1. Hello, my name is Europe!Social Studies for 9th E.G.B. | Teacher: Mauricio Torres

2. In the ancient world, it used to be divided into threedifferent parts: Europa, Asia and Libya (Africa). Myth says that the name was taken from a Phoenicianprincess, abducted by Zeus. Persians (people from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor)called the land across the Bosporus: Europe, referring toGreece itself and beyond.Why Europe? 3. Europe 4. The continent is called this way because a number ofsmaller peninsulas spread out into the oceans, to thenorth, west and south North: Scandinavian Peninsula Southwest: Iberian Peninsula South: Italian Peninsula and Greece.A Peninsula of Peninsulas 5. Bodies of water that surround the islands and Peninsulas ofEurope: Atlantic Ocean Arctic Ocean North Sea English Channel Bay of Biscay Baltic Sea Mediterranean Sea Adriatic Sea Ionian Sea Aegean SeaWater Boundaries 6. Water Boundaries 7. The following are the most important rivers in Europe (sortedfrom the longest to the shortest): Volga (3692) Danube (2860) Dnieper (2290) Rhine (1236) Elbe (1091) Ebro (910) Seine (776) Po (682)(all measured in kilometers)Important Waterways 8. Volga (3692) Danube (2860) Dnieper (2290) Rhine (1236) Elbe (1091) Ebro (910) Seine (776) Po (682)Important Waterways 9. Mountain Range.- a geographic area containing a systemof related geological features. Important European mountain ranges: Alps Carpathian mountains Caucasus mountains Pennines PyreneesMountain Ranges 10. Alps Carpathian mountains Caucasus mountains Pennines PyreneesMountain Ranges 11. Europe Is divided into two geopolitical areas: Western Europe Central EuropeGeopolitical division ofEurope 12. Western EuropeCentral Europe Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Denmark, Germany,Moldova, Czech Rep., Belgium, Netherlands, Slovakia, Hungary,Ireland, U.K., France, Spain,Romania, Slovenia, Bosnia Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, & Herzegovina, Serbia,Austria, Luxembourg,Montenegro, Bulgaria, Lichtenstein & Greece.Macedonia, Albania, Russia, Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania.Geopolitical division ofEurope 13. Type two short paragraphs: Five lines each Times New Roman 12 pt. Punctuation will be graded! If you have been to Europe, write down what youremember from that trip. If you havent been there, writeabout a how a trip over there would be like. Use your own words. Dont do any research. Dont be afraid to use stereotypes or make mistakes!Exercise! 14. Baerwald, T. J., & Fraser, C. (2007). World Geography.Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA: Pearson Prentice Hall. Burstein, S. M., & Shek, R. (2012). World History(Teachers Edition) (1st Edition ed.). (H. McDougal, Ed.)Orlando, Florida, US.: Houghton Mifflin HarcourtPublishing Company. Images taken from Google.comBibliography