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Chapter 11 Section 1 Europe’s Dramatic Landscape

Chapter 11 Section 1 Europe’s Dramatic Landscape. Europe’s Geography. The entire continent is a peninsula, sometimes called “the peninsula of peninsulas”. Europe’s Geography. Most places in Europe are no more than 300 miles from an ocean or sea. Peninsula.

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Chapter 11 Section 1 Europe’s Dramatic Landscape

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  1. Chapter 11 Section 1Europe’s Dramatic Landscape

  2. Europe’s Geography • The entire continent is a peninsula, sometimes called “the peninsula of peninsulas”.

  3. Europe’s Geography • Most places in Europe are no more than 300 miles from an ocean or sea.

  4. Peninsula • a body of land nearly surrounded by water.

  5. Europe’s Peninsula’s • Scandinavian Peninsula- juts out into the North Sea. The countries of Norway and Sweden are on it.

  6. Europe’s Peninsula’s • Iberian Peninsula- Extends into the Mediterranean Sea. Spain and Portugal are both on it.

  7. Europe’s Peninsula’s • Italian Peninsula- shaped like a boot and stretches into the Mediterranean Sea. Italy is the only country on it.

  8. Europe’s Peninsula’s • Balkan Peninsula- stretches into the Mediterranean and Aegean Sea. Many small countries are located here with Greece located at the southern point.

  9. Europe’s Mountains • The Alps- Europe’s tallest mountains. Stretches across eight countries in southern Europe.

  10. The Alps

  11. Europe’s Mountains • The Pyrenees- forms a natural barrier between Spain and France.

  12. Northern European Plain • Vast area of flat or gently rolling land from France to Russia.

  13. Europe’s Climate • The closeness to oceans on all sides of Europe keep the temperatures fairly mild compared to other locations of the same latitude.

  14. North Atlantic Drift • Current of water through the Atlantic Ocean carrying warm water that influences temperatures in Europe.

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