1. Section 1: Physical Features Section 2: Climates and Biomes
CHAPTER 13
Natural Environments of Europe
Section 1: Physical Features
Section 2: Climates and Biomes
Section 3: Natural Resources

2. Question: What are the major bodies of water in Europe?
SECTION 1
Physical Features
Question:
What are the major bodies of water in Europe?

3. Europe’s Major Bodies of Water
SECTION 1
Physical Features
Seas
North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea
Rivers
Rhine, Danube, Guadalquivir, Elbe, Seine, Thames
Europe’s Major Bodies of Water
Oceans
Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Straits
Bosporus, Gibraltar, English Channel

4. SECTION 2
Climates and Biomes
Question:
What are the locations, plants, and animals of Europe’s biomes?

5. Mediterranean scrub forest
SECTION 2
Climates and Biomes
Temperate forest
Mediterranean scrub forest
Boreal forest
Tundra
• covers most of Europe
• ash, beech, maple, oak trees
• badgers, deer, many birds
• southern Europe
• small trees, shrubs, drought-resistant plants
• wild boars, wild sheep
• northern and central Europe
• spruce, pine, fir trees
• far northern Europe
• treeless, frozen ground most of the year
• migratory birds, reindeer, foxes

6. SECTION 3
Natural Resources
Question:
What resources are found in each of Europe’s physical regions?

7. Northern European Plain Alpine mountain system
SECTION 3
Natural Resources
Northwest Highlands
coal, oil, natural gas, iron ore, hydroelectricity, nuclear power
Northern European Plain
fertile soils, coal, natural gas, nuclear power
Europe’s Natural and Energy Resources
Central Uplands
fertile soils, coal, nuclear power
Alpine mountain system
hydroelectricity, marble, lead, zinc, other metals

8. Chapter Wrap-Up CHAPTER 13
1. How have tectonic processes shaped the physical environment of Europe?
2. Where can you find glacially scoured landscapes in Europe? What are these landscapes like?
3. What are Europe’s three major climate types?
4. Which biome do large parts of northern and central Europe have? How have people affected it?
5. Where are Europe’s best fisheries located?