2. Europe’s Latitude v. US

3. Former Soviet Region Compared in Latitude & Area with the United States

4. Satellite View of Europe

5. 3,800 square miles

6. REGIONSREGIONSREGIONSREGIONS REGIONSREGIONSREGIONSREGIONS

7. 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

8. Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas? Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas? OROR A Peninsula of Asia?

9. Europe: An Asian Peninsula?

10. Northern Peninsulas Jutland Peninsula Scandinavian Peninsula

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

12. PeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulas PeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulas Scandinavian Pen. Jutland Pen. Iberian Pen. Italian Pen.Balkan Pen. Anatolean Pen. Crimean Pen. Peloponnesian Pen.

13. B o d i e s of W a t e r B o d i e s of W a t e r Mediterranean Sea North Sea Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea Black Sea AegeanSe a Adriatic Sea Tyrrhenian Sea Bay of Biscay Strait of Gibraltar Dardanelles Strait Arctic Ocean English Channel Caspian Sea

14. The Mediterranean Sea 2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide 2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide “Crossroads of 3 Continents” “Crossroads of 3 Continents” Caesarea on the Israeli coast Strait of Gibraltar

15. RiversRiversRiversRivers RiversRiversRiversRivers Danube R. Seine R. Rhine R. Loire R. Po R. Tiber R. Tagus R. Thames R. Elbe R. Oder R. Vistula R. Dnieper R. Volga R. Don R. Ebro R.

16. The Danube River 1770 miles

17. 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

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

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

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

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

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

23. Answer:Answer: They are Europe’s lifeline!

24. ElevationElevation Alps Carpathians Caucasus Urals Pyrennes Apennines

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

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

27. The Caucasus Mountains The origin of the word Caucasian.

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

29. The Ural Mountains

30. PlainsPlainsPlainsPlains PlainsPlainsPlainsPlains Northern European Plain Steppes Siberian Lowlands

31. The BENELUX Countries * Belgium * Netherlands * Luxembourg * Belgium * Netherlands * Luxembourg

32. Holland’s Dikes

33. Amsterdam’s Canals