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Place- What does Europe look like?

Place- What does Europe look like?. Landlocked - Helped Europeans develop skills like sailing/fishing. Helped economy grow- due to easier trade. Peninsula - Europe is one large peninsula with many smaller peninsulas branching out from it. Islands - Europe has many islands.

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Place- What does Europe look like?

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  1. Place- What does Europe look like? • Landlocked- • Helped Europeans develop skills like sailing/fishing. • Helped economy grow- due to easier trade. • Peninsula- Europe is one large peninsula with many smaller peninsulas branching out from it. • Islands- Europe has many islands. • Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland- in Atlantic Ocean • Sicily, Crete and Cyprus- in Mediterranean Sea • Many cultures have emerged because of the separation between the various seas, rivers, and mountains.

  2. Plains • Plains- Northern European Plains- large lowland stretches across northern half of mainland Europe • Rich Soil- farms highly productive • Grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy cattle • Energy and Mineral Resources- • Coal, iron ore, etc. • NEP- has high population due to the rich agricultural and industry. • Other lowlands that have rich soil to produce farming- • Hungarian Plain- east of Alps • Ukrainian Steppe- broad grassy plain north of the Black Sea

  3. Mountains and Highlands • Highlands- northern border of NEP. • Highest Mountain Ranges- • Alpine Mountain System- includes • Alps- stretch from Spain to Balkan Peninsula • Pyrenees- between France and Spain • Carpathians- east-central Europe • Mt. Blanc- highest peak in the Alps of France- 4,807 meters

  4. Mountains and Highlands • Europe’s mountains have never completely blocked movement. • - Passes- low areas between mountains, allow the movement of people and goods. • Central Uplands- contain much of Europe’s coal • Meseta- plateau in Spain on which people grow grains and raise livestock

  5. Water Resources- Rivers and Lakes • Many European rivers are navigable- or wide and deep enough for ships to use. • People and goods can sail easily from inland areas to open sea for trade. • The Danube and Rhine- two of Europe’s longest rivers, are important for transporting goods. • Lakes- cover very little of Europe. • Most lakes are found on the NEP or in Scandinavia. • Highland lakes- northern Great Britain and the Alps- frequently visited for boating, fishing, and swimming

  6. Resources- Energy • Energy Resources- • Coal- major energy resource. Almost 1/2 of the world’s coal comes from Europe. • Coal Mining- provides jobs for many in U.K, Ukraine, Poland, and the Czech Republic. • Petroleum and Natural Gas- most productive oil fields lie beneath the North Sea, in areas controlled by the U.K. and Norway. • To discourage dependence on oil, European governments tax gasoline heavily. • Clean energy- hydroelectric power, wind power.

  7. Resources- Natural • Natural Resources- iron ore and manganese for steel, special clay to make fine china dishes, marble from Italy and granite from Norway, forest(dwindling due to deforestation), fertile soil, fish.

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