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The Geography of Europe Mr. White
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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
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World Population by Continents
Asia 3,737,000,000 Africa 823,000,000 Europe 729,000,000 North America 486,000,000 South America 351,000,000 Oceania (incl. Australia) 31,000,000 Antarctica no permanent population
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Europe as a Queen Munster, 1588
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Satellite View of Europe
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What might we infer about the climate of Europe?
Europe’s Latitude v. US What might we infer about the climate of Europe?
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Europe: An Asian Peninsula?
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Scandinavia Peninsula
European Peninsulas Scandinavia Peninsula Jutland Peninsula Crimean Peninsula Iberian Peninsula Italian Peninsula Balkan Peninsula
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Four Physical Regions of Europe
Western Uplands- geologically similar to the Appalachian Mountains of North America Northern Lowlands- most populated, The North European Lowland has been an invasion route over the years for many armies. good agricultural lands, and many navigable rivers Central Uplands- Iberian Peninsula to Eastern Europe.Many coalfields and agriculture Alps- Mountainous, but passes used for centuries Includes: Alps, Pyrenees, Apennines, Caucasus, Ural, & Carpathians
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The North European Plain
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Mountains Urals Caucasus Pyrennes Carpathians Alps Apennines
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The Alps
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The Alps
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Transylvania in the Carpathian Mountains
Home of Vlad Tepeš, the Drakul (“Count Dracula”) Vlad the impaler killed nearly 100,000
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Many Rivers of Europe
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Rhine River Rhine River
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Danube River
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The longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles.
The Volga River The longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles.
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Capitals on the Rivers (1)
London on the Thames Paris, right bank of the Seine Prague on the Vltava Budapest on the Danube
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Capitals on the Rivers (2)
Moscow on the Moscow River Berlin on the Spree Rome on the Tiber Vienna on the Danube
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Let’s Make a Map Bodies of water Atlantic Ocean Arctic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea North Sea Black Sea Baltic Sea English Channel Strait of Gibraltar Thames R. Ebro’s R. Tiber R. Po R. Volga R. Rhine R. Danube R. Seine R. Countries United Kingdom Ireland France Spain Germany Switzerland Austria Belgium Netherlands Denmark Italy Greece Compass Rose Colored Neatly labeled Mountains Pyrenees Alps Apennines Carpathian Caucasus
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