1. Physical Features of Europe Europe Unit

2. Peninsula of Peninsulas  Europe is a large peninsula that consists of many smaller peninsulas  Most places in Europe are no more than 300 miles from an ocean or sea

4. Northern Peninsulas  The Scandinavian Peninsula is made up of Norway and Sweden and is bounded by the Norwegian, North, and Baltic Seas  Glaciers created fjords – steep U- shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled with seawater after the glaciers melted

6. Northern Peninsulas  The Jutland Peninsula forms the largest part of Denmark and a small part of Germany  The Jutland Peninsula consists of gently rolling hills and swampy low- lying areas which are different than the rocky land of the Scandinavian Peninsula

8. Southern Peninsulas  The Iberian Peninsula is home to Spain and Portugal. The Pyrenees Mountains block it off from the rest of Europe  The Italian Peninsula is home to Italy. It is shaped like a boot, extends into the Mediterranean Sea  The Balkan Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic, Mediterranean, and Aegean Seas. It’s mountains make transportation difficult

10. Islands  The larger islands are Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, and Greenland all located in the North Atlantic  The smaller islands are Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and Crete all located in the Mediterranean Sea

13. MOUNTAINS  The Alps cut Italy off from the rest of Europe just as the Pyrenees restrict movement from France to Spain and Portugal  The Apennines divide the Italian Peninsula into east and west while the Balkans block off the Balkan Peninsula from the rest of Europe  Resulted in the isolation of ethnic groups from each other

14. These are the Alps, which are the most famous mountain range in Europe

15. Rivers  Rivers are used to transport goods between coastal harbors and the inland region  2 major rivers: Danube and Rhine  The Rhine flows from the interior to the North Sea while the Danube flows west to east through Europe touching 9 countries

17. Volga River  The Volga River begins near Moscow and is the longest river on the European continent