1. Landforms and Resources Test Tuesday, December 8th
Chapter 12 Section 1
Landforms and Resources
Test Tuesday, December 8th

2. Peninsulas and Islands
Europe is a large peninsula known as “Peninsula of Peninsulas”
Most locations in Europe are no more than 300 miles from an ocean or sea
European way of life involves using bodies of water for both business and pleasure

3. Northern Peninsulas Scandinavian Peninsula Norway and Sweden
Bounded by the Norwegian Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea
More than any other place in Europe, this peninsula shows the results of the movement of glaciers during the Ice Age
Glaciers cut away the rich topsoil leaving thin, rocky soil that is hard to farm

4. Northern Peninsulas
Norway- glaciers carved out fjords (fyawrdz) – steep U-shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled with seawater after the glaciers melted
Provide excellent harbors for fishing boats
Often separated by narrow peninsulas

6. Southern Peninsulas
Spain
Portugal
Italy

7. Islands Great Britain Ireland Iceland Greenland
All located in the North Atlantic
All European islands have depended on trade

9. Mountains and Uplands
May be viewed as walls- separate groups of people
Difficult for people, goods, and ideas to spread
Affect climate

10. Mountain Chains Most famous- Alps
France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and the northern Balkan Peninsula
Cut Italy off from the rest of Europe.
Pyrenees Mountains restrict movement from France to Spain and Portugal
Both ranges provide skiing, hiking, etc…
Isolated various ethnic groups from each other

12. Uplands Uplands- different from mountains.
hills or very low mountains that may also contain mesas and high plateaus
Eroded remains of ancient mountain ranges
KjØlen (CHUR*luhn) Mountains of Scandinavia
Scottish highlands
Low mountain areas of Brittany in France
Central plateau of Spain called Meseta (meh*SHE*tah)
1/6 of French lands are located in Massif Central
(ma*SEEF sahn*TRAHL)

14. Resources Shape Life
Distribution of resources creates regional differences within Europe
EX: Ireland lacks energy resources-so they use Peat – partially decayed plant matter found in bogs
Coal- plentiful in other parts of Europe. EX: Poland

15. Human-Environment Interaction Test December 15
Chapter 12 Section 3
Human-Environment Interaction
Test December 15