1. EUROPE TEST REVIEW SPRING 2013

2. Europe’s Latitude v. US

3. Satellite View of Europe

4. REGIONSREGIONSREGIONSREGIONS REGIONSREGIONSREGIONSREGIONS

5. Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas? Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas? OROR A Peninsula of Asia?

6. Europe: An Asian Peninsula?

7. Northern Peninsulas Jutland Peninsula Scandinavian Peninsula

8. Southern Peninsulas Iberian Peninsula Italian Peninsula Balkan Peninsula

9. How many MAJOR peninsulas are there in Europe? A.) One B.) Three C.) Five D.) Seven

10. PeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulas PeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulas Scandinavian Pen. Jutland Pen. Iberian Pen. Italian Pen. Balkan Pen.

11. Peninsulas Europe has five major peninsulas: A.Scandinavian Peninsula B.Jutland C.Iberian Peninsula D.Italian Peninsula E.Balkan Peninsula

12. Which TWO countries are on the Scandinavian Peninsula? A.) Norway & Finland B.) Finland & Sweden C.) Denmark & Finland D.) Norway & Sweden

13. Scandinavian Peninsula The Scandinavian Peninsula is in Northern Europe. Norway, Sweden, are on the Scandinavian Peninsula. The peninsula is surrounded by the Barents Sea, Baltic Sea, Norwegian Sea, and North Sea.

15. What is a FJORD? A.) Plateau B.) Deep U-shaped Valley C.) Mountain D.) Small body of water

16. Fjords A fjord is a steep, narrow, u-shaped valley that is carved out by a glacier. They are found in Norway on the Scandinavian Peninsula because this area had many glaciers during the last ice age.

18. Norwegian Fjords eGlaciers cut deep valleys in the ocean during the Ice Age. e Glaciers cut deep valleys in the ocean during the Ice Age.

19. Which TWO countries are on the Jutland Peninsula? A.) Germany & France B.) Denmark & France C.) Britain & France D.) Denmark & Germany

20. Jutland The countries of Denmark and Germany are on the Jutland Peninsula

21. Which TWO countries are on the Iberian Peninsula? A.) Britain & France B.) Spain & Portugal C.) Germany & France D.) Norway & Sweden

22. Iberian Peninsula The countries of Portugal and Spain are on the Iberian Peninsula.

24. The Italian Peninsula Italy is on the Italian Peninsula. Vatican City is on the Italian Peninsula.Vatican City is on the Italian Peninsula. San Marino is on the Italian Peninsula.San Marino is on the Italian Peninsula.

26. The Balkan Peninsula The Balkan Peninsula is surrounded by the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, and Black Sea.

28. What body of water lies between Great Britain & Denmark? A.) Atlantic Ocean B.) North Sea C.) Black Sea

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

30. The Mediterranean Sea: Mare Nostrum e 2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide e “Crossroads of 3 Continents” Caesarea on the Israeli coast Strait of Gibraltar & the “Pillars of Hercules”

31. Which river empties into the North Sea? A.) Rhine B.) Danube C.) Euphrates

32. RiversRiversRiversRivers RiversRiversRiversRivers Danube R. Rhine R. Thames R.

33. The Danube River 1770 miles

34. The Danube River  Flows through the 12 countries of Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ukraine. Where Buda & Pest Meet Biking Along the Danube

35. Strategic Waterways A strategic waterway is a narrow body of water on an important transportation route or sea lane. Some examples are: The English Channel The Strait of Gibraltar

36. 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.

38. Strait of Gibraltar The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The strait also separates the continents of Europe and Africa. At the strait’s narrowest point it is eight miles wide.

41. Gibraltar The Rock of Gibraltar or Gibraltar is actually an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It has been part of the U.K. for 300 years.

42. The Chunnel The Chunnel is a tunnel that runs underneath the English Channel and connects Britain to France.

45. Where are the LARGER ISLANDS of Europe located? A.) North B.) South C.) East

46. Where are the SMALLER ISLANDS of Europe located? A.) North B.) South C.) East

47. Islands LARGER islands in Northern Europe are: Great Britain Ireland Iceland Great Britain and Ireland are the two major islands in an archipelago. Together they are called the British Isles.

48. Great Britain Great Britain is the name of an island. The United Kingdom refers to a country that is located on Great Britain and Ireland. The United Kingdom is composed of: Wales (in the western part of Great Britain) Scotland (in the northern part of Great Britain) England (in the southeastern part of Great Britain) Northern Ireland (north of Ireland)

49. Islands SMALLER islands in the Mediterranean Sea are: Sicily (soccer ball to the “boot” Corsica (birthplace of Napoleon) Sardinia (south of Corsica) Crete (south of Greece)

50. Mediterranean Islands e Generally rugged & mountainous. e Mediterranean Sea so polluted (will take 1000 years to clean up). Sardinia Cyprus Malta

51. Which Mountains separate Spain and France? A.) Alps B.) Dinaric Alps C.) Pyrennes

52. MoutainsMoutainsMoutainsMoutains MoutainsMoutainsMoutainsMoutains Alps Pyrennes Apennines. Dinaric Alps Carpathian

53. MOUNTAINSMOUNTAINS Alps Carpathians Pyrennes Apennines Dinaric Alps

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

55. Mt. Blanc in the Alps e Highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feet

56. Transylvania in the Carpathian Mountains e Home of Vlad Tepeš, the Drakul (“Count Dracula”)

57. Mountains The Pyrenees separate the Iberian Peninsula from France.

59. Which of the BENELUX countries is the most NORTH? A.) Belgium B.) Netherlands C.) Luxembourg

60. The BENELUX Countries * Belgium * Netherlands * Luxembourg * Belgium * Netherlands * Luxembourg We call them NEBELUX Countries Because NE(north), BE(central), LUX(south)

61. CompletedCompletedMapMapCompletedCompletedMapMap CompletedCompletedMapMapCompletedCompletedMapMap North Sea Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea Black Sea Aegean Sea Adriatic Sea Tyrrhenian Sea Bay of Biscay Strait of Gibraltar Dardanelles Strait Arctic Ocean English Channel Caspian Sea Danube R. Seine R. Rhine R. Loire R. Po R. Tiber R. Tagus R. Thames R. Elbe R. Oder R. Vistula R. Dnieper R. Volga R. Don R. Ebro R. Alps Mts. Pyrennes Mts. Apennines Mts. Dinaric Alps Carpathian Mts. Caucasus Mts. Ural Mts. Mt. Etna ^ Mt. Vesuvius ^ Mt. Olympus ^ Siberian Lowlands Northern European Plain Steppes Scandinavian Pen. Jutland Pen. Iberian Pen. Crimean Pen. Balkan Pen. Anatolean Pen. Peloponnesian Pen. Italian Pen.

62. Eastern Europe

64. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 64 Much Ethnic Mixing in the Making of Europe as a Culture Region

65. 65 BALKANIZATION FROM THE VERB BALKANIZE, WHICH MEANS TO BREAK UP (AS IN A REGION) INTO SMALLER AND OFTEN HOSTILE UNITS ORIGINATES FROM A MOUNTAIN RANGE IN BULGARIA APPLIED TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF EASTERN EUROPE, i.e., THE BALKAN COUNTRIES OF THE BALKAN PENINSULA

66. 66 COUNTRIES FACING THE ADRIATIC SEA SLOVENIA: FIRST TO SECEDE; ETHNICALLY MOST HOMOGENEOUS CROATIA BOSNIA: CENTRALLY POSITIONED SERBIA: LARGEST AND MOST POPULOUS MACEDONIA: 65% MACEDONIAN, 21% ALBANIAN SERBIA-MONTENEGRO: INCLUDES SERBIA, KOSOVO, VOJVODINA, AND MONTENEGRO ALBANIA: REMNANT OF TURKISH OTTOMAN EMPIRE; 70% MUSLIMS; LOWEST ECONOMIC RANKING IN EUROPE

67. 67 ETHNIC CLEANSING REFERS TO THE FORCIBLE OUSTER OF ENTIRE POPULATIONS FROM THEIR HOMELANDS BY STRONGER POWERS BENT ON TAKING THEIR TERRITORIES A B A COUNTRIES BORDER MINORITYPOPULATION

68. In the 1990's (a LONG time after WWII) what did Slobodan Milosevic do to Yugoslavia? A.) Killed people of ethnic groups not his own B.) Broke Yugoslavia into areas defined by its own ethnic groups C.) Both A & B D.) None of the above

69. Major Environmental Disasters & Pollution Problems

70. Acid Rain

71. What does acid rain hurt the most in Europe? A.) cars B.) buildings C.) river & lakes

72. What score am I going to get on tomorrow's test? A.) 90% or above B.) 80% to 89% C.) 70% to 79% D.) Below 70% E.) Who cares? Geography is a stupid subject!