Lesson EQ: What are some of the major

physical features of Europe?

Regional Physical

Features of Europe

Satellite View of EuropeSatellite View of Europe

3,800 square miles

Region One:

PeninsulaA body of land nearly surrounded by water.

(think Florida)

Iberian Penins

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• Portugal and Spain

• North of the Pyrenees Mts.

Scandinavian

Peninsula

• Many glaciers• North of Europe• Norway and

Sweden• Borders

Norwegian and Baltic Sea

Region Two:

PlainA large area of

flat or nearly flat land.

• From the Pyrenees to Ural Mountains• Good farming• Covers ½ of Europe

Region Three:

Is a high,

rounded or

pointed landform with steep sides.

• They cover most of Switzerland, Austria, and parts of Italy and France.

The AlpsThe Alps

Mt. Blanc in the AlpsMt. Blanc in the Alps

Highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feet

Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide”

Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide”

1500 miles

Ural Mountains

• Divide Russia into two parts: –European Russia –Asian Russia• South part is next to nuclear

power plant• West of Russia

Pyrenees Mountains

• Between Spain and France

Region Four:

navigable (deep and wide) body of water for ships to pass through

• 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

Starts Ends

Danube River

Iron Gate – Romanian/Serbian Border

Danube River

Origin of the Danube River in Germany

The Danube River in Hungary

• 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

Rhine River Map

Rhine River

The Rhine River is known for many castles along its route

Rhine River

Rhine River

The Rhine River carved the Swiss Grand Canyon

English Channel

• Arm of the Atlantic Ocean

• Between Great Britain and France.

• Joins the North Sea to the Atlantic.

English Channel (satellite view)

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!

Mediterranean Sea• Surrounded by Europe, Africa, and Asia.

• Spain, France, Italy and Greece are located here too

• From Austria to France

Mediterranean Sea

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