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Europe’s Geography

Europe’s Geography. Mr. Gluckson. Danube River. This river is the second longest river in Europe. I mportant shipping route across the continent. The Danube flows from west to east from Germany to the Black Sea. It either flows through or forms the border of ten countries. Danube River.

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Europe’s Geography

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  1. Europe’s Geography Mr. Gluckson

  2. Danube River This river is the second longest river in Europe. Important shipping route across the continent. The Danube flows from west to east from Germany to the Black Sea. It either flows through or forms the border of ten countries.

  3. Danube River

  4. Rhine River The Rhine originates in the Swiss Alps mountain range and flows northwest to the North Sea. Throughout history, Europeans have depended on the Rhine to ship goods throughout the continent. The river has had a major influence on the history and economy of Europe.

  5. Rhine River

  6. English Channel The channel is a narrow sea between Great Britain and France. In 1994, an underground rail tunnel known as the “chunnel” was opened for transportation under the channel.

  7. English Channel

  8. Mediterranean Sea The sea is the world’s largest inland sea, located between Europe, Africa, and Asia. The region around it has a dry, warm climate.

  9. Mediterranean Sea

  10. North European Plain (NEP) The plain is a vast, flat area stretching from France’s Atlantic coast to the Ural Mountains in Russia. This region has rich farmland and some of the largest cities in Europe, like Paris, Berlin, and Moscow.

  11. North European Plain (NEP)

  12. Alps The Alps are a magnificent mountain range in south-central Europe stretching from eastern France and northern Italy through Switzerland and Austria. Snowmelt from the Alps pours into many of Europe’s rivers.

  13. Alps

  14. Pyrenees The Pyrenees mountain range extends along the border between Spain and France. Most of the Pyrenees are in Spain.

  15. Pyrenees

  16. Ural Mountains The Urals are in Western Russia from the boundary between Europe and Asia.

  17. Ural Mountains

  18. Iberian Peninsula The Iberian peninsula in southwest Europe contains Spain and Portugal. It is separated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees mountains.

  19. Iberian Peninsula

  20. Scandinavian Peninsula This peninsula in northern Europe is occupied by Norway, Sweden, and Finland. This mountainous region is bordered on the north by the Barents Sea, a section of the Arctic Ocean.

  21. Scandinavian Peninsula

  22. Fjords long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

  23. Fjords

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