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Geography Fun Continues. Let’s keep working …. Do Now. How are the landforms in Europe both an advantage and disadvantage to life in Europe? Explain your answer. Information. Turn in Do Nows today - there will not be a do now tomorrow Substitute tomorrow - remember expectations
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Geography Fun Continues Let’s keep working …
Do Now How are the landforms in Europe both an advantage and disadvantage to life in Europe? Explain your answer.
Information • Turn in Do Nows today - there will not be a do now tomorrow • Substitute tomorrow - remember expectations - negative reports result in immediate detention or referral
Current Events • Venezuelan food shortage - prices sky rocketing - meat in short supply • 208 New Species found in 2010 - Mekong River Delta region - plants and animals
Do Now How are the landforms in Europe both an advantage and disadvantage to life in Europe? Explain your answer.
Islands • Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Greenland - all located in the North Atlantic • Sicily, Corsica, Crete, Sardinia - all located in the Mediterranean Region
The Problems with Mountains… • What are the problems associated with mountains? - Think: MIRPL
European Mountain Chains • The Alps - the most known in the world - covers a large portion of Europe - France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, and Balkan Peninsula
European Mountain Chains • The Pyrenees - cut off Spain and Portugal on the Iberian Peninsula - allow for regional development • The Apennines - the “spine” of Italy - divide Italy east-west
Mountains and Uplands- a difference in elevation • Uplands - area with hills or low mountains, mesas and high plateaus - many areas are eroded mountains • Kjolen Mountains (Scandinavia), Scottish Highlands, low area of Brittany in France • Germany’s Central Uplands, at the base of the Alps
The Brittany Region - France • Part of the Masiff Central - upland region of France • Brittany is defined as a region – Explain what makes it a region…. MIRPL
Europe: A Network of Rivers • Rivers move ideas, culture, people, goods, and connect regions • The Danube and Rhine Rivers - major rivers of Europe • Many navigable rivers - flow from interior to the sea - large enough for ships
Major Rivers Danube Rhine • Flows through center of Europe • From east to west • flows through 9 countries • links Europeans to the Black Sea • 1,771 miles of river • Flows from interior of Europe to the North Sea • 820 miles • flows through 6 countries • important for defensive history
Northern European Plain • Fertile agricultural area of Europe - produced food for centuries - France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, and Poland • Subject to invasion throughout history - flat land allows for easy travel for armies
Natural Resources • Europe has abundant natural resources - two most important are coal and iron ore - both are needed for industrialization • Multitude of other resources - copper, lead, petroleum, timber, fish
TPS: Take a Minute Why would iron ore and coal be two of the most important resources in Europe’s development? • The Rurh Valley (Germany), Alsace-Lorraine Region (France), and parts of the UK have iron and coal deposits – What can we say about these based on this information?
Europe: Oil Producer • Oil and Petroleum - discovered in the North Sea in 1959 - technology made production possible • Europe a major source for the world’s oil supply
European Agriculture • 33% of Europe is used for agriculture • Variety of crops - wheat, grains, grapes, olives, and cork - different regions suitable for certain crops
TPS: Take a minute How do resources lead to cultural, development, social, and economic differences?
TOTD How is Europe unique in terms of physical land features? Explain. Learning Scales: Rate your learning based on the 0-4 scale. Use the reference on the desk to help in your rating.