1. PHYSICAL
EUROPE

2. Europe and Asia share landmass Europe second smallest continent
EURasia
Europe and Asia share landmass
Europe second smallest continent
EUROPE IS 3/4s the size of the U.S

3. EUROPE IS A LARGE PENINSULA MADE OF MANY SMALLER PENINSULAS

4. NORTHERN PENINSULAS
Far North lies the Scandinavian Peninsula which consist of Norway, Sweden and Finland
Much of Norway’s jagged edges were created by glacial erosion
Consists of many lakes, mountains and fjords
Fjords- long, narrow, steep-sided inlets

6. SoUtHeRn PeNiNsUlAS Iberian Peninsula = southwest edge of Europe
Home to Spain and Portugal
Separates Mediterranean Sea from Atlantic Ocean
Pyrenees Mtns. separate peninsula from rest of continent
Isolation made this area oriented to sea until modern times

8. Apennine
Where Italy is located
Looks like a boot

9. BALKAN

10. Sicily
Iceland
Corsica
Cyprus
ISLANDS
Crete
Sardinia
Great Britain
Ireland

11. MOUNTAINS
PYRENEES – 11,000 ft. separates Iberian peninsula from continent
ALPS- forms a crescent from France to Balkan Peninsula

12. ALPS

13. Very fertile soil, lots of agriculture
plAins
NORTH EUROPEAN PLAIN – stretches from southeastern England and western France eastward to Poland, Ukraine and Russia
Very fertile soil, lots of agriculture

14. RIVERS Waterways have served a pivotal role in European history
For transportation, navigation and irrigation
Scandinavia rivers = too short for connection to cities
Iberian rivers = too narrow and shallow for large ships
Heartland of Europe long rivers provide way to seas

15. The Coloseum

21. Shakespeare's Globe

22. THE
VATICAN

25. TREVI FOUNTAIN

27. THE
FORUM

29. LONDON

30. BIG
BEN

31. Buckingham Palace

32. LONDON EYE

33. VIEW FROM THE EYE

34. WARWICK CASTLE ME