WELCOME TO EUROPE!

Physical Features

SS6G8 I CAN LOCATE SELECTED FEATURES OF EUROPE. A. ON A WORLD AND REGIONAL MAPS, I CAN FIND:THE DANUBE RIVER, THE RHINE RIVER, THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA, THE EUROPEAN PLAIN, THE ALPS MOUNTAINS, THE PYRENEES MOUNTAINS, THE URAL MOUNTAINS, THE IBERIAN PENINSULA, AND THE SCANDINAVIAN PENINSULA.

Danube River

Rhine RiverThe Rhine Rhino is drinkingThe Danube

THE ENGLISH CHANNEL – A LARGE PASSAGE BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND. CONNECTS NORTH SEA AND ATLANTIC OCEAN.

A giant tunnel was built under the English Channel. It connectsEngland and France.

The Euro Tunnel, or “Chunnel”

Tunnel + Channel = Chunnel

The Chunnel runs under the Channel

THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA– A BEAUTIFUL SEA BETWEEN SOUTHERN EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA.

Southern Europe

North Africa

What peninsula is this?

What country is this?

THE EUROPEAN PLAIN

A plain is just a wide, low area of land. The other meaning of the word “plain” can be used to describe something that isn’t very interesting. Like plain bread.But in this case, it just means that the landforms are not thatdifferent inside the plain. If you traveled through it,you would see mostly fields, farms, grasslands, meadows, and lakes and rivers, but no mountains, canyons, deserts, or jungles.

Think: Which country takes up the mostamount of area of the European plain?

Russia

THE ALPS – HIGHEST MOUNTAIN RANGE IN EUROPE

According to the map, about how many countries do the Alps cover?

6

The Alps are famous for skiing and climbing.

THE PYRENEES MOUNTAINS – BORDER BETWEEN FRANCE AND SPAIN

THE URAL MOUNTAINS – MOSTLY IN RUSSIA

The Urals make a wall between Europe and Asia

IBERIAN PENINSULA:PORTUGAL AND SPAIN SOMETIMES GET THIS SPECIAL NAME, CUZ TOGETHER THEY MAKE A PENINSULA (JUST LIKE FLORIDA)A LANDMASS SURROUNDED BY WATER ON 3 SIDES

A long time ago, Spainwas called “Iberia.”Today, sometimes soccer reports about teams in thatregion will use the term“Iberian Peninsula.”

SCANDINAVIAN PENINSULA: THE COUNTRIES OF NORWAY, SWEDEN, AND FINLAND COME TOGETHER TO FORM THIS PENINSULA.

Euro Tunnel homepage: http://WWW.EUROTUNNEL.COM/BUILD/

Newsclip of Euro Tunnel opening:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O70FRKl5IwM

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