The larger islands are Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, and Greenland all located in the North Atlantic
The smaller islands are Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and Crete all located in the Mediterranean Sea

13. MOUNTAINS
The Alps cut Italy off from the rest of Europe just as the Pyrenees restrict movement from France to Spain and Portugal
The Apennines divide the Italian Peninsula into east and west while the Balkans block off the Balkan Peninsula from the rest of Europe
Resulted in the isolation of ethnic groups from each other

14. These are the Alps, which are the most famous mountain range in Europe

15. Rivers
Rivers are used to transport goods between coastal harbors and the inland region
2 major rivers: Danube and Rhine
The Rhine flows from the interior to the North Sea while the Danube flows west to east through Europe touching 9 countries

17. Volga River
The Volga River begins near Moscow and is the longest river on the European continent