6th Grade Social Studies European Geography 6th Grade Social Studies

Satellite View of Europe

Europe!

Regions of Europe

Europe’s Latitude v. US

Continents By Square Kilometers 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

This is the size of the former Soviet Union compared to the size of the current United States. What do you notice about the sizes of the two countries?

European Geography Over Time http://www.euratlas.net/history/europe/index.html Homework Question: Look at these maps. What can you learn about Europe’s history from looking at maps over time?

Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas? OR A Peninsula of Asia?

Learn 360 Video http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?ID=317696&SearchText=Europe+Geography

Europe: An Asian Peninsula?

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

Bodies of Water in Europe… Are They Important?? How does water impact European Economy? Does water have a cultural influence? If so, how? What impact would water have on jobs in Europe? Do you think water impacts the development of cities in Europe? Why or why not? How do the various water ways of Europe affect its relations with other countries? How have water ways helped/hurt Europe during times of war?

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

Bodies of Water Norwegian Sea Gulf of Bothnia Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea North Sea English Channel Bay of Biscay Black Sea Adriatic Sea Aegean Sea Strait of Gibraltar Mediterranean Sea Ionian Sea

The Mediterranean Sea: Mare Nostrum Strait of Gibraltar & the “Pillars of Hercules” 2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide “Crossroads of 3 Continents” Caesarea on the Israeli coast

Biking Along the Danube The Danube River Where Buda & Pest Meet Biking Along the Danube Flows through the 12 countries of Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ukraine.

The Danube River 1770 miles

The longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles. The Volga River The longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles.

The Volga River The river is so polluted that the sturgeon catch has been decreased by 60%.

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

Capitals on the Rivers (1) London on the Thames Paris, right bank of the Seine Prague on the Vltava Budapest on the Danube

Capitals on the Rivers (2) Moscow on the Moscow River Berlin on the Spree Rome on the Tiber Vienna on the Danube

M o u t a i n s & P e a k s Ural Mts. Carpathian Mts. Alps Mts. Caucasus Mts. Pyrennes Mts. Dinaric Alps Apennines Mts. Mt. Vesuvius ^ ^ Mt. Olympus Mt. Etna ^

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

Mt. Blanc in the Alps Highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feet

The Caucasus Mountains The origin of the word Caucasian.

Transylvania in the Carpathian Mountains Home of Vlad Tepeš, the Drakul (“Count Dracula”)

The Ural Mountains

Norwegian Fjords Glaciers cut deep valleys in the ocean during the Ice Age.

Earthquake Zones

Reykjavik, Iceland: “The Youngest Oldest Country” Volcanoes Hot Springs Geysers

Mediterranean Islands Generally rugged & mountainous. Mediterranean Sea so polluted (will take 1000 years to clean up). Sardinia Cyprus Malta

Mt. Etna, Sicily An active volcano

Mt. Vesuvius, Italy Pompeii, 79 CE Herculaneum, 79 CE 1944 eruption With HG and maybe my AG I am going to play the musical piece “Vesuvius”. This went over very well last year. Let me know if you’re interested in doing this also and I’ll make a copy of the piece for you. 1944 eruption