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Lesson EQ: What are some of the major
physical features of Europe?
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Regional Physical
Features of Europe
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Satellite View of EuropeSatellite View of Europe
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3,800 square miles
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Region One:
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PeninsulaA body of land nearly surrounded by water.
(think Florida)
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Iberian Penins
ula
• Portugal and Spain
• North of the Pyrenees Mts.
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Scandinavian
Peninsula
• Many glaciers• North of Europe• Norway and
Sweden• Borders
Norwegian and Baltic Sea
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Region Two:
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PlainA large area of
flat or nearly flat land.
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• From the Pyrenees to Ural Mountains• Good farming• Covers ½ of Europe
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Region Three:
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Is a high,
rounded or
pointed landform with steep sides.
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• They cover most of Switzerland, Austria, and parts of Italy and France.
The AlpsThe Alps
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Mt. Blanc in the AlpsMt. Blanc in the Alps
Highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feet
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Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide”
Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide”
1500 miles
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Ural Mountains
• Divide Russia into two parts: –European Russia –Asian Russia• South part is next to nuclear
power plant• West of Russia
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Pyrenees Mountains
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• Between Spain and France
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Region Four:
navigable (deep and wide) body of water for ships to pass through
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• flows through 10 different European countries.
• Important commercial waterways on the continent.
• 2nd longest river in Europe
• Begins in Germany’s Black Forest and ends in the Black Sea
Danube River
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Danube River
Iron Gate – Romanian/Serbian Border
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Danube River
Origin of the Danube River in Germany
The Danube River in Hungary
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• longest and most important river in Europe.
• Navigable (deep and wide) for carrying trade and goods inland.
• Flows North through Germany and the Netherlands to the North Sea
Rhine River
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Rhine River Map
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Rhine River
The Rhine River is known for many castles along its route
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Rhine River
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Rhine River
The Rhine River carved the Swiss Grand Canyon
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English Channel
• Arm of the Atlantic Ocean
• Between Great Britain and France.
• Joins the North Sea to the Atlantic.
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English Channel (satellite view)
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English Channel• It is 150 miles wide at its widest and only 21
miles wide at its narrowest.The Chunnel is an undersea rail tunnel linking the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe. It is 31.4 miles long!
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Mediterranean Sea• Surrounded by Europe, Africa, and Asia.
• Spain, France, Italy and Greece are located here too
• From Austria to France
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Mediterranean Sea
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