A SURVEY OF EUROPE

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A SURVEY OF EUROPE LaRocco/Anderson-
SCS All pictures are cited or are from
www.google.com
EUROPE
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LOCATION PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Mappoint.msn.com
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Eurasia This large landmass is separated into
  two continents of Asia and Europe by the Ural
  Mountains
• The continent of Europe can be called a
  peninsula of peninsulas due to the large number
  of these specific physical features. Examples are
  the Italian peninsula, the Iberian peninsula
  (Spain and Portugal), the Balkan Peninsula
  (Greece, Serbia, and Macedonia among others), and
  the Scandinavian peninsula which is home to
  Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Finland, and
  Denmark)
• There are many seas in Europe including the
  oil-rich North sea and the major tourist/trade
  route of the Mediterranean Sea. The Adriatic Sea
  and the Aegean Sea have been historically
  impacted by the Greek and Roman Empires.

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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

• CLIMATES are varied and have a range of hot
  Mediterranean climates to cold tundra and ice
  caps.
• Main climate is Temperate due to the warm ocean
  current called the North Atlantic Drift
• Southern Europe is hot and dry Mediterranean
  climate- think grapes and olives!!
• Central Europe is the Humid Continental climate
• Northern Europe is Subarctic climate (Taiga) and
  Tundra

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Major Physical Features
The Alps known for their rugged beauty and
recreation, especially skiing!! Things relating
to the Alps are called Alpine
The Pyrenees -mountains found along the border of
France and Spain. They also blocked the mixing
of the two cultures as a natural barrier to
movement
Polders- areas of land reclaimed from the sea.
Man-made dams are built to block water around low
lying areas. These areas are then pumped dry and
used for farms and building. Found in the
Netherlands
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Europes Land Use
Industry
Farming
Herding
Pollution Acid Rain (Germanys Black Forest in
the lakes of Scandinavia)
Radiation Chernobyl (in the Ukraine, near Kiev)
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Economic Characteristics

• What World is it? D______

• Economics Mostly capitalist but
  Communism WAS in eastern Europe and the Soviet
  Union (USSR) for most of the 20th century.

• Eastern Block Countries are former USSR
  controlled areas like Romania, Serbia, and the
  Czech Republic.

• European Unity through European Union (EU) shows
  COOPERATION

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Cultural Impacts

• There are over 200 different ethnic groups which
  have a variety of languages and traditions.

• Diverse in languages, traditions, and religions
  Main religion is Christianity. The three branches
  of Christianity are Roman Catholic, Protestant,
  and Orthodox

• Architecture built for climate- chalets in
  Alps, villas in the Mediterranean

• Monuments and statues - Reflects history

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Strong Historical Impacts

• Greece Rome are considered the birthplace of
  Democracy

• Great Britain is birthplace of the 1750
  Industrial Revolution in London, England

• Imperialism - Major Colonial Powers are from
  Europe, hence the spread of English and
  Christianity worldwide.
• The sun never sets on the British Empire

• Major Impacts after WW2 change of countries and
  boundaries.

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Maps Change Over Time- What changed in this
example?
Yugoslavia is now known as the independent
countries of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia,
Macedonia, Serbia and the Former Yugoslav country
of Montenegro
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SOME MAJOR CITIES POPULAR LANDMARKS
Berlin London Paris Madrid
Rome Athens
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PARIS, FRANCE
Notre Dame Cathedral
http//www.paris.org/Monuments/NDame/
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http//www.aviewoncities.com/gallery/paris/arcdetr
iomphe.htm
Arc de Triomphe in central Paris
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http//www.aviewoncities.com/paris/louvre.htm
The Louvre Enormous art museum in downtown
Paris, France
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http//www.aviewoncities.com/gallery/paris/eiffelt
ower.htm
Eiffel Tower- symbol of Paris
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Rome, Italy
http//ancient-rome.tripod.com/colosseum/colosseum
2.htm
The Colosseum
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http//graphics.stanford.edu/lucasp/pictures/ital
y/vatican/2stpeterspiazza.jpg
St. Peters Basilica Vatican City, Rome, Italy
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Leaning Tower in Pisa, Italy
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The birthplace of democracy!!
http//historylink101.net/greece1/pic_temple-parth
enon.htm
The Parthenon in Athens, Greece
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Westminster Abbey in London Where kings are
crowned
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Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves
http//www.towerbridge.org.uk/
The TOWER BRIDGE in London
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Big Ben is actually the name of the bell inside
the clock tower, but everyone uses the nickname
for the tower itself.
http//www.darknessandlight.co.uk/london_pictures/
fs-sep/2006.JPG
BIG BEN in London
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Windmills- common in the Netherlands to help
pump water out of low-lying fields.
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CASTLES Usually built as a fortress during the
feudal period for a noble or aristocratic
landowner. Royal families also built them for
residences. These can be found all over Europe
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Traditional Views of Europe

• Each region and country have individual costumes
  and traditions which date back hundreds of years.

How many of these do you know? (keep a count of
the total countries shown for the last question)
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So where are we??
Scandinavia!!
Scandinavia!!
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So where are we??
Holland!! otherwise known as the Netherlands
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If only my students could see me
Ooops- oh hey everyone!
Och nay-not another teacher laddie!
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I say, why are these school children bothering
us during tea time?
Because they are supposed to be looking at
Englands countryside!!
Theres another trip planned this summer. See me
for details!
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oom pa pa!
Ja, vee are a German bahnd!
I wonder if they are serving bratwurst?
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Da, we were behind the iron curtain!
But I got out of Romania before communism could
get the better of meI now live in LA!!
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Hola Señor, que pasa en España?
Palace de España
Are you kidding?!?!
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I wonder if I can get in to this Swiss bank
Did you know this is Switzerland?
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Oui oui, you like some French crepes suzette?
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sí - and we just beat your team!
Ciao! Were in Italia!!
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Lg!- ITz Mg bIJ FAT GRSSK CLAzzRQQM!!
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Oooh la la!!
Enjoy a trip to Europe anytime!!
Cheers and Cheerio !!