Europe’s Place In The World North Carolina Geographic Alliance PowerPoint Presentations 2007

Location Extends west from the Eurasian landmass –Latitude range 35 o and 75 0 North

Land Area Europe: 4,065,945 sq. mi. –(second smallest in area) United States: 3,787,425 sq. mi.

Population Europe: 709,300,000 (third highest in population)

Population

United States: 280,000,000

Population North Carolina: 8,049,313

Population McDowell County: 42,151

Countries Europe has 43 countries Ukraine: 233,209 sq. mi. Alaska: 570,374 sq. mi. North Carolina: 52,672 sq. mi. McDowell County: 437 sq. mi. 6 countries in Europe are smaller than McDowell County

Countries Varied cultures in Europe 150 ethnic groups 50 languages and 100 dialects

Landforms A Peninsula of Peninsulas

Landforms Mountains in the far north and south

Landforms Plains along the coastal north and interior Russia

Landforms Long irregular coastline; many places are close to the sea

Bodies of Water Arctic Ocean – north; Atlantic Ocean – west; Mediterranean Sea – south Many seas, bays, and gulfs indent the coastline

Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Mediterranean Sea Europe

Bodies of Water Navigable rivers crisscross the continent

Climate and Vegetation Arctic tundra - cold in north; compare with northern Canada

Climate and Vegetation Mediterranean south - mild and sunny; compare with southern California

Climate and Vegetation Evergreen forests in north and in mountains

Climate and Vegetation No large areas of deserts and no tropical regions