1. Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. Satellite View of Europe Answer question #1

3. REGIONSREGIONSREGIONSREGIONS REGIONSREGIONSREGIONSREGIONS

4. Continents by Size (sq. km.) Asia44,579,000Africa30,065,000 North America 24,256,000 South America 17,819,000 Antarctica13,209,000 Europe Europe9,938,000 Oceania (incl. Australia) Oceania (incl. Australia) 7,687,000

5. 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. Write 3 major rivers on your graphic organizer

6. The Danube River 1770 miles

7. 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

8. The Volga River e The longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles.

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

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

11. Capitals on the Rivers (1) Paris, right bank of the Seine London on the Thames Prague on the Vltava Budapest on the Danube

12. Capitals on the Rivers (2) Berlin on the Spree Moscow on the Moscow River Rome on the Tiber Vienna on the Danube

13. What’s the answer ??

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

15. The BENELUX Countries * Belgium * Netherlands * Luxembourg * Belgium * Netherlands * Luxembourg Answer #2 on guided reading.

16. What are some things the Netherlands have done? They have built dikes (large banks of earth and stone to hold back the water.) –These are built for creation of polders. The also created polders (reclaimed new land from the sea.) –Polders were once drained and kept dry by windmills. –Today, other power sources run pumps to remove the water. –This provides farmland and settlement land. –More and more land is actually being reclaimed from the sea, so there may be many dikes behind one another.

17. Ways polders are kept dry

18. Holland’s Dikes

19. Amsterdam’s Canals

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

21. Europe: An Asian Peninsula?

22. Northern Peninsulas Jutland Peninsula Scandinavian Peninsula Write at least 3 peninsulas on your graphic organizer using the following slides.

23. Southern Peninsulas Iberian Peninsula Italian Peninsula Balkan Peninsula Anatolean Peninsula Crimean Peninsula

24. 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. Answer 3 and 4 on guided reading.

25. PeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulas PeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulas Scandinavian Pen. Jutland Pen. Iberian Pen. Italian Pen.Balkan Pen. Anatolean Pen. Crimean Pen. Peloponnesian Pen.

26. Reykjavik, Iceland: “The Youngest Oldest Country” e Volcanoes e Hot Springs e Geysers Answer question #5 on guided reading.

27. The British Isles

28. Mediterranean Islands e Generally rugged & mountainous. e Mediterranean Sea so polluted (will take 1000 years to clean up). Sardinia Cyprus Malta Write down at least 3 islands on your graphic organizer using the following slides.

29. Mt. Etna, Sicily e An active volcano

30. Mt. Vesuvius, Italy e 1944 eruption e Pompeii, 79 CE e Herculaneum, 79 CE

31. ElevationElevation Alps Carpathians Caucasus Urals Pyrennes Apennines

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

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

34. The Caucasus Mountains e The origin of the word Caucasian.

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

36. Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide” e Divides the European and Asian sections of Russia. 1500 miles

37. The Ural Mountains

38. 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 ^

39. PlainsPlainsPlainsPlains PlainsPlainsPlainsPlains Northern European Plain Steppes Siberian Lowlands

41. Major Industrial Resources

42. RESOURCESRESOURCESRESOURCESRESOURCES RESOURCESRESOURCESRESOURCESRESOURCES

43. 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

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45. Europe’s Latitude v. US

46. Former Soviet Region Compared in Latitude & Area with the United States

47. 3,800 square miles

49. What’s the answer ??

50. 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”

51. The Netherlands: The “Dagger” Pointing at the Heart of Britain!

52. PlateausPlateausPlateausPlateaus PlateausPlateausPlateausPlateaus Meseta

53. 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.

54. 10,000 BCE – Ice Age

55. Earthquake Zones

57. Eastern Europe

58. Russia’s 10 Time Zones

59. Siberia --> Permafrost eAverage temperatures of January vary from 0 to -50°C, and in July from 1 to 25°C e Average temperatures of January vary from 0 to -50°C, and in July from 1 to 25°C e 150,000,000 population. e A former “gulag” Soviet prison camp.

60. Lake Baikal, Siberia e The oldest and deepest lake in the world. e 20% of the world’s total unfrozen water supply.

61. Trans-Siberian Railroad e Completed in 1905.

62. Trans-Siberian Railroad  The main line runs 5,785 miles.

64. Europe’s Latitude v. US

65. ClimateClimate

66. Average Annual Precipitation

68. Europe’s Natural Regions

69. The North European Plain

70. The Northern European Plain --> An Invasion Route into Asia (& Vice Versa?)

71. Steppes: “Soviet” Breadbasket

72. The Steppes e 25% of the old Soviet Union’s food supply.

73. Major Regional Divisions of the Former U. S. S. R. Chernozen Soil

74. Germany’s Black Forest

76. Tundra: The Not-So-Barren Land Below the Arctic Circle

77. LandLandUseUseLandLandUseUse LandLandUseUseLandLandUseUse

78. Agricultural Activity

79. Oil Export Routes in the Caucasus Area

81. Major Environmental Disasters & Pollution Problems

82. Acid Rain

84. World Population by Continents Asia3,737,000,000 Africa823,000,000 Europe729,000,000 North America 486,000,000 South America 351,000,000 Oceania (incl. Australia) Oceania (incl. Australia) 31,000,000 Antarctica no permanent population

85. Population Density [People Per Square Mile] Belgium336.82Mexico52.15 Japan336.72 United States 29.77 India336.62World14.42 United Kingdom 244.69Norway14.42 Italy192.96Canada 3.36 France108.09Russia 8.61

86. Population Distribution

87. Population Growth

88. Members of the Indo-European Language Family

89. Major Religious Groups in Europe