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Europe. A Peninsula of Peninsulas. Bell-Ringer – 12/3. In your spiral notebook (p. 4): How have mountains shaped the culture of Europe? “Mountains have shaped Europe’s culture by _____________________”. Bell-Ringer – 12/4. In your writing notebook (p. 5)
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Europe A Peninsula of Peninsulas
Bell-Ringer – 12/3 • In your spiral notebook (p. 4): • How have mountains shaped the culture of Europe? “Mountains have shaped Europe’s culture by _____________________”
Bell-Ringer – 12/4 • In your writing notebook (p. 5) • How has Ancient Greece influenced the modern world? • Ancient Greece has influenced the modern world by _____________
Bell-Ringer 12/5 • In your writing notebook: • How were Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome similar? • “Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome were alike in many ways. For example, _____________”
Bell-Ringer 12/6 • In your writing notebook • Describe a major change in Europe during the Middle Ages. • “Europe had major changes between the beginning and end of the Middle Ages. One of the most important changes was ________________ . What happened was __________________.
How Many Triangles? Answer: 13 Small: 9 Medium: 3 Large: 1
Definition: Peninsula • A body of land surrounded on three sides by water • Example: Florida • Example: Michigan • How many peninsulas?
Europe • How many peninsulas?
Major Peninsulas • Italian or Apennine Peninsula • Iberian Peninsula • Balkan Peninsula • Scandinavian Peninsula • Jutland (Denmark) • Europe itself
Effect • No point in Europe is more than a few hundred miles from the ocean (not counting Russia and the former Soviet Union, which is its own unit). • European countries that are landlocked (no ocean access) • Luxembourg • Switzerland • Austria and Hungary (became landlocked after WWI) • Czech Republic and Slovakia (formerly Czechoslovakia) • Liechtenstein • Serbia, Kosovo and Macedonia (formerly part of Yugoslavia) • Andorra • Microstates: Vatican City and San Marino
Trade and Rivers • Landlocked countries were still able to move goods for trade on Europe’s extensive system of navigable rivers. • The Danube River is about 1800 miles long and is Europe’s second-longest river after the Volga River in Russia • It is navigable for almost its entire length and passes through ten countries, including five of the landlocked ones.
The Northeastern Highlands are not good for farming. • The North European Plain stretches from France to Russia. It is excellent farmland. • The Central Uplands has very thin, rocky soil. • The Alps contains many small valleys that are good for farming.
Because of the Gulf Stream, most of Europe has a mild climate. • Southern Europe has a Mediterranean climate. Hot, dry summers with mild winters.