1. Geography of Western Europe

2. Terms and Places Population density describes how crowded an area is.
Tributaries are rivers that flow into other rivers.
A waterway that is navigable can be traveled by ships.
High population density
Hydroelectric power is electricity made from in dams.
The Gulf Stream brings warm water from the south to northern Europe.
Low population density

3. Objectives
Identify two landforms that give Western Europe a lot of shoreline.
Explain how lots of shoreline affected Western Europe’s history and culture.
Name the four regions of Western Europe.
Explain how both climate and terrain affects population in each of the four regions of Western Europe.
Explain why the plains of Western Europe are warmer than the plains of Eastern Europe, even though they are at the same latitude.

4. Physical Geography of Europe
Part 1:
Location and Borders

5. Asia Europe Asia Africa Africa The Arctic Ocean The Ural Mountains
Where are Europe’s borders?
Where is Europe?
The Ural Mountains
The Atlantic Ocean
Europe
The Caspian
Sea
Caucasus Mts.
The Black Sea
Asia
The Mediterranean Sea
Africa
Africa

6. Part 2: Natural Features

7. What are Europe’s Outstanding Features?
Europe has many peninsulas.
Scandinavian
Peninsula
What are Europe’s Outstanding Features?
Cornwall
Jutland
Normandy
Brittany
Crimean Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
Italian Peninsula

8. The Balkan Peninsula

9. Europe has many Islands
Iceland
Faroe
Shetlands
Hebrides
Great
Britain
Ireland
Europe has many Islands
Corsica
The Greek Islands
Sardinia
Madeira
Sicily
Crete

10. Many islands and many peninsulas mean lots of coastline
Many islands and many peninsulas mean lots of coastline. This affects the people in many ways.
Economy
Diet
Military History

11. Part 3: The Four Regions and Their Climates

12. The Far North
Northern Plains
Alpine
Mediterranean

13. It has the least population. It is very cold up here.
The Far North Region
It has the least population. It is very cold up here.
The population is low.
The land is rugged.

14. Unlike the rest of Europe, the Far North is mostly forest.
tundra
pasture
tundra
tundra
tundra
tundra
pasture
forest
forest
forest
pasture
cropland
cropland
cropland
pasture
pasture
pasture
cropland
forest
cropland
pasture
cropland

15. This is called the Alpine region.
These provide recreation such as skiing and hiking, but fewer people live here.
High mountains cut across Europe.
This is called the Alpine region.

16. This is called the Mediterranean region.
South of the mountains is warm, because warm, dry air comes from Africa.
sirocco
sirocco
sirocco

17. Instead, the northerners get cool moist wind from the arctic
Instead, the northerners get cool moist wind from the arctic! This makes their winters cold.
cold
cold
cold
However, the mountains stop the warm air from reaching northern Europe.
cold

18. The eastern part isn’t warmed by the Gulf Stream.
The western parts of northern Europe get warmth from the Gulf Stream waters.

19. Note that the northern plains also have more rivers.

20. The northern plains! What do the colors and patterns on this map mean?
Highlands
Mountains
The northern plains!
So even though the south is warmer, more people live in the north.
Which region has the most land for producing food?
If much of the south looks rocky to you – you’re right!

21. What is the name of the warm region south of the Alps?
Review
Northern Plains
Alpine
Mediterranean
What is the name of the mountainous region that separates the north and south of mainland Europe?
What is the name of the warm region south of the Alps?
What is the name of the most fertile and populated region on the other side of the Alps?

22. The Far North Region Northern Plains Alpine Mediterranean
Which European region is able to grow the most food?
Which European region is the warmest?
Which European region has the fewest people?
Mediterranean
Alpine
Alpine
Alpine
Far North
Far North
Far North
Northern European Plain
Northern European Plain
Northern European Plain
The Mediterranean
The Mediterranean
The Mediterranean

23. What landforms make Western Europe different from other areas?
What does it mean that Europe’s rivers are navigable?
Vast deserts make travel through Europe difficult.
Boats can move up and down on them.
Many islands and peninsulas increase the amount of Europe’s shoreline.
What are some reasons a river might not be navigable?
Europe has few rivers to transport goods and water crops
Shallowness, ice, sand bars, bridges.
Why is Western Europe warmer in the north than Eastern Europe is?
Western Europe is further south than Eastern Europe is.
Desert winds travel from Africa to Western Europe, but not Eastern.
The Gulf stream brings warmth from the south.

24. In recent years, many European countries are giving up the currency they have used for centuries and are now using the Euro.
European believe that if they all use the same currency [type of money], then their economies will do better.

26. Please read
“The European Union”. World Studies: Europe and Russia. Pearson-Prentice-Hall, pgs About 3½-4 pages.

28. "Land and Water." pgs. 11-12. & "Major Rivers" pg. 15.
Please read
"Land and Water." pgs & "Major Rivers" pg. 15.
and
"Climate and Vegetation." pgs  
"Resources of Western Europe." pgs
World Studies: Europe and Russia. Pearson-Prentice-Hall, 2005.

29. and
“Cultures of Western Europe.” World Studies: Europe and Russia. Pearson-Prentice-Hall, pg
About 6 pages

30. Terms and Places The European Union is a Single market is
A foreign minister is
Urbanization is
An immigrant is
The Euro is the money used by most of Western Europe.

31. Objectives Describe the main goals of the European Union.
What is a Euro?

32. This is a population map.
On this map, the darker an area is, the more people live there.