1. Chapter 11 Section 1 Europe’s Dramatic Landscape

2. Europe’s Geography
The entire continent is a peninsula, sometimes called “the peninsula of peninsulas”.

3. Europe’s Geography
Most places in Europe are no more than 300 miles from an ocean or sea.

4. a body of land nearly surrounded by water.
Peninsula
a body of land nearly surrounded by water.

5. Europe’s Peninsula’s
Scandinavian Peninsula- juts out into the North Sea. The countries of Norway and Sweden are on it.

6. Europe’s Peninsula’s
Iberian Peninsula- Extends into the Mediterranean Sea. Spain and Portugal are both on it.

7. Europe’s Peninsula’s
Italian Peninsula- shaped like a boot and stretches into the Mediterranean Sea. Italy is the only country on it.

8. Europe’s Peninsula’s
Balkan Peninsula- stretches into the Mediterranean and Aegean Sea. Many small countries are located here with Greece located at the southern point.

9. Europe’s Mountains
The Alps- Europe’s tallest mountains. Stretches across eight countries in southern Europe.

10. The Alps

11. Europe’s Mountains
The Pyrenees- forms a natural barrier between Spain and France.

12. Northern European Plain
Vast area of flat or gently rolling land from France to Russia.

13. Europe’s Climate
The closeness to oceans on all sides of Europe keep the temperatures fairly mild compared to other locations of the same latitude.

14. North Atlantic Drift
Current of water through the Atlantic Ocean carrying warm water that influences temperatures in Europe.