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Section 1: Physical Features Section 2: Climates and Biomes Section 3: Natural Resources

CHAPTER 13. Natural Environments of Europe. Section 1: Physical Features Section 2: Climates and Biomes Section 3: Natural Resources. SECTION 1. Physical Features. Question: What are the major bodies of water in Europe?. SECTION 1. Seas. Rivers. Oceans. Straits.

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Section 1: Physical Features Section 2: Climates and Biomes Section 3: Natural Resources

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  1. CHAPTER 13 Natural Environments of Europe Section 1:Physical Features Section 2:Climates and Biomes Section 3:Natural Resources

  2. SECTION 1 Physical Features Question: What are the major bodies of water in Europe?

  3. SECTION 1 Seas Rivers Oceans Straits North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea Rhine, Danube, Guadalquivir, Elbe, Seine, Thames Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean Bosporus, Gibraltar, English Channel Europe’s Major Bodies of Water Physical Features

  4. SECTION 2 Climates and Biomes Question: What are the locations, plants, and animals of Europe’s biomes?

  5. SECTION 2 Climates and Biomes Temperate forest Boreal forest Tundra Mediterranean scrub forest • covers most of Europe • ash, beech, maple, oak trees • badgers, deer, many birds • southern Europe • small trees, shrubs, drought-resistant plants • wild boars, wild sheep • northern and central Europe • spruce, pine, fir trees • far northern Europe • treeless, frozen ground most of the year • migratory birds, reindeer, foxes

  6. SECTION 3 Natural Resources Question: What resources are found in each of Europe’s physical regions?

  7. SECTION 3 Northwest Highlands Central Uplands Northern European Plain coal, oil, natural gas, iron ore, hydroelectricity, nuclear power fertile soils, coal, nuclear power fertile soils, coal, natural gas, nuclear power Europe’s Natural and Energy Resources Alpine mountain system hydroelectricity, marble, lead, zinc, other metals Natural Resources

  8. CHAPTER 13 Chapter Wrap-Up 1. How have tectonic processes shaped the physical environment of Europe? 2. Where can you find glacially scoured landscapes in Europe? What are these landscapes like? 3. What are Europe’s three major climate types? 4. Which biome do large parts of northern and central Europe have? How have people affected it? 5. Where are Europe’s best fisheries located?

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