European Geography

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European Geography

• You will study the geography of Europe and the
  Eurasian land mass including location,
  topography, waterways, vegetation, and climate
  and their relationship to ways of life in
  Medieval Europe.

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Vocabulary

• Topography Shape elevation of land.
• Waterways Channel of water (rivers, canals,
  ect)
• Vegetation Plant life
• Climate Weather

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Location

• Europe is actually part of Eurasia, the large
  landmass that includes both Europe and Asia.
• Geographers consider the Ural Mountains to be the
  boundary between the two continents.

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Topography

• Mountain ranges cover much of southern Europe.
• The Northern European Plain is very flat. It
  begins just north of the Alps Mountains and
  extends to the top of the Scandinavian Peninsula
  .

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Climate and Vegetation

• Southern Europe largely warm and sunny shrubs
  and trees are common
• Northwestern Europe Mild, cool, wet climate
  freezing weather in winters limit growing seasons
• Scandinavia (northern most) very cold, snows
  all year few plants can survive

Glaciers in Scandinavia
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Geography and Life in the Middle Ages

• Southern Europe
• Lived on coastal plains and river valleys to farm
• In the mountains people were herders
• Access to coast made trade and fishing easy
• Northern Europe
• Used rivers for transportation
• Flat land made invasions a big problem