Physical Features of Europe
Danube River Second longest river in Europe Important to shipping/trade Runs west east
Rhine River Begins in Swiss Alps Important to shipping/trade Runs northwest
Mediterranean Sea Largest inland sea in the world Dry warm climate
English Channel Waterway Between England and France Underground railroad tunnel = chunnel
Alps Mountains Northern Italy Snow melts from the Alps and pours into rivers
Pyrenees Mountains Border between Spain and France
Ural Mountains Boundary between Europe and Asia Located in Russia
Iberian Peninsula Includes Portugal & Spain Separated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees Mts.
Scandinavian Peninsula Includes Norway and Sweden Very cold and mountainous
Great European Plain From France to the Ural Mts. Farmland Big cities