Europe’s Latitude v. US

Satellite View of Europe

3,800 square miles

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Continents by Size (sq. km.) Asia44,579,000Africa30,065,000 North America 24,256,000 South America 17,819,000 Antarctica13,209,000 Europe Europe9,938,000 Oceania (incl. Australia) Oceania (incl. Australia) 7,687,000

Europe A Land of Peninsulas? Europe A Land of Peninsulas?

Northern Peninsulas Jutland Peninsula Scandinavian Peninsula

Southern Peninsulas Iberian Peninsula Italian Peninsula Balkan Peninsula Anatolean Peninsula Crimean Peninsula

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

The Danube River 1770 miles

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

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

The Volga River e 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) Paris, right bank of the Seine London on the Thames Prague on the Vltava Budapest on the Danube

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

Answer:Answer: They are Europe’s lifeline!

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

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

The Caucasus Mountains e The origin of the word Caucasian.

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

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

The Ural Mountains

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The BENELUX Countries * Belgium * Netherlands * Luxembourg * Belgium * Netherlands * Luxembourg

Holland’s Dikes

Amsterdam’s Canals

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

Earthquake Zones

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

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

Mt. Etna, Sicily e An active volcano

Mt. Vesuvius, Italy e 1944 eruption e Pompeii, 79 CE e Herculaneum, 79 CE

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Average Annual Precipitation

Europe’s Natural Regions

The North European Plain

Steppes: “Soviet” Breadbasket

The Steppes e 25% of the old Soviet Union’s food supply.

Germany’s Black Forest

Tundra: The Not-So-Barren Land Below the Arctic Circle

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Major Industrial Resources

Population Distribution

The Romans Many of our words come from Latin, the language of Rome. Our calendar came from Julius Caesar’s solar calendar. The Census comes from Rome. They were the first to count people.

The Vikings The Vikings came from the north to trade, raid, and settle. Their land was too rocky, had too many trees, and was too sandy for people to live on.

EnglandEngland England is ruled by Queen Elizabeth. One of her homes is Buckingham Palace. It has 600 rooms, a movie theater, and a swimming pool.