1. Intro to Europe: Physical Geography Objectives: Locate and label important geographical features of Europe Name important natural resources of Europe

2. Europe: 48-49 Independent countries

3. European Landmarks 12 3 4 5 6 7

4. What do Europeans look like? London, England Spain Italy Greenland Scandinavian Countries Serbia

5. Fun Facts About Europe Wales, UK is home to the town with the longest name Europe is named after the Greek goddess Europa There are no deserts in all of Europe Paris, France is the largest city in all of Europe Greenland is the world’s largest island

6. Area Europe from E. to W.: Atlantic Ocean to the Ural Mountains Europe from N. to S.: Arctic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea Most populated region: Northern European Plain WHY? Many rivers flow across Resources Trade routes Both = good economy

7. Major mountains: Alps (Alpine) Austria & Switzerland (Top of Italy) Apennines In Italy Pyrenees Separate Spain Ural Separate Europe and Asia

8. Major Peninsulas Scandinavian -Sweden, Finland, Norway Iberian -Portugal & Spain Italian -Italy Jutland -Denmark

9. What made Europe so powerful? Why has European influence spread world wide? Natural endowments 1.Surrounded by water 2. Favorable climates 3.Natural resources

10. 1. Water Long coastline ▫Harbors for trade ▫Food & water supply ▫Protection from enemies Rhine and Danube are important rivers ▫Along North European Plain ▫Link important cities for trade Rhine is considered the most important

11. Rhine-Danube Industrial Corridor What does that even mean? Rhine & Danube = Rivers in Europe Industry = Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories Corridor = A passageway, route, or strip of area connecting two or more places; usually identified by a common characteristic or purpose

12. Rhine-Danube --- links waterway systems between North Sea & Black Sea

13. Rhine River Danube River Man-made canals & smaller rivers

14. Why do you think the Rhine-Danube is important?

15. Helps with the movement of goods into and out of the interior* of Europe from/to shipping ports on the coast *interior = middle of Europe (landlocked inner counties not on the outside touching the ocean)

16. Why do you think the Rhine- Danube is important? Touches 13 countries and about 70 cities, giving them all access to the sea Who can name some countries it touches? Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, France, Switzerland, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine

17. Why do you think the Rhine- Danube is important? In 2010, 5,211,918 tons* of goods moved through the canal. How do you think this affects the region? * That’s 10,423,836,000 pounds, people!

19. 2. Climates Good climate/weather ▫Easier living for humans and animals ▫Allows farming to cover half of Europe Ocean helps regulate temperature ▫North Atlantic Drift = warm ocean current ▫Warms North Western Europe ▫Travels up from the Gulf of Mexico

20. 3. Natural Resources 1.Forests -Lots of forest land is now being re-grown due to deforestation -One of the main reasons they came to USA

21. 3. Natural Resources, cont. 2. Soil Loess- very fertile soil, good for growing many crops

22. 3. Natural Resources, cont. 3. Metals: iron, lead, and coal -Hydroelectricity -Dependent upon oil imports

23. Who gets those resources? Fighting over natural resources led to conflicts between nations WW1 and WW2 both started in Europe