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Introduction to Europe

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1 Introduction to Europe

2 Political map of Europe

3 Physical Map Rhine River North Sea Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean
English Channel Danube River Loire River Black Sea Alps Mountains Pyrenees Mountains Balkan Mountains Mediterranean Sea

4 Regions of Europe

5 Fjords Fjords – steep U-shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled with seawater after the glaciers melted Often found in Norway and Sweden

6 Climate of Europe

7 Land of peninsulas Peninsula – a point of land extending into an ocean or lake Scandinavian Peninsula – Norway and Sweden Iberian Peninsula – Spain and Portugal Italian Peninsula – Italy Balkan Peninsula – mulitple countries – Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, etc.

8 Islands A body of land surrounded by water
Islands in Europe – Great Britain and Ireland, Iceland Many countries have island off of them – ex. Greece, Italy, France Great Britain and Ireland

9 Mountains Most famous mountain chain in Europe is the Alps Mountains that stretches across France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and the northern Balkan Peninsula

10 Study websites http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/European_Geography.htm
Includes country and landscapes games


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