1. Ch. 12 Peninsulas of Peninsulas
Lesson 1: Landforms and Regions

2. Peninsula and Islands Europe is a Large Peninsula
Contains many smaller peninsulas
Most places in Europe are no more than 300 miles from the ocean or sea
The European way of life involves using water for business and leisure

3. Scandinavian Peninsula
Norway and Sweden
Bounded by Norwegian Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea
The Peninsula shows the results of glaciers
The rich top soil has been scraped off by glaciers
Land was left with a thin, rocky soil
Very hard to farm
Glaciers also scraped large valleys that are now filled with water

4. Jutland Peninsula
Directly across North Sea from Scandinavian Peninsula
Consists of Mainly Denmark
Has small part of Germany
Part of an extension of broad plain
That plain reaches across northern Europe
Rolling Hills
Low-lying swampy areas

5. Iberian Peninsula Home of Spain and Portugal
Separated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees Mountains

6. Italian Peninsula Home to Italy Shaped like a boot
Extends in to the Mediterranean
4,700 miles of coastline

7. Balkan Peninsula Bordered by Adriatic, Mediterranean, and Aegean Seas
Many Mountains render transportation difficult
Home to Albania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, and Slovenia

8. Islands Great Britain Ireland Iceland Greenland
Smaller Islands include: Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and Crete

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Greenland

10.
Iceland

11. Mountains and Uplands Alps Several mountain ranges separate areas
Act Like Walls
Affect Climate
Make it difficult for goods, people, and ideas to move
A couple of ranges include the Alps and the Pyrenees
Alps

12. Mountain Chains Pyrenees The Alps are the most prominent
Arc across France, Italy, Germany, Austria, the northern Balkan Peninsula, and Switzerland
Italy is cut off from the rest of Europe
Pyrenees restrict movement from France to Spain and Portugal
Opportunities for hiking, skiing, and other outdoor activities.
Apennine Mountains divide the Italian Peninsula in half like a backbone
Natural Defense
Balkan Mountains block off Balkan Peninsula
Mountains isolate ideas and ethnic groups
Pyrenees

13. Uplands Massif Central Hills or very low mountains
May contain mesas and high plateaus
Include the KjØlen Mountains of Scandinavia
Scottish Highlands
Brittany in France
Meseta in Spain
Massif Central in France
Massif Central

14. Rivers: Europe's Links Rhine Danube Series of rivers traversing Europe
Used to transport people, goods, and ideas
Bring together different culture
Aid Economic Growth
Rhine and Danube have served as highways
Lined with castles
Rhine flows 820 miles to North Sea
Part of border between Germany and France
Danube cuts through heart of Europe
Touches 9 Countries
Flows 1,771 miles
Rivers have helped connect Europeans to rest of World
Rhine
Danube

15. Resources Shape Europe's Economy
Abundance of Coal and Iron Ore
These are needed for an industrialized economy
Coal deposits stretch from U.K. to Belgium and the Netherlands
From there to Germany, France, and Poland
Heavily Industrialized Areas include
Ruhr Valley, Germany
Alsace-Lorraine, France
Parts of the U.K.
They suffer from heavy industrial pollution
Ruhr Valley
United Kingdom Industry

16. Energy Oil Rig in North Sea Oil Rig
Oil and natural gas were found in1959 in North Sea
Between United Kingdom and Norway
1971 the possibility for offshore rigs arises
Very stable rigs despite the fact of deep waters and stormy seas
Pump oil and gas from as far out as 400 miles
Major source of petroleum for the world
Oil Rig in North Sea
Oil Rig

17. Agricultural Land Scandinavian Forest Grapes
33% of Europe’s land is suitable for agriculture
World Average is 11%
Europe produces many different crops
They include:
Grains
Grapes
Olives
Cork
Timber is cut from forests in the Alps and Scandinavia
Scandinavian Forest
Grapes

18. Resources Shape Life Peat
Resources in Europe have helped shaped the lives of the people
Affects the foods people eat
Jobs they hold
Houses in which they live
European folk tales take place in dark, deep forests that used to be present in Europe long ago
Irish lack resources so they cut and burn peat
In other parts of Europe people have mined coal for generations
Deep, Dark Forest
Peat