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Physical Geography of Europe

Physical Geography of Europe. SSWG6 a. Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on Europe. . Mountains/Highlands. Major features: Alps, Pyrenees, Balkan, Caucus, Ural Ural Mountains form the border between Asia & Europe

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Physical Geography of Europe

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  1. Physical Geography of Europe SSWG6a. Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on Europe.

  2. Mountains/Highlands • Major features: Alps, Pyrenees, Balkan, Caucus, Ural • Ural Mountains form the border between Asia & Europe • Alps & Pyrenees are world renown for skiing & other winter sports

  3. Mountains Alps Ural

  4. Mountains Mt. Elbrus in the Caucus Mts. Balkan Mts.

  5. Plateaus • Major Feature: Central Siberian Plateau • Takes up good part of central Russia • Rocky in some places, green in others • People here are primarily herders

  6. Plateaus Central Siberian Plateau Native family

  7. Rivers • Seine River, Rhine River, Rhone River, Danube River, Volga River, Ob River • Europe is made of rivers & have been primary shipping routes for centuries • Danube River is the longest and connects eastern & western Europe—begins in the Black Forest of Germany • Canals connected the Volga to the Baltic Sea

  8. Rivers Danube River Seine River

  9. Seas • North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Aral Sea, • Mediterranean waters are vital to the economies of 20 European countries, supporting tourism and other industries • The human population has increased & Black Sea is suffering. Urban & industrial development has poured increasing amounts of waste into the Black Sea & rivers around it. • Aral Sea is shrinking at an alarming rate

  10. Seas Mediterranean Sea Black Sea Pollution

  11. Additional Water Features • Major Features: Strait of Gibraltar, English Channel, Lake Baikal • Strait is close enough to see to the other side to Africa. • English Channel separates the UK and the rest of mainland Europe • Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world

  12. Additional Water Features Strait of Gibraltar English Channel

  13. Plains • Major Feature: North European Plain (also called Great European Plain) • Greatest uninterrupted expanses of plain on the Earth’s surface • From France through Russia • Narrow in the west, broader in the east • Lowest elevation on any continent

  14. Plains GEP wind power Wheat harvest in Ukraine

  15. Additional Land Features • Major Features: Iberian Peninsula, Scandinavian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Jutland Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula

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