The Geography of Europe

Europe’s Latitude v. US

Satellite View of Europe

R E G I O N S

Continents by Size (sq. km.) Asia 44,579,000 Africa 30,065,000 North America 24,256,000 South America 17,819,000 Antarctica 13,209,000 Europe 9,938,000 Oceania (incl. Australia)   7,687,000

Topography

P e n i n s u l a s Scandinavian Pen. Jutland Pen. Crimean Pen. Italian Pen. Balkan Pen. Iberian Pen. Anatolean Pen. Peloponnesian Pen.

The Mediterranean Sea 2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide Strait of Gibraltar 2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide “Crossroads of 3 Continents”

R i v e r s Volga R. Don R. Thames R. Vistula R. Elbe R. Rhine R. Oder R. Dnieper R. Seine R. Loire R. Danube R. Po R. Tagus R. Tiber R. Ebro R.

Why are most of the capitals of Europe on major rivers?

Capitals on the Rivers London on the Thames Paris on the Seine Prague on the Vltava Budapest on the Danube

Capitals on the Rivers (Cont.) Moscow on the Moscow River Berlin on the Spree Rome on the Tiber Vienna on the Danube

What’s the answer?

They are Europe’s lifeline; humans need water! Answer: They are Europe’s lifeline; humans need water!

Mountains create many natural barriers. Urals Caucasus Pyrennes Carpathians Alps Apennines

The Alps Cover most of Switzerland, Austria, and parts of Italy and France.

Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide” 1500 miles Divides the European and Asian sections of Russia.

The Ural Mountains

Earthquake Zones

Eastern Europe

Siberia --> Permafrost Average temperatures of January vary from 0 to -50°C, and in July from 1 to 25°C

Climate

Climates Northern Europe: multiple climates * far north is cold and icy * central & northwest – mild, cooler, & wetter - flat farmland – many crops & invasions * Northern European Plain Southern Europe: warm and sunny - agriculture – grapes & olives traders & seafarers due to seas and peninsulas

Vegetation

Agricultural Activity

Demographics

World Population by Continents Asia 3,737,000,000 Africa 823,000,000 Europe 729,000,000 North America 486,000,000 South America 351,000,000 Oceania (incl. Australia)   31,000,000 Antarctica no permanent population

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