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EQ:EQ: What’s important about the physical features ofWhat’s important about the physical features of
Europe?Europe?
HW:HW: Map quiz- Wed Aug 21Map quiz- Wed Aug 21 – tomorrow!
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Which do you think impactsWhich do you think impacts
Europe more-Europe more-
RiversRivers oror MountainsMountains??
Explain your answer.Explain your answer.

3. Physical Features
of Europe

4. ∗Longest river in Germany
∗An important waterway for trade
∗Begins in Switzerland, winds
through Germany, France,
Luxembourg, & The Netherlands
Rhine River

8. ∗ 2nd
largest river in Europe (Volga is first)
∗ Flows through 9 countries: Germany,
Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia,
Bulgaria, Romania, & Ukraine
∗ 1,770 miles long
∗ Played a vital role in the development of
central Europe (trade & cultural
diffusion)
Danube River

13. ∗Located in Austria, France, Germany,
Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, &
Liechtenstein
∗Major tourist destination
∗Extend for almost 700 miles!
∗http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIHO
The Alps

17. ∗ Form the natural border between France & Spain
∗ Extend for about 270 miles
Pyrenees Mountains

20. ∗ Considered the natural boundary between Europe &
Asia
∗ Divide Russia: 1/4 is in Europe, 3/4 is in Asia
∗ 1,500 miles long!
∗ Among the world’s OLDEST mountain ranges
∗ Huge deposits of gold, nickel, silver, platinum, coal,
iron, & other minerals
∗ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKkwCkGmgJQ
Ural Mountains

24. ∗Small body of water that separates
England from France
∗350 miles long
∗In the past, it was used as a good system
of defense for England
∗An important waterway for trade
∗ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8-3IFEitW4
The English Channel

27. ∗The Pyrenees form the northern
border
∗2nd largest peninsula in Europe
∗Includes the countries of Spain &
Portugal
Iberian Peninsula

29. ∗Largest peninsula in Europe (1,150
miles long)
∗Consists of Norway, Sweden, and
the northern region of Finland
∗Region is rich in timber, iron, &
copper
Scandinavian
Peninsula

31. ∗ Important route for trade & cultural exchange
∗ Located between 3 continents (Europe, Africa, & Asia)
∗ Covers an area of 965,000 square miles
∗ Name means “in the middle of the earth”
(surrounded by land)
∗ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_XPdzoljZw
Mediterranean Sea

35. ∗Largest mountain-free landform in Europe
∗Stretches from the Pyrenees in the west to
the Ural Mountains in the east
∗Extends 2,000 miles
∗Successful agricultural area
The European Plain

36. Eur opean Pl ai n

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