Europe World Geography
Physical Geography Europe s landforms also include large plains and mountain ranges. Europe is composed of many peninsulas and islands.
Always near Water Europe is a large peninsula of Asia also has its own smaller peninsulas: a peninsula of peninsulas most places are within 100 miles of the ocean or a sea
Europe s Links *Network of rivers bring people, goods, and ideas together allows goods inland from coastal harbors, aids economic growth
Danube River The Danube is the 2 nd longest river next to the Volga. It starts in Germany and runs east through 9 countries across 1, 771 miles to the black sea. These and many other rivers connect Europeans, this encourages trade and travel
Rhine River Rivers have historically acted as highways: Rhine runs 820 miles through 4 countries: Switzerland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands from the interior to the North. Starts from the Swiss Alps and runs to the North Sea. These and many other rivers connect Europeans, this encourages trade and travel.
Volga River The Volga is the longest river in Western Europe. It is 2, 293 miles long. In ancient times it was known as the Atil, Italy, or Idil. The Volga freezes for 3 months out of the year. Roller Coasters?
English Channel The English Channel has a Chunnel that is a tunnel connects England to France. 31 miles across, 20 minutes in a train and 2hours on a car
Chunnel under the Channel
Mediterranean Sea Sea between Lands an intercontinental sea that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean on the west to Asia on the east and separates Europe from Africa. Pirates?
Mountain Ranges and Agricultural Land *33% of Europe is suitable for agriculture; world average only 11%
Europe s Bounty: The Northern European Plain One of the most fertile agricultural regions in world flat agricultural land produces vast quantities of food Curves across France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Poland
The Alps The Alps is Europe s most famous mountain chain crosses France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Balkans cuts Italy off from rest of Europe the Swiss Alps make up most of Switzerland. The Rhine River divides the Alps into 2 main parts the Western and Eastern Alps.
The Pyrenees Mountains Mountain chain of southwestern Europe that consists of flat-topped massifs and folded linear ranges. The Pyrenees form a high wall between France and Spain that has played a significant role in the history of both countries and of Europe as a whole. Pyrenees block movement from France to Spain and Portugal
The Ural Mountains Separates Europe from Asia Mountain range forming a rugged spine in westcentral Russia and the major part of the boundary between Europe and Asia.
Peninsula is a body of land surrounded by water on three sides. Two major peninsula s in Europe: Iberian and Scandinavian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula Forms the border between Spain and France Iberian Peninsula: home to Spain, Portugal Madrid, Spain
Italian Peninsula Italian Peninsula includes Italy, extends into Mediterranean Sea boot-shaped, with 4,700 miles of coastline
Scandinavian Peninsula The Scandinavian Peninsula includes Norway and Sweden Surrounded by Norwegian, North, and Baltic Seas Geirangerfjord, Norway
Islands Larger: Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Greenland in North Atlantic Smaller: Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete in Mediterranean
Fueling Industrialization Major industrialized regions: Ruhr Valley, Germany; parts of United Kingdom Coal and iron ore are needed to create steel for industrialization found in Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany, Poland Coal train to Manchester, England
Energy Oil, natural gas found in North Sea in 1959; offshore rigs in 1970s petroleum supplied by Norway, Netherlands, and Britain