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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE. http://www.explorecrete.com/crete-maps/images/europe.gif. LANDFORMS. 1. “Peninsula of peninsulas” (pg.273) Glaciers formed them Carved the fjords (U-shaped valleys) in Norway.

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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE

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  1. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE

  2. http://www.explorecrete.com/crete-maps/images/europe.gif

  3. LANDFORMS • 1. “Peninsula of peninsulas” (pg.273) • Glaciers formed them • Carved the fjords (U-shaped valleys) in Norway

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  5. 2. Mountain Ranges and Uplands • Separate the people of Europe (pg. 274) • Construct travel • Alps block winds

  6. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.throughachildseyesproductions.com/images/Landscapes/pyrennes.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.throughachildseyesproductions.com/landscape_pages/Lgallery2.htm&h=224&w=350&sz=48&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=LEzdkIZxCkZ-6M:&tbnh=77&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpyrennes%2Bmountains%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3Dhttp://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.throughachildseyesproductions.com/images/Landscapes/pyrennes.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.throughachildseyesproductions.com/landscape_pages/Lgallery2.htm&h=224&w=350&sz=48&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=LEzdkIZxCkZ-6M:&tbnh=77&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpyrennes%2Bmountains%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D

  7. 3. Major Rivers • Allowed for ease of transportation of people, goods, & services. Ex: Danube and Rhine • Link to the Black Sea and into Southwest Asia and Russia

  8. http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/Central_Europe/Germany/RHINE/rhine55.jpg http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/Central_Europe/Germany/RHINE/rhine55.jpg

  9. RESOURCES • Fertile Land • Northern European Plains (flat and produces plenty of food. • Sweden, Hungary, & Northern Italy. • 33% of the land produces crop.

  10. http://www.reep.org/resources/easter2004/images/camino_2850.jpghttp://www.reep.org/resources/easter2004/images/camino_2850.jpg

  11. 2. Oil • Found in the North Sea

  12. 3. Coal and Iron • Needed to produce steel http://www.scsc.k12.ar.us/2000backeast/ENatHist/Members/Reynolds/mvc-002f.jpg

  13. CLIMATE AND VEGETATION • Marine West Coast • Warm summers and cool winters • Alps colder climates bc of elevation. • North Atlantic drift-warm winds and water from the tropics

  14. 2. Humid Continental • Warm/hot summers and cold/snowy winters • Plenty of rain • Lost many of its forest • Fertile land

  15. 3. Mediterranean • Mild climate (hot/dry summers and mild/wet winters) • Mountains protect area from cold winds • Beaches • Farmers grow citrus fruits, olives, grapes and wheat.

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  17. 4. Tundra and Subarctic • Permafrost • Harsh winters • Few days of sunshine http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/astronomy/fix/student/images/11f39.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/astronomy/fix/student/chapter11/11f39.html&h=480&w=640&sz=71&hl=en&start=15&tbnid=4ku3GUliHhEBIM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpermafrost%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D

  18. How have Europeans changed their environment? • TUNNELS • The French and British joined together and built the “Chunnel”(underwater tunnel)

  19. http://www.ncccusa.org/gifs/chunnel.jpg

  20. 2. The Dutch constructed polders (land that is reclaimed from the sea or other body of water by diking and drainage) Ex: Deltawerken

  21. POLDERS • Reclaiming the land • Mostly in the Netherlands • A wall is built around land • Pumps will pump out the water to make the land dry

  22. 3. The Italians in Venice built canals (man-made waterways). i1.trekearth.com/photos/7167/venice_canal_2.jpg

  23. 4. Rail System5. Deforestation • Uncontrolled logging • Acid rain caused by pollution http://universe-review.ca/I10-81-deforestation.jpg

  24. 6. THE CHUNNEL

  25. Tunnel Benefits: 60,000 jobs during 6-year construction period Increase in cross-channel trade will lead to tourism & other business ties One-stop clearance for customs & immigration procedures Improvement in the road & rail networks of England, France, & Belgium

  26. 7. ACID RAIN

  27. INDUSTRLIAZTION BRINGS ACID RAIN

  28. Acid rain is measured using a scale called "pH." The lower a substance's pH, the more acidic it is.

  29. CAUSES OF AIR POLLUTION • Fossil Fuels: burning of petroleum, gas and coal causes the formation of smog which reacts wit sunlight to create harmful chemicals.

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