Landforms and Resources Test Tuesday, December 8th Chapter 12 Section 1 Landforms and Resources Test Tuesday, December 8th

Peninsulas and Islands Europe is a large peninsula known as “Peninsula of Peninsulas” Most locations in Europe are no more than 300 miles from an ocean or sea European way of life involves using bodies of water for both business and pleasure

Northern Peninsulas Scandinavian Peninsula Norway and Sweden Bounded by the Norwegian Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea More than any other place in Europe, this peninsula shows the results of the movement of glaciers during the Ice Age Glaciers cut away the rich topsoil leaving thin, rocky soil that is hard to farm

Northern Peninsulas Norway- glaciers carved out fjords (fyawrdz) – steep U-shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled with seawater after the glaciers melted Provide excellent harbors for fishing boats Often separated by narrow peninsulas

Southern Peninsulas Spain Portugal Italy

Islands Great Britain Ireland Iceland Greenland All located in the North Atlantic All European islands have depended on trade

Mountains and Uplands May be viewed as walls- separate groups of people Difficult for people, goods, and ideas to spread Affect climate

Mountain Chains Most famous- Alps France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and the northern Balkan Peninsula Cut Italy off from the rest of Europe. Pyrenees Mountains restrict movement from France to Spain and Portugal Both ranges provide skiing, hiking, etc… Isolated various ethnic groups from each other

Uplands Uplands- different from mountains. hills or very low mountains that may also contain mesas and high plateaus Eroded remains of ancient mountain ranges KjØlen (CHUR*luhn) Mountains of Scandinavia Scottish highlands Low mountain areas of Brittany in France Central plateau of Spain called Meseta (meh*SHE*tah) 1/6 of French lands are located in Massif Central (ma*SEEF sahn*TRAHL)

Resources Shape Life Distribution of resources creates regional differences within Europe EX: Ireland lacks energy resources-so they use Peat – partially decayed plant matter found in bogs Coal- plentiful in other parts of Europe. EX: Poland

Human-Environment Interaction Test December 15 Chapter 12 Section 3 Human-Environment Interaction Test December 15