1. The Geography
of Europe

2. Standards/Elements
a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Danube River, Rhine River, English Channel, Mediterranean Sea, European Plain, the Alps, Pyrenees, Ural Mountains, Iberian Peninsula, and Scandinavian Peninsula.
b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.

3. Europe’s Latitude v. US

4. Satellite View of Europe

5. Europe Europe is a continent in the northern hemisphere.
On the west is the Atlantic Ocean. To the south is the Mediterranean Sea. The eastern boundary is formed by the Ural Mountains in Russia.
3,800 square miles

6. Europe Fun Facts
Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents.
In terms of relative size, Europe is the sixth largest continent---only Australia is smaller.
Europe is second only to Asia in population density.

7. R E G I O N S

8. Continents by Size (sq. km.)
Asia
44,579,000
Africa
30,065,000
North America
24,256,000
South America
17,819,000
Antarctica
13,209,000
Europe
9,938,000
Oceania (incl. Australia)  
7,687,000

9. Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas?OR
A Peninsula of Asia?

10. Europe: An Asian Peninsula?

11. Scandinavian Peninsula
Northern Peninsulas
A long loopy landform in northernmost Europe.
It extends north past the Arctic Circle. Norway and Sweden make up the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Scandinavian Peninsula

12. Southern Peninsulas A square-shaped landform in southwest Europe.
It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the east. Spain and Portugal make up the Iberian Peninsula.
Iberian Peninsula

13. What’s the answer ??

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

15. English Channel
A narrow part of the Atlantic Ocean between England and France.
The English Channel is 20 miles across at its narrowest point.

16. The Mediterranean Sea:
An eastern part of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Mediterranean Sea touches the southern countries of Europe and the northern countries of Africa.
Strait of Gibraltar & the “Pillars of Hercules”
Caesarea on the Israeli coast
2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide
“Crossroads of 3 Continents”

17. Strait of Gibraltar
Why is it strategically important?

18. It is the main passage to and from the Mediterranean Sea.

19. R i v e r s Volga R. Don R. Thames R. Vistula R. Elbe R. Oder R.
Rhine River
Oder R.
Dnieper R.
Seine R.
Danube River
Loire R.
Po R.
Tagus R.
Tiber R.
Ebro R.

20. The Danube River A river in central Europe flowing west to east.
The Danube begins in Germany and flows east to the Black Sea.
1770 miles

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

22. The Rhine River
A major river in central Europe flowing south to north.
The Rhine starts in the south and flows north through Germany to the Atlantic Ocean.

23. The Danube River
The river is the second longest in Europe flows for some 1,770 miles (2,860 km) to its mouth on the Black Sea. .

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

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

26. What’s the answer ??

27. They are Europe’s lifeline!
Answer:
They are Europe’s lifeline!

28. M o u t a i n s & P e a k s
Ural Mts.
Alps Mts.
Pyrennes Mts.

29. A chain of very high, steep mountains in Europe.
The Alps
A chain of very high, steep mountains in Europe.
Many peaks are covered by ice and snow. The highest peak is Mont Blanc in France, at 15,700 feet.

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

31. Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide”
1500 miles
A long chain of gentle mountains in Russia. The Ural Mountains stretch 2000 miles north-south and form the border between Europe and Asia.

32. The Ural Mountains

33. The Ural Mountains
The Ural Mountains are the boundary between Europe and Asia (along with the Caucasus Mts).

34. Pyrenees Mountains A chain of mountains between France and Spain.
Some peaks are high and icy, but there are many small towns in the valleys of the Pyrenees.

35. Northern European Plain
P l a i n s
Northern European Plain

36. The Northern European Plain
The Northern European Plain stretches from France to the Ural Mountains in Russia.

37. Northern European Plain
Arctic Ocean
C o m p l e t e d
M a p
Ural Mts.
Scandinavian
Peninsula
Atlantic Ocean
Volga R.
Volga R.
North Sea
Baltic Sea
Northern European Plain
English Channel
Rhine R.
Caspian Sea
Bay of Biscay
Alps Mts.
Danube R.
Po R.
Italian Pen.
Black Sea
Pyrennes Mts.
Iberian Peninsula.
Strait of Gibraltar
Mediterranean Sea

38. The North European Plain
A huge, flat, area of farmland that stretches across northern Europe.
It reaches from the Pyrenees to the Ural Mountains, over 2000 miles.

39. United Kingdom An island nation north of mainland Europe.
It includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Be careful! England, English, Britain, British, Great Britain, and United Kingdom are used at different times.

40. The Republic of Ireland
Ireland is not part of the UK (but the country of Northern Ireland is).
Ireland is sometimes referred to as the Emerald Isle---why?

41. Ireland reaches the dew point quite often which makes the rolling hills glisten like emeralds.

44. Stonehenge Stonehenge is a structure built in 3000 BC or BCE .
It is believed to be used to show what time of the year --- A sort of calendar.

45. France A pentagon-shaped nation at the western edge of Europe.
France includes the Pyrenees and Alps mountains, the European Plain, and the city Paris.
The Eiffel Tower s located in Paris France

46. Belgium
A small country bordered by France, Germany, and the English Channel.

47. Germany A large country at the center of Europe.
Germany includes the Alps, the European Plain, the Rhine and Danube Rivers.

49. The Autobahn

50. The Autobahn
Germany has a highway system called the Autobahn which is famous because the entire highway has no speed limit.

51. The Berlin Wall

53. The Berlin Wall
In the Cold War Era ( ) Germany was divide by a wall that separates free Berlin with Communist Berlin.

54. Russia A huge county in northeast Europe and Asia.
Russia has the largest land in the world. Western Russia is part of Europe; the Ural Mountains divide Russia; eastern Asian Russia is mostly cold, empty land.

55. Poland
Poland is a square-shaped country in eastern Europe, east of Germany.

56. Ukraine
Ukraine is in southwest Europe on the Black Sea, west of Russia.
Located in Kleven,
Urkraine, This beautiful train tunnel of trees is named the “Tunnel of Love”.

57. Bullfighting is a popular traditional sport in Spain
Spain is a country between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

58. Pamplona, Spain
The Running of the Bulls (in Spanish encierro, from the verb encerrar, to lock/shut up, to pen) is a practice that involves running in front of a small group (typically a dozen) of bulls that have been let loose, on a course of a sectioned-off subset of a town's streets.

61. Italy Italy is a boot-shaped peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea.
Located in Pisa, Italy, the Tower of Pisa is a major tourist site.

62. The Coliseum

64. The Coliseum The Coliseum’s construction began around 72 A.D.
55,000 seat capacityThis is a famous tourist attraction in Rome

65. Vatican City Vatican City is the world's smallest independent nation.
Catholic pope is the head of state.
Population: 820
The Vatican City is surrounded by Italy’s capital city---Rome.

66. Resources http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/be.htm
European Geography Vocabulary Handout,

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