 a piece of land that is bordered by water on THREE sides but connected to the mainland  Europe is sometimes called the “peninsula of peninsulas”

 Rhine is 820 miles- middle of Europe to North Sea  Danube runs west to east across Europe (9 countries)  Rivers= highways  Transportation, spread of goods, ideas, etc

 Natural Resources: Iron and coal BUT WHAT IF YOU DON’T HAVE THOSE?

 Moderate climate (mostly)= ocean and winds

 Land reclaimed by diking and draining (pg 282)

 Seaworks: structures used to limit the sea’s negative impact on human life  Terpen: high platforms- provide places to go for safely during floods

 More than 150 canals in Venice  120 islands and part of mainland  Went to islands as escape  City is sinking  Water pollution- industry waste, sewage, saltwater

 Clearing the forest