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Physical Geography of Southern Europe

Physical Geography of Southern Europe. 4.1. How many peninsulas do you see?. Peninsulas. Peninsula- (Q1.1) land surrounded by water on 3 sides (Q1.2) Europe is a large peninsula jutting out of Asia, and is made up of numerous smaller peninsulas Southern Europe is made up of 3 peninsulas

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Physical Geography of Southern Europe

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  1. Physical Geography of Southern Europe 4.1

  2. How many peninsulas do you see?

  3. Peninsulas • Peninsula- (Q1.1) land surrounded by water on 3 sides • (Q1.2) Europe is a large peninsula jutting out of Asia, and is made up of numerous smaller peninsulas • Southern Europe is made up of 3 peninsulas • (Q2.1) Iberian- Spain, Portugal • (Q2.2) Italian- Italy • (Q2.3) Balkan- Greece

  4. Iberian

  5. Italian

  6. Balkan

  7. Features • Southern Europe also known as (Q3) Mediterranean Europe • All three regions have (Q4.1) long coastlines along the Mediterranean Sea • (Q4.2) Are covered with rugged mountains

  8. Mountains of Southern Europe • Mountains dominate landscape, (Q5) have made farming and travel difficult in the region • Four major mountain chains • (Q6.1) Pyrenees- form boundary between France and Spain • (Q6.2) Apennines- run along the Italian Peninsula • (Q6.3) Alps- highest mountains in Europe, in Northern Italy • (Q6.4) Pindus- cover most of Greece

  9. Pyrenees

  10. Pyrenees

  11. Pyrenees

  12. Apennines

  13. Apennines

  14. Alps

  15. Alps

  16. Alps

  17. Alps

  18. Pindus

  19. Pindus

  20. Mountains Continued • (Q7.1) Mountains extend into the seas, rise up to form islands- 2000 in the Aegean Sea • (Q7.2) Crete- large mountain island south of Greece • (Q7.3) Sicily- large mountain island at southern tip of Italy

  21. Aegean Island

  22. Crete

  23. Crete

  24. Crete

  25. Crete again

  26. Sicily

  27. Sicily

  28. Sicily

  29. Sicily

  30. Other Seas • Mediterranean is made up of numerous other seas • (Q8.1) Adriatic Sea- east coast of Italy • (Q8.2) Ionian Sea- southwest of Greece • (Q8.3) Aegean Sea- east of Greece • Seas have been important because they (Q9)provide food and easy travel for Southern Europeans

  31. Adriatic

  32. Adriatic

  33. Ionian

  34. Ionian

  35. Aegean

  36. Aegean

  37. Aegean

  38. The Plains • (Q10.1) Flat plains lie along the coast line and in river valleys, most people live here • (Q10.2) This is where most farming happens

  39. 2 Major Rivers • Are many rivers in region • 2 Major • (Q11.1)Tagus- longest river in the region • crosses the Iberian Peninsula • (Q11.2)Po River- starts in Northern Italy- • One of most fertile areas in Southern Europe • Most densely populated area in Southern Europe

  40. Tagus

  41. Tagus

  42. Po River Valley

  43. Po

  44. Euro Population Density

  45. Climate • Region is famous for its Climate • Is actually called Mediterranean Climate • (Q12) Warm, sunny, generally mild • Hot, dry summers, rain during mild winters • Climate allows for a (Q13.1) variety of crops to be grown: citrus, olives, grains • (Q13.2) Helps lead to tourism

  46. Children of the Sea • (Q14.1) Seas provide for fishing industry- food and jobs • (Q14.2) Largest Cities are port cities • Trade has been vital to the region since the beginning of time

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