Adapted from Ms. Susan M. Pojer

Horace Greeley High School

Chappaqua, NY

Adapted from Ms. Susan M. Pojer

Horace Greeley High School

Chappaqua, NY

Europe’s Latitude v. U.S.Europe’s Latitude v. U.S.

Former Soviet Region Compared in Latitude & Area with the United

States

Former Soviet Region Compared in Latitude & Area with the United

States

Satellite View of EuropeSatellite View of Europe

3,800 square miles

REGIONS

REGIONS

Continents by Size (sq. km.)Continents by Size (sq. km.)

Asia 44,579,000

Africa 30,065,000

North America 24,256,000

South America 17,819,000

Antarctica 13,209,000

Europe 9,938,000

Oceania (incl. Australia)   7,687,000

Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas?

Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas?

OROR

A Peninsula of Asia?A Peninsula of Asia?

Europe: An Asian Peninsula?

Europe: An Asian Peninsula?

Northern PeninsulasNorthern Peninsulas

Jutland Peninsula

Scandinavian Peninsula

Southern PeninsulasSouthern Peninsulas

Iberian Peninsul

a

Italian Peninsul

a

Balkan Peninsul

a

CrimeanPeninsul

a

Peninsulas

Peninsulas

Scand

inav

ian

Pen.

JutlandPen.

Iberian Pen.

Italian Pen. Balkan Pen.

Crimean Pen.

Bodies

of

Water

Bodies

of

Water Mediterranean Sea

North Sea

AtlanticOcean Baltic

Sea

BlackSea

AegeanSea

Adriatic Sea

TyrrhenianSea

Bay ofBiscay

Strait ofGibraltar

DardanellesStrait

ArcticOcean

English Channel

CaspianSea

The Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea

2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide

“Crossroads of 3 Continents”

Strait of Gibraltar & the “Pillars of

Hercules”

Rivers

Rivers Danube R.

Seine R.Rhine R.

Loire R.

Po R.

Tiber R.

Tagus R.

Thames R.

Elbe R.

Oder R.

Vistula R.

Dnieper R

.

Vo

lga R

.Don R.

Ebro R.

The Danube RiverThe Danube River

1770 miles

The Danube RiverThe Danube River

Flows through the 12 countries of Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ukraine.

Where Buda & Pest MeetWhere Buda & Pest MeetBiking

along the Danube

Biking along the Danube

The Volga RiverThe Volga River

It’s the longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles.

The Volga RiverThe Volga River

The river is so polluted that the sturgeon catch has been decreased by 60%.

Why are most of the capitals of Europe on major rivers?

Why are most of the capitals of Europe on major rivers?

Capitals on the Rivers Capitals on the Rivers

Paris, right bank of the SeineParis, right bank of the SeineLondon on the ThamesLondon on the Thames

Prague on the VltavaPrague on the Vltava Budapest on the DanubeBudapest on the Danube

Capitals on the Rivers Capitals on the Rivers

Berlin on the SpreeBerlin on the SpreeMoscow on the Moscow RiverMoscow on the Moscow River

Rome on the TiberRome on the Tiber Vienna on the DanubeVienna on the Danube

What’sthe

answer??

What’sthe

answer??

Answer:Answer:

They are Europe’s lifeline!

They are Europe’s lifeline!

Moutains

&

Peaks

Moutains

&

Peaks

Alps Mts.Pyrennes Mts.

Apennines Mts.

Dinaric Alps

Carpathian Mts. Caucasus Mts.

Ural M

ts.

Mt. Etna ^

Mt. Vesuvius ^Mt. Olympus ^

ElevationElevation

AlpsCarpathians

Caucasus

Urals

Pyrennes

Apennines

The AlpsThe Alps

The Alps cover most of Switzerland, Austria, and parts of Italy and France.

Mt. Blanc in the AlpsMt. Blanc in the Alps

It’s the highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feet.

The Caucasus MountainsThe Caucasus Mountains

The origin of the word Caucasian.

Transylvania in the Carpathian Mountains

Transylvania in the Carpathian Mountains

Home of Vlad Tepeš, the Drakul (“Count Dracula”)

Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide”

Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide”

It divides the European and Asian sections of Russia.

1500

mile

s

The Ural MountainsThe Ural Mountains

Plains

Plains

Northern European Plain

Steppes

Siberian Lowlands

The BENELUX CountriesThe BENELUX Countries

* Belgium

* Netherlands

* Luxembourg

* Belgium

* Netherlands

* Luxembourg

Holland’s DikesHolland’s Dikes

Amsterdam’s CanalsAmsterdam’s Canals

Plateaus

Plateaus

Meseta

Completed

Map

Completed

Map

North Sea

AtlanticOcean Baltic

Sea

BlackSea

AegeanSea

Adriatic Sea

TyrrhenianSea

Bay ofBiscay

Strait ofGibraltar

DardanellesStrait

ArcticOcean

English Channel

CaspianSeaDanube R.

Seine R.Rhine R.

Loire R.

Po R.

Tiber R.

Tagus R.

Thames R.

Elbe R.

Oder R.

Vistula R.

Dnieper R

.

Vo

lga R

.Don R.

Ebro R.

Alps Mts.Pyrennes Mts.

Apennines Mts.

Dinaric Alps

Carpathian Mts. Caucasus Mts.

Ural M

ts.

Mt. Etna ^

Mt. Vesuvius ^Mt. Olympus ^

Siberian Lowlands

Northern European Plain

Steppes

Scand

inav

ian

Pen.

Jutland Pen.

Iberian Pen.

Crimean Pen.

Balkan Pen.

Anatolean Pen.

Peloponnesian Pen.

Italian Pen.

10,000 BCE – Ice Age10,000 BCE – Ice Age

Norwegian FjordsNorwegian Fjords

Glaciers cut deep valleys in the ocean during the Ice Age.

Earthquake ZonesEarthquake Zones

Reykjavik, Iceland:“The Youngest Oldest Country”

Reykjavik, Iceland:“The Youngest Oldest Country”

• Volcanoes

• Hot Springs

• Geysers

Mediterranean IslandsMediterranean Islands

The are generally rugged & mountainous.

The Mediterranean Sea is so polluted that it will take 1000 years to clean up.

Sardinia

Cyprus

Malta

Mt. Etna, SicilyMt. Etna, Sicily

an active volcano

Mt. Vesuvius, ItalyMt. Vesuvius, Italy

1944 eruption

Pompeii, 79 CE

Herculaneum, 79 CE