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Chapter 12 Notes

Chapter 12 Notes. Physical Geography of Europe: The Peninsula of Peninsulas. Section 1: Landforms & Resources. “ Peninsula of Peninsulas ”- Europe is a large peninsula of Asia, plus there are many peninsulas jutting out from it also. . Section 1: Landforms & Resources.

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Chapter 12 Notes

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  1. Chapter 12 Notes Physical Geography of Europe: The Peninsula of Peninsulas

  2. Section 1: Landforms & Resources • “Peninsula of Peninsulas”- Europe is a large peninsula of Asia, plus there are many peninsulas jutting out from it also.

  3. Section 1: Landforms & Resources • Fjords- U-shaped valleys that connect to the sea, & filled with seawater after glaciers melted. • Created by glaciers • Common in Norway • Flying

  4. Section 1: Landforms & Resources • Northern Peninsulas- • Scandinavian Peninsula • Sweden & Norway • Jutland Peninsula • Denmark

  5. Section 1: Landforms & Resources • Southern Peninsulas- • Iberian Peninsula- • Spain & Portugal • Italian Peninsula- • Italy • Balkan Peninsula- • Greece, Serbia…

  6. Section 1: Landforms & Resources • DON’T WRITE • European Islands-Iceland, Greenland, Ireland, Great Britain, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Ibiza, & Crete

  7. Section 1: Landforms & Resources • DON’T WRITE • Mountain Chains of Europe- • Alps, Pyrenees, Apennine, & Balkan Mountains

  8. Section 1: Landforms & Resources • Uplands- are hills or low mts. • Massif Central- uplands of France

  9. Seine River Danube River Rhine River

  10. Section 1: Landforms & Resources • Peat- partially decayed plant matter, found in bogs, and used as fuel • (Few Trees) • Non-renewable (1mm per year)

  11. Section 2: Climate & Vegetation • North Atlantic Drift- current of warm water from the tropics • Prevailing westerlies pick up warmth from this and helps give Europe a mild climate

  12. Section 2: Climate & Vegetation • Ice Hotel in Northern Sweden • Video

  13. Section 3: Human-Environment Interaction • Dikes- earthen banks • Polder- land that is reclaimed from the sea by diking and draining the water. • 40% of the Netherlands (Holland) was once underwater • Windmills are a familiar site here

  14. Section 3: Human-Environment Interaction • Don’t Write • Acid Rain in Europe- has been happening since the industrial revolution in the 1700’s

  15. Section 3: Human-Environment Interaction • Venice- • Weight of the buildings is causing the city to slowly sink • Global Warming? Don’t Write

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