1. Physical Geography of Europe: The Peninsula of Peninsulas
Chapter 12 Notes
Physical Geography of Europe:
The Peninsula of Peninsulas

2. Section 1: Landforms & Resources
“Peninsula of Peninsulas”- Europe is a large peninsula of Asia, plus there are many peninsulas jutting out from it also.

3. Section 1: Landforms & Resources
Fjords- U-shaped valleys that connect to the sea, & filled with seawater after glaciers melted.
Created by glaciers
Common in Norway
Flying

4. Section 1: Landforms & Resources
Northern Peninsulas-
Scandinavian Peninsula
Sweden & Norway
Jutland Peninsula
Denmark

5. Section 1: Landforms & Resources
Southern Peninsulas-
Iberian Peninsula-
Spain & Portugal
Italian Peninsula-
Italy
Balkan Peninsula-
Greece, Serbia…

6. Section 1: Landforms & Resources
DON’T WRITE
European Islands- Iceland, Greenland, Ireland, Great Britain, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Ibiza, & Crete

7. Section 1: Landforms & Resources
Mountain Chains of Europe-
Alps, Pyrenees, Apennine, & Balkan Mountains

8. Section 1: Landforms & Resources
Uplands- are hills or low mts.
Massif Central- uplands of France

9. Seine River
Danube River
Rhine River

10. Section 1: Landforms & Resources
Peat- partially decayed plant matter, found in bogs, and used as fuel
(Few Trees)
Non-renewable (1mm per year)

11. Section 2: Climate & Vegetation
North Atlantic Drift- current of warm water from the tropics
Prevailing westerlies pick up warmth from this and helps give Europe a mild climate

12. Section 2: Climate & Vegetation
Ice Hotel in Northern Sweden
Video

13. Section 2: Climate & Vegetation
Sirocco is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and reaches hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe. The mistral is a strong, cold and usually dry regional wind in France, coming from the north or northwest.

14. Section 3: Human-Environment Interaction
Dikes- earthen banks
Polder- land that is reclaimed from the sea by diking and draining the water.
40% of the Netherlands (Holland) was once underwater
Windmills are a familiar site here

15. Section 3: Human-Environment Interaction
Acid Rain in Europe- has been happening since the industrial revolution in the 1700’s

16. Section 3: Human-Environment Interaction
Acid rain is caused by a chemical reaction that begins when compounds like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the air. These substances can rise very high into the atmosphere, where they mix and react with water, oxygen, and other chemicals to form more acidic pollutants, known as acid rain.

17. Section 3: Human-Environment Interaction
Venice-
Weight of the buildings is causing the city to slowly sink.