Europe

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Europe

• Physical Geography

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The Land

• Europe is part of a large landmass called Eurasia.

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The Land

• Europe is a large peninsula. A peninsula is a
  body of land that is surrounded by water on three
  sides.

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Southern Europe Light Blue Western Europe
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Topography

• The Northern European Plain is a flat area that
  extends from France through the Netherlands,
  Germany, Poland, and into Russia. The Northern
  European Plain has very good soil called
  chernozem.

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Peninsulas

• Europe has five major peninsulas
• Scandinavian Peninsula
• Jutland
• Iberian Peninsula
• Italian Peninsula
• Balkan Peninsula

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Scandinavian Peninsula

• The Scandinavian Peninsula is in Northern Europe.
  Norway, Sweden, and part of Finland are on the
  Scandinavian Peninsula. The peninsula is
  surrounded by the Barents Sea, Baltic Sea,
  Norwegian Sea, and North Sea.

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Fjords

• A fjord is a steep, narrow, u-shaped valley that
  is carved out by a glacier. They are found in
  Norway on the Scandinavian Peninsula because this
  area had many glaciers during the last ice age.

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Jutland

• The country of Denmark is on Jutland.

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Iberian Peninsula

• The countries of Portugal and Spain are on the
  Iberian Peninsula.

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The Italian Peninsula

• Italy is on the Italian Peninsula.

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The Balkan Peninsula

• The Balkan Peninsula is surrounded by the
  Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, and Black Sea.

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Strategic Waterways

• A strategic waterway is a narrow body of water on
  an important transportation route or sea lane.
  Some examples are
• The English Channel
• The Strait of Gibraltar
• The Dardanelles and Bosporus

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The English Channel

• The English Channel separates the island of Great
  Britain from France. The narrowest point is the
  Strait of Dover, which is 21 miles wide.

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The Chunnel

• The Chunnel is a tunnel that runs underneath the
  English Channel and connects Britain to France.

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Interesting Facts

• Matthew Webb is the first known person to swim
  the channel from Dover to Calais. It took him 21
  hours and 45 minutes.
• In 1979, Bryan Allen crossed the Channel in a
  human powered aircraft. Yea, that is right, he
  pedalled for three hours in order to fly.

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Strait of Gibraltar

• The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic
  Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The strait also
  separates the continents of Europe and Africa.
  At the straits narrowest point it is eight miles
  wide.

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Gibraltar

• The Rock of Gibraltar or Gibraltar is actually an
  overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It has
  been part of the U.K. for 300 years.

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The only wild monkeys in Europe live on the
Rock of Gibraltar.
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The Bosporus and Dardanelles

• The Bosporus and Dardanelles separate Europe from
  Asia Minor (Turkey). Part of Turkey is in Europe
  and the other part is located in Asia.

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Islands

• Some islands in Northern Europe are
• Great Britain
• Ireland
• Iceland
• Great Britain and Ireland are the two major
  islands in an archipelago. Together they are
  called the British Isles.

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Great Britain

• Great Britain is the name of an island. The
  United Kingdom refers to a country that is
  located on Great Britain and Ireland. The United
  Kingdom is composed of
• Wales
• Scotland
• England
• Northern Ireland

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Islands

• Some islands in the Mediterranean Sea are
• Sicily
• Corsica
• Sardinia
• Crete

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Mountains

• The Alps are located in Northern Italy,
  Switzerland, Austria, and France. The Alps are
  not very long and the tallest mountain is Mont
  Blanc (15,774ft).

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Mountains

• The Pyrenees separate the Iberian Peninsula from
  France.

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Interesting Fact

• Hannibal was a general from Carthage, a city in
  North Africa. He took an army from Spain to
  Italy to fight the Romans. On the way he crossed
  the Pyrenees and the Alps. His army had over
  30,000 men and over 30 elephants.

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Climate and Vegetation

• Europe is in the middle and high latitudes,
  therefore, Europe has many different types of
  climates.
• In Northern Europe there is Tundra and Sub-arctic
  climates.
• Most of Western Europe has a Marine West Coast
  climate zone.
• Southern Europe has a Mediterranean climate.

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Climate

• The factors that affect climate are
• Topography
• Wind Currents
• Ocean Currents
• Zones of Latitude
• Elevation

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Climate

• Wind currents and ocean currents have a large
  impact on the climate of Europe.
• A. The North Atlantic Drift is an ocean current
  that warms Europe.
• B. Europe is also warmed by wind currents called
  the Westerlies.