The Geography of Europe

1. The Geography of Europe

2. Satellite View of Europe

3. Physical Features of Europe • Many different landforms can be found here. • Europe is part of Eurasia, the large landmass that includes both Europe and Asia. • The Ural mountains act as a boundary between the two continents.

4. Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide” 1500 miles • Divides the European and Asian sections of Russia.

5. Topography

6. Northern Peninsulas Scandinavian Peninsula Jutland Peninsula

7. Southern Peninsulas CrimeanPeninsula Iberian Peninsula Italian Peninsula Balkan Peninsula AnatoleanPeninsula

8. Landforms and Waterways • Europe’s topography or shape and elevation varies. • Mountains cover much of southern Europe. • The Alps reach higher than 15,000 feet. • Northern Europe a.k.a, the Northern European Plain, is flat. • The Northern European Plan is the location of most of Europe’s major rivers.

9. Moutains&Peaks Ural Mts. Carpathian Mts. Caucasus Mts. Alps Mts. Pyrennes Mts. Dinaric Alps Apennines Mts. Mt. Vesuvius ^ Mt. Olympus ^ Mt. Etna ^

10. The Alps • Cover most of Switzerland, Austria, and parts of Italy and France.

11. Mt. Blanc in the Alps • Highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feet

12. The North European Plain

13. Rivers Volga R. Don R. Thames R. Elbe R. Vistula R. Oder R. Rhine R. Dnieper R. Seine R. Loire R. Danube R. Po R. Tagus R. Tiber R. Ebro R.

14. Siberian Lowlands Plains Northern European Plain Steppes

15. Climate & Vegetation

16. Southern Europe • Southern Europe is largely warm and sunny. • Vegetation that does not require a lot of water such as shrubs and tree are common in this region.

17. Northern Europe • Northern Europe is mild and cool. • Wetter climate • Further north, into Scandinavia, snow falls much of the year allowing few plants to survive.

18. Agricultural Activity

19. Geography Shapes Life • In parts of the world, geography has affected history in Europe. • It influences where and how people live.

20. Southern Europe • Most people live on coastal plains or in river valleys where land is flat. • People grow grapes/olives – crops that will survive the dry summers. • In the mountains, people raise sheep and goats. • People don’t live far from the sea due to Europe’s many peninsulas.

21. Northern Europe • Many people live far from the sea. • However, they would still have access through the rivers. • In the fields around cities farmers grew crops. • People’s access to Northern Europe was made easy due to the flat land.