1. Europe’s Place In The World North Carolina Geographic Alliance PowerPoint Presentations 2007

2. Location Extends west from the Eurasian landmass –Latitude range 35 o and 75 0 North

3. Land Area Europe: 4,065,945 sq. mi. –(second smallest in area) United States: 3,787,425 sq. mi.

4. Population Europe: 709,300,000 (third highest in population)

5. Population

6. United States: 280,000,000

7. Population North Carolina: 8,049,313

8. Population McDowell County: 42,151

9. Countries Europe has 43 countries Ukraine: 233,209 sq. mi. Alaska: 570,374 sq. mi. North Carolina: 52,672 sq. mi. McDowell County: 437 sq. mi. 6 countries in Europe are smaller than McDowell County

10. Countries Varied cultures in Europe 150 ethnic groups 50 languages and 100 dialects

11. Landforms A Peninsula of Peninsulas

13. Landforms Mountains in the far north and south

14. Landforms Plains along the coastal north and interior Russia

15. Landforms Long irregular coastline; many places are close to the sea

16. Bodies of Water Arctic Ocean – north; Atlantic Ocean – west; Mediterranean Sea – south Many seas, bays, and gulfs indent the coastline

17. Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Mediterranean Sea Europe

18. Bodies of Water Navigable rivers crisscross the continent

19. Climate and Vegetation Arctic tundra - cold in north; compare with northern Canada

20. Climate and Vegetation Mediterranean south - mild and sunny; compare with southern California

21. Climate and Vegetation Evergreen forests in north and in mountains

22. Climate and Vegetation No large areas of deserts and no tropical regions