PHYSICAL EUROPE

Europe and Asia share landmass Europe second smallest continent EURasia Europe and Asia share landmass Europe second smallest continent EUROPE IS 3/4s the size of the U.S

EUROPE IS A LARGE PENINSULA MADE OF MANY SMALLER PENINSULAS

NORTHERN PENINSULAS Far North lies the Scandinavian Peninsula which consist of Norway, Sweden and Finland Much of Norway’s jagged edges were created by glacial erosion Consists of many lakes, mountains and fjords Fjords- long, narrow, steep-sided inlets

SoUtHeRn PeNiNsUlAS Iberian Peninsula = southwest edge of Europe Home to Spain and Portugal Separates Mediterranean Sea from Atlantic Ocean Pyrenees Mtns. separate peninsula from rest of continent Isolation made this area oriented to sea until modern times

Apennine Where Italy is located Looks like a boot

BALKAN

Sicily Iceland Corsica Cyprus ISLANDS Crete Sardinia Great Britain Ireland

MOUNTAINS PYRENEES – 11,000 ft. separates Iberian peninsula from continent ALPS- forms a crescent from France to Balkan Peninsula

ALPS

Very fertile soil, lots of agriculture plAins NORTH EUROPEAN PLAIN – stretches from southeastern England and western France eastward to Poland, Ukraine and Russia Very fertile soil, lots of agriculture

RIVERS Waterways have served a pivotal role in European history For transportation, navigation and irrigation Scandinavia rivers = too short for connection to cities Iberian rivers = too narrow and shallow for large ships Heartland of Europe long rivers provide way to seas

The Coloseum

Shakespeare's Globe

THE VATICAN

TREVI FOUNTAIN

THE FORUM

LONDON

BIG BEN

Buckingham Palace

LONDON EYE

VIEW FROM THE EYE

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