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Europe

Europe. Unit 4. Ch. 11 The Physical Geography of Europe. Seas, Peninsulas & Islands. Struggles with the Sea Most of Europe lies within 300 mi of the coast 25% of the Netherlands lies below sea level Northern Peninsulas Mountainous Scandinavian Peninsula Glacial lakes

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Europe

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  1. Europe Unit 4

  2. Ch. 11 The Physical Geography of Europe

  3. Seas, Peninsulas & Islands • Struggles with the Sea • Most of Europe lies within 300 mi of the coast • 25% of the Netherlands lies below sea level • Northern Peninsulas • Mountainous Scandinavian Peninsula • Glacial lakes • Glacier carved fjords • Jutland • Denmark

  4. Southern Peninsulas • Iberian Peninsula • Apennine Peninsula • Balkan Peninsula • Europe’s Islands • Iceland • The British Isles • Mediterranean Islands • Sicily • Corsica • Sardinia • Cyprus • Crete

  5. Mountains & Plains • Mountain Regions • Northwestern Mountains-old/eroded • Alps-young/jagged • Carpathians-run through E. Europe • Plains Regions • North European Plain • SE England to Western France on to Russia • Great Hungarian Plain • Hungary to Croatia, Serbia & Romania

  6. Water Systems • Rivers flow from inland mountains to the coasts • Canals aid transportation • Scandinavian rivers are short and swift • Important Rivers • Thames-England • Rhine-France, Germany, & the Netherlands • Danube-Germany (E. Europe’s major river) • Main Danube Canal

  7. Natural Resources • Abundant supply of coal & iron • Helped to aid the start of the industrial revolution • Europeans use peat for fuel where coal is scarce • Nuclear Energy is very popular • Hydroelectric power where rivers are available

  8. Water & Land • European climates vary according to distances from the sea. • Vegetation varies according to the climate

  9. Western Europe • Trees & Highlands • Abundant forest • Mixed forests in most of the region • Conifers is colder regions • The Alps have a highland climate & more precip. than in lowland areas • Ireland’s Forests • Most of Europe was originally forests • Deforestation during the industrial revolution • Ireland’s gov’t started a program to reforest former woodland areas

  10. Southern Europe • Most of S. Europe has a Mediterranean climate • Warm dry summers, cool moist winters • Alps block most of the moist Atlantic wins • The mistral blows bitter cold winds into s. France • Siroccos are high dry winds from N. Africa

  11. Eastern & Northern Europe • Eastern & Northern Europe have humid continental climate • Warm ocean currents have less influences on climates in areas further from the ocean • Weather further away from the ocean is more diverse • Grasslands cover much of E. Europe • Forests are mixed • Far northern parts of Scandinavia feature sub artic and tundra climates • Soil is always frozen • Only hardiest vegetation survives

  12. The End!

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