2. Modern Political Europe

3. Europe’s Latitude v. US

4. Former Soviet Region Compared in Latitude & Area with the United States

5. Satellite View of Europe

6. 3,800 square miles

7. REGIONSREGIONSREGIONSREGIONS REGIONSREGIONSREGIONSREGIONS

8. Continents by Size (sq. km.) Asia44,579,000Africa30,065,000 North America 24,256,000 South America 17,819,000 Antarctica13,209,000 Europe Europe9,938,000 Oceania (incl. Australia) Oceania (incl. Australia) 7,687,000

10. Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas? Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas? OROR A Peninsula of Asia?

11. Europe: An Asian Peninsula?

12. Northern Peninsulas Jutland Peninsula Scandinavian Peninsula

13. Southern Peninsulas Iberian Peninsula Italian Peninsula Balkan Peninsula Anatolean Peninsula Crimean Peninsula

14. PeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulas PeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulas Scandinavian Pen. Jutland Pen. Iberian Pen. Italian Pen.Balkan Pen. Anatolean Pen. Crimean Pen. Peloponnesian Pen.

15. B o d i e s of W a t e r B o d i e s of W a t e r Mediterranean Sea North Sea Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea Black Sea Aegean Sea Adriatic Sea Tyrrhenian Sea Bay of Biscay Strait of Gibraltar Dardanelles Strait Arctic Ocean English Channel Caspian Sea

16. The Mediterranean Sea: Mare Nostrum e 2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide e “Crossroads of 3 Continents” Caesarea on the Israeli coast Strait of Gibraltar & the “Pillars of Hercules”

17. RiversRiversRiversRivers RiversRiversRiversRivers Danube R. Seine R. Rhine R. Loire R. Po R. Tiber R. Tagus R. Thames R. Elbe R. Oder R. Vistula R. Dnieper R. Volga R. Don R. Ebro R.

18. The Danube River 1770 miles

19. The Danube River  Flows through the 12 countries of Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ukraine. Where Buda & Pest Meet Biking Along the Danube

20. The Volga River e The longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles.

21. Why are most of the capitals of Europe on major rivers??

22. Capitals on the Rivers (1) Paris, right bank of the Seine London on the Thames Prague on the Vltava Budapest on the Danube

23. Capitals on the Rivers (2) Berlin on the Spree Moscow on the Moscow River Rome on the Tiber Vienna on the Danube

24. Moutains&PeaksMoutains&PeaksMoutains&PeaksMoutains&Peaks Moutains&PeaksMoutains&PeaksMoutains&PeaksMoutains&Peaks Alps Mts. Pyrennes Mts. Apennines Mts. Dinaric Alps Carpathian Mts. Caucasus Mts. Ural Mts. Mt. Etna ^ Mt. Vesuvius ^ Mt. Olympus ^

25. ElevationElevation Alps Carpathians Caucasus Urals Pyrennes Apennines

26. The Alps e Cover most of Switzerland, Austria, and parts of Italy and France.

27. Mt. Blanc in the Alps e Highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feet

28. The Caucasus Mountains e The origin of the word Caucasian.

29. Transylvania in the Carpathian Mountains e Home of Vlad Tepeš, the Drakul (“Count Dracula”)

30. Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide” e Divides the European and Asian sections of Russia. 1500 miles

31. The Ural Mountains

32. 10,000 BCE – Ice Age

33. Norwegian Fjords eGlaciers cut deep valleys in the ocean during the Ice Age. e Glaciers cut deep valleys in the ocean during the Ice Age.

34. Earthquake Zones

35. Reykjavik, Iceland: “The Youngest Oldest Country” e Volcanoes e Hot Springs e Geysers

36. Mediterranean Islands e Generally rugged & mountainous. e Mediterranean Sea so polluted (will take 1000 years to clean up). Sardinia Cyprus Malta

37. Mt. Etna, Sicily e An active volcano

38. Mt. Vesuvius, Italy e 1944 eruption e Pompeii, 79 CE e Herculaneum, 79 CE

40. Eastern Europe

41. Russia’s 10 Time Zones

42. Siberia --> Permafrost eAverage temperatures of January vary from 0 to -50°C, and in July from 1 to 25°C e Average temperatures of January vary from 0 to -50°C, and in July from 1 to 25°C e 150,000,000 population. e A former “gulag” Soviet prison camp.

43. Lake Baikal, Siberia e The oldest and deepest lake in the world. e 20% of the world’s total unfrozen water supply.

45. Europe’s Latitude v. US

46. ClimateClimate

47. Average Annual Precipitation

49. RESOURCESRESOURCESRESOURCESRESOURCES RESOURCESRESOURCESRESOURCESRESOURCES

50. Major Industrial Resources

51. Oil Export Routes in the Caucasus Area

53. Major Environmental Disasters & Pollution Problems

54. Acid Rain

56. World Population by Continents Asia3,737,000,000 Africa823,000,000 Europe729,000,000 North America 486,000,000 South America 351,000,000 Oceania (incl. Australia) Oceania (incl. Australia) 31,000,000 Antarctica no permanent population

57. Population Density [People Per Square Mile] Belgium336.82Mexico52.15 Japan336.72 United States 29.77 India336.62World14.42 United Kingdom 244.69Norway14.42 Italy192.96Canada 3.36 France108.09Russia 8.61

58. Population Distribution

59. Population Growth

60. Members of the Indo-European Language Family

61. Major Religious Groups in Europe