1. Bellwork Wednesday, 9/18
Name three states through which the 30 degrees N line of latitude passes.
How many independent countries are in South America? This is a trick question. Be careful.
In what two hemispheres would you be living if you were a resident of Tanzania?
What is the capital of the country whose southeastern border is the Persian Gulf?

2. Bellwork Wednesday, 9/18
Name three states through which the 30 degrees N line of latitude passes.
Texas, Louisiana, Florida
How many independent countries are in South America? This is a question. Be careful.
Twelve (French Guiana is a colony of France)
In what two hemispheres would you be living if you were a resident of Tanzania?
Southern, Eastern
What is the capital of the country whose southeastern border is the Persian Gulf?
Baghdad (Iraq)

3. Standards and EQs
Standard: SSWG6 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary Europe.
Lesson Focus:
Location/impact of physical features
Major climates & their effects
Analyze location and climate’s influence on population, economic development & the world
EQ: How have the location, physical features, and climate influenced Europe’s population, economic development, and the world?

4. Agenda Bell Work Notes and Activities
Work on Physical Features of Europe Map
Windows on Europe Activity
HW: Complete window pane for Windows on Europe Activity.

5. The Peninsula of Peninsulas
Chapter 12
The Peninsula of Peninsulas

7. Section 1: Landforms and Resources

8. Peninsulas
Europe is a peninsula of peninsulas. Because of this, Europe, the next to smallest continent has a longer coastline than that of Africa, the world’s second largest continent.
Scandinavian Peninsula. Occupied by the nations of Norway and Sweden, it is bounded by the Norwegian Sea, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea.

9. Jutland Peninsula is directly across the North Sea from Scandinavia
Jutland Peninsula is directly across the North Sea from Scandinavia. Jutland forms the largest part of Denmark and a small part of Germany. This peninsula is an extension of a broad plain that reaches across northern Europe
Iberian Peninsula is home to Spain and Portugal. The Pyrenees Mountains block off this peninsula from the rest of Europe.

10. Italian Peninsula is home to Italy
Italian Peninsula is home to Italy. It is shaped like a boot, extends into the Mediterranean Sea, and has 4,700 miles of coastline.
Balkan Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic, Mediterranean, and Aegean Seas. It is mountainous, so transportation is difficult.

11. Islands
Larger Islands of the North Atlantic: Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland and Greenland
Smaller Islands of the Mediterranean: Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and Crete
All of Europe’s islands have depended upon trade.

12. Mountains and Uplands
The mountains and uplands of Europe may be viewed as walls because they separate groups of people.
This separation has isolated the peninsula’s various ethnic groups from each other and contributed to the development of ethnic differences in Europe.

13. Rivers: Europe’s Links
Rivers are used to transport goods between coastal harbors and the inland regions, aiding economic growth.

14. Please turn to page 275 in your textbook.

15. Fertile Plains: Europe’s Bounty
One of the most fertile agricultural regions of the world is the Northern European Plain
Relatively flat, this plain is very desirable agricultural land that has produced vast quantities of food over the centuries
has also allowed armies and groups of invaders to use it as an open route into Europe.

16. Determining Causes Industrialized Economy Varied Crops
Abundant Supplies of Coal and Iron Ore
Varied Crops
Moderate Climate and
Adequate Rainfall
Peat Burned for Fuel
Ireland Lacks Other
Energy Resources

17. Resources Shape Europe’s Economy
Has abundant supplies of coal and iron needed for an industrialized economy
Ruhr Valley in Germany, Alsace-Lorraine region of France, and parts of the United Kingdom

18. Please turn to your page 276 in your textbook.

19. Energy
Because oil and natural gas in the North Sea the United Kingdom exports oil to other nations

20. Agricultural Land
33% of Europe’s land is suitable for agriculture (world average is 11%)

21. Resources Shape Life
Resources in Europe help shape the lives of its people.
Resources directly affect the foods people eat, the jobs they hold, the houses in which they live, and even their culture.
Italy has few natural resources so it industrialized later than surrounding countries

22. Section 2: Climate and Vegetation

23. Westerly Winds Warm Europe
Much of Europe has a marine west coast climate
Warm summers and cool winters
Adequate rainfall
Milder than most regions at such a northern latitude
Nearby oceans and the dominant winds create milder climate than expected
North Atlantic Drift - a current of warm water from the tropics, flows near Europe’s west coast

24. Please turn to page 278 in your textbook.

25. Harsher Conditions Inland
Inland areas have a humid continental climate
Cold, snowy winters and either warm or hot summers
Adequate rainfall

26. Sunny Mediterranean Mild, Mediterranean climate Winds
Hot, dry summers and moderate, wet winters
Winds
Mistral – a cold dry winds from the north
Sirocco – hot steady south wind

27. Land of the Midnight Sun
In lands north of the Arctic Circle
the sun doesn’t set during the middle of the summer
The sun does not rise during the middle of the winter

28. Please turn to page 281 in your textbook.
Map and Graph Skills
Interpreting a Bar Graph

29. Section 3: Human-Environment Interaction

30. Polders: Land from the Sea
Because more land was needed for the growing population of the Netherlands, the Dutch reclaimed land from the sea.
Land that is reclaimed by diking and draining is called a polder.

31. Please turn to page 282 in your textbook.

32. Seaworks, structures that are used to control the sea’s destructive impact on human life
include dikes (hold back the sea) and
terpen (high earthen platforms for safety during floods and high tides
Created the Zuider Zee a fresh water lake that was once part of the North Sea (It is now called Ijsselmeer)

33. Waterways for Commerce: Venice’s Canals
Venice is made of about 120 islands and part of mainland Italy
Use canals for transportation
Located at the north end of the Adriatic Sea – a good site for a port

34. Please turn to page 284 in your textbook.

35. Venice’s Problems Today
Severe water pollution
Erosion
Algae

36. A Centuries Old Problem: Deforestation
Deforestation is the clearing of forests from an area
Forests provided wood to burn for fuel and building material for ships and houses
Acid Rain
Pollution in the air combine with water vapor to create acid rain or snow