1. Physical Geography of Europe

2. Physical Map of Europe

3. Where does Europe STOP?
Europe and Asia are both continents, although they are both located on the same great landmass (Eurasia).
These two continents are separated by the Ural Mountains and the Bosporus Strait (which separates the Black Sea & the Mediterranean Sea.)

4. Political Map of Europe

5. Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas?

6. Scandinavian Peninsula
Northern Peninsulas
Scandinavian Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula

7. The Northern Peninsulas
The Scandinavian Peninsula (occupied by Norway and Sweden) in northern Europe is mountainous.
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Peninsula

8. Southern Peninsulas Crimean Peninsula Iberian Peninsula
Italian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
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9. The Southern Peninsulas
The Iberian Peninsula home to Spain and Portugal. It separates the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean, except for the small passage known as the Strait of Gibraltar.
Most of the peninsula is a plateau, but the Pyrenees Mountains form a barrier between it and the rest of Europe.

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

11. The Mediterranean Sea 2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide
The Mediterranean Sea is a large sea or body of water that is located between Europe, northern Africa and southwestern Asia
2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide
“Crossroads of 3 Continents”

12. The English Channel
The English Channel separates the island of Great Britain from France. The narrowest point is the Strait of Dover, which is 21 miles wide.

13. R i v e r s Volga R. Don R. Thames R. Vistula R. Elbe R. Rhine R.
Oder R.
Dnieper R.
Seine R.
Loire R.
Danube R.
Po R.
Tagus R.
Tiber R.
Ebro R.

14. The Rhine River It is also the busiest waterway in Europe.
The Rhine is about 765 miles (1,230 kilometers) long.
The Rhine runs through the most populated part of Europe, and its steamers and barges carry a steady flow of cargoes.

15. The Danube River
1770 miles

16. The Danube River
Flows through the 12 countries of Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ukraine.

17. M o u t a i n s & P e a k s Ural Mts. Carpathian Mts. Caucasus Mts.
Alps Mts.
Pyrennes Mts.
Dinaric Alps
Apennines Mts.
Mt. Vesuvius ^
Mt. Olympus ^
Mt. Etna ^

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

19. Pyrenees Mountains
Pyrenees-forms a mountain wall between the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe. They are not as tall as the Alps, but are very rugged.

20. Ural Mountains
The Ural Mountains are considered to be the natural boundary between Europe and Asia
The Urals are about 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers) long.

21. Plains
One of the most fertile agricultural regions in the world is the Northern European Plain. 33% of Europe’s land is suitable for agricultural use (farming). Olives, fruits, and vegetables grow in southern areas; grains and livestock are raised in northern areas.