1. Adapted from Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley High School Chappaqua, NY Adapted from Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley High School Chappaqua, NY

2. Europe’s Latitude v. U.S. The U.S. is not directly west of Europe, Canada is directly west of Europe

3. Satellite View of Europe

4. 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 Dardanelles Strait Arctic Ocean English Channel Caspian Sea

5. The Mediterranean Sea 2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide “Crossroads of 3 Continents” Strait of Gibraltar & the “Pillars of Hercules”

6. You do not need to know all the bodies of water, rivers, plains or mountains of Europe, you just need to know that Europe is made up of a diverse terrain!

7. RiversRiversRiversRivers RiversRiversRiversRivers 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.

8. The Danube River 1770 miles

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

10. The Volga River It’s the longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles.

11. The Volga River The river is so polluted that the sturgeon catch has been decreased by 60%. The river is so polluted that the sturgeon catch has been decreased by 60%.

12. Why are most of the capitals of Europe on major rivers?

13. Capitals on the Rivers Paris, right bank of the Seine London on the Thames Prague on the Vltava Budapest on the Danube

14. Capitals on the Rivers Berlin on the Spree Moscow on the Moscow River Rome on the Tiber Vienna on the Danube

15. What’s the answer??

16. Answer:Answer: They are Europe’s lifeline!

17. Moutains&PeaksMoutains&PeaksMoutains&PeaksMoutains&Peaks Moutains&PeaksMoutains&PeaksMoutains&PeaksMoutains&Peaks Alps Mts. Pyrennes Mts. Apennines Mts. Dinaric Alps Carpathian Mts. Caucasus Mts. Ural Mts. Mt. Etna ^ Mt. Vesuvius ^ Mt. Olympus ^

18. ElevationElevation Alps Carpathians Caucasus Urals Pyrennes Apennines

19. The Alps The Alps cover most of Switzerland, Austria, and parts of Italy and France.

20. Mt. Blanc in the Alps It’s the highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feet.

21. The Caucasus Mountains The origin of the word Caucasian. The origin of the word Caucasian.

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

23. Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide” It divides the European and Asian sections of Russia. 1500 miles

24. The Ural Mountains

25. PlainsPlainsPlainsPlains PlainsPlainsPlainsPlains Northern European Plain Steppes Siberian Lowlands

27. Europe’s Latitude v. US

28. ClimateClimate