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VMS Library 2008-2009

Europe The Continent Series. VMS Library 2008-2009. Satellite View. Longitude / Latitude. Europe’s Latitude vs. US. 3,800 square miles. Regions. Northern Peninsulas. Scandinavian Peninsula. Jutland Peninsula. Southern Peninsulas. Crimean Peninsula. Iberian Peninsula. Italian Peninsula.

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VMS Library 2008-2009

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  1. EuropeThe Continent Series VMS Library 2008-2009

  2. Satellite View

  3. Longitude / Latitude

  4. Europe’s Latitude vs. US

  5. 3,800 square miles

  6. Regions

  7. Northern Peninsulas Scandinavian Peninsula Jutland Peninsula

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

  9. Mediterranean Sea: Strait of Gibraltar & the“Pillars of Hercules” 2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide “Crossroads of 3 Continents”

  10. Rivers Po R. Tiber R.

  11. The Danube River 1770 miles

  12. The Danube River Where Buda & Pest Meet Flows through the12 countriesof Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ukraine.

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

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

  15. Ural Mountains:The Great Divide 1500 miles Divides the European and Asian sections of Russia.

  16. The Ural Mountains

  17. Climate

  18. LAND USE

  19. United Kingdom

  20. United Kingdom • Made up of 4 regions including England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. • The United Kingdom’s government used to be an Absolute Monarchy, but today is a Constitutional Monarchy. • The first document that limited the power of the king and forced him to obey the laws of the land was the Magna Carta. • Parliament is the law-making body and made up of elected representatives. • The British empire used to be so large that the “sun never set of the British empire.” • Member of the EU.

  21. What month in Norway has the highest avg. temperature? • What month in Portugal receives the highest average rainfall? • What is the average temperature for the month of November in Portugal? • How much rainfall does Norway receive in April? • Which country do you think is closer to the equator?

  22. France

  23. France • France is well known for its musical composers, literature, art, food, and fashion. • The idea of three branches of government came from France. • France is known for its innovative architecture. • France has many immigrants within its borders including people from North Africa. • France is Roman Catholic

  24. The BENELUX Countries Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg

  25. Italy • Italy is next to the Vatican City, the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. • St. Peter’s basilica is in the Vatican City, along with the Sistine Chapel. • Northern Italy is far more developed than Southern Italy with manufacturing, business, fashion, and modern buildings. • Southern Italy depends on agriculture. Most people live in rural areas with traditional ways of life.

  26. Germany

  27. Germany • Adolf Hitler was the leader of Germany during World War II and he killed millions of Jews during the Holocaust. • After World War II, Germany was divided in two. West Germany was controlled by the U.S., France, and the U.K., and East Germany was controlled by Russia. • Berlin was divided as well between West Berlin and East Berlin. • West Germany was a democracy and East Germany was communist. • Germany was the front line for the cold war.

  28. Germany Continued • Communism fell, Germany was re-united and the Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989. • West Germany has a better economy than East Germany because of many years of communism. • Germany is a part of the European Union.

  29. Germany’s Black Forest

  30. Germany’s Black Forest

  31. Holland’s Dikes Polder: Land that is reclaimed from the sea or ocean.

  32. Amsterdam’s Canals Amsterdam has over 40 different canals crossing through the city.

  33. NorwegianFjords Fjord: Steep cliffs bordering an ocean or a sea. Glaciers cut deep valleys in the ocean during the Ice Age.

  34. Reykjavik, Iceland:“The Youngest Oldest Country” Volcanoes Hot Springs Geysers Geyser: Hot water or steam warmed by magma under the crust that shoots up in the air. Surtsey Island-A volcanic island

  35. Mt. Etna, Sicily An active volcano

  36. Eastern Europe

  37. Poland

  38. Poland • Poland has a variety of religions including Judaism, Roman Catholicism, and Eastern Orthodox. • During the Holocaust 85% of the Jewish people were killed by Hitler. • Most people speak Polish and some speak Russian. • During the Cold War Poland was under the control of a communist Soviet Union. • Today Poland has a capitalist economy and has many foreign investors. • The North European Plain runs through Poland making the land fertile for farming.

  39. Ukraine

  40. Ukraine • Ukraine used to be under the control of the communist Soviet Union. • Ukraine has very fertile farmland. • Under communism the Soviet Union took control of Ukraine’s farms called collectives. They were forced to produce grains and meat. • Ukraine has been ruled by outside countries in its history because of its location and few physical barriers.

  41. Chernobyl • Chernobyl was an outdated nuclear power plant that exploded in 1986 in Ukraine about 65 miles from Kiev the capital. • More than 100,000 people had to be evacuated from nearby places. • 32,000 square miles of farmland was contaminated. • Many people were killed due to the radiation and many people have developed deformities or cancer from the explosion. • Today there are still traces of contamination from the nuclear explosion.

  42. Russia Red Square in Moscow St. Petersburg, Russia

  43. Russia • Moscow, Russia is the capital of Russia. • Russia used to be under communism for almost 70 years until 1991. • Today Russia has a capitalist economy and most people are Slavic . • After communism fell, many people form other countries invested in businesses in Russia hoping to make money. • After communism fell, inflation rose and some people lost their life savings. • Siberia has many resources. They produce coal, gold, iron, oil, and natural gas. • The Trans-Siberian railroad helps carry materials. • Much of Russia’s economy depends on natural resources.

  44. RussiaContinued Compare what life is like in Moscow to what life is like in rural Siberia. Look on pages 340-341.

  45. Russia’s 10 Time Zones

  46. Siberia --> Permafrost Average temperatures of January vary from 0 to -50°C, and in July from 1 to 25°C 150,000,000 population.

  47. Lake Baikal, Siberia The oldest and deepest lake in the world. 20% of the world’s total unfrozen water supply.

  48. Trans-Siberian Railroad Completed in 1905

  49. Trans-Siberian Railroad The main line runs 5,785 miles.

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