1. Physical Geography of Europe
Chapter 12

2. Chapter 12 Vocabulary Words
Fjords- steep u-shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled with seawater after glaciers melted. Uplands- hills or low mountains that may also contain mesas and high plateaus. North Atlantic drift-a current of warm water from the tropics, flows near europe’s west coast

3. Landforms and Resources
Major Peninsulas
Scandinavian – Norway and Sweden
Jutland -Denmark
Iberian –Spain and Portugal
Italian -Italy
Balkan –Adriatic, Mediterranean, Aegean Sea’s

4. Major Mountains Alps Pyrenees
Stretch across France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Northern Balkans
Pyrenees
Border between France and Spain

6. Major Rivers
Rhine –flows south to north from the Alps bordering Switzerland , through Germany and entering the North Sea through the Netherlands
Danube –cuts through the heart of Europe from West to East, linking Europe to the Black Sea

7. Resources Europe is known for the following resources: Petroleum
Copper
Iron ore
Lead
Silver
Uranium and Zinc

8. Climate of Europe North Atlantic Drift Mistral Sirocco
Current of warm water from the tropics
Mistral
Cold, dry wind from north
Sirocco
Hot, steady wind from North Africa (this is why the Mediterranean Sea is so warm)

10. Human Environment Interaction
Waterways for Commerce: Venice’s Canals
Builders sunk wooden pilings into the ground to help support the structures above. The city is gradually sinking due to compressions of these pilings and rising sea levels.