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Journey to European Countries

Journey to European Countries. Virtual Field Trip. Southern Europe. Spain. Click to hear the national anthem. Physical Characteristics Economic Characteristics Cultural Characteristics. The Pyrenees Mountains is a mountain chain that forms a border between France and Spain. . NEXT.

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Journey to European Countries

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  1. Journey to European Countries Virtual Field Trip

  2. Southern Europe Spain Click to hear the national anthem Physical Characteristics Economic Characteristics Cultural Characteristics

  3. ThePyrenees Mountains is a mountain chain that forms a border between France and Spain. NEXT

  4. Spain is located in the Iberian Peninsula along with Portugal. NEXT

  5. TheTagus River is the longest river in Spain. NEXT

  6. The Guadalquivir River is one of the few navigable rivers in Spain. NEXT

  7. Navigation in the Guadalquivir River up to the Port of Seville also leads to a serious environmental problem due to the erosion this causes to the riverbanks within the National Park and to the dredging carried out in order to deepen the navigation canal. NEXT

  8. Agriculture is important to Spain’s economy. • Spain is one of the world’s leading producer of olive oil. NEXT

  9. Madrid is the center of culture and trade. TOITALY

  10. Southern Europe Italy Click to hear the national anthem Physical Characteristics Economic Characteristics Cultural Characteristics

  11. Alps are the largest mountain system in Europe. • The Alps form a towering wall across northern Italy. The tallest of these mountains have only rocks and glaciers at their peaks. Melting snows from the Alps feed many of Italy's rivers. NEXT

  12. Two small countries are within Italy Vatican City NEXT San Marino

  13. TheApenninesthe name of a mountain range in Italy that extends from the Gulf of Genoa to the Strait of Messina, about 840 miles. NEXT

  14. Mount Etna is Europe’s tallest active volcano. NEXT

  15. ThePo Valley, also called the North Italian Plain, is a broad plain that stretches between the Alps in the north and the Apennine mountains in the south. NEXT

  16. The city of Venice has been threatened by air and water pollution. NEXT

  17. The Po River Valley • Industrial and transportation centers near mineral deposits, coal and iron ore NEXT

  18. Canals and rivers form an important transportation system in many parts of Europe. Boats called gondolas carry people throughout the city of Venice, Italy. NEXT

  19. Rome is the birthplace of western democracy. Rome ruled the ancient Western world as the capital of the mighty Roman Empire. For hundreds of years, Rome was the supreme power of Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. and the center of culture and trade. NEXT

  20. Rome is the center of culture and trade. NEXT

  21. The Colosseum, also called the Flavian Amphitheater, was the largest outdoor theater of ancient Rome. The Colosseum still ranks among the finest examples of Roman architecture and engineering, even though it survives only as a ruin. It stands near the center of modern Rome. NEXT

  22. Leaning Tower of Pisais a bell tower at Pisa, Italy. It is famous for leaning 14 1/2 feet out of line when measured from the seventh story. It inclines because its foundation was built on unstable soil. NEXT

  23. Saint Peter's Basilica, also called St. Peter's Church, in Vatican City, is the world's largest Christian church. It is the second church to stand above the crypt (tomb) believed to hold the body of Saint Peter, the first pope. It is built in the shape of a cross. NEXT

  24. Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. The church regards the pope as its visible head and Jesus Christ as its invisible and supreme head. TOGREECE

  25. Southern Europe Greece Click to hear the national anthem Physical Characteristics Economic Characteristics Cultural Characteristics

  26. The central mountain range, the rugged Pindus Mountains, forms the core of mainland Greece. NEXT

  27. Most of Greece is located on the Balkan Peninsula. The Balkan Peninsula covers about 184,000 square miles. NEXT

  28. Plain of Attica • Attica is a peninsula of continental Greece. The area of the region of Attica is 3,808 sq. km and its population (1991) is more than 3,500,000 inhabitants, which is 34% of the whole population of Greece. NEXT

  29. Greece is a land of mountains and sea. Greece's mainland, the Peloponnesus Peninsula, is connected to the Isthmus of Corinth. NEXT

  30. Crete is the largest island in Greece - the fifth largest in the Mediterranean NEXT

  31. The Aegean Sea is located between the Greek peninsula on the west, and Turkey to the east. NEXT

  32. Greece is one of the least developed economies in Europe. • The industry which contributes the most to the economy is the tourism industry and the shipping. Greece welcomes every year a number of tourists greater than the country’s total population and its shipping sector is the most important in the world. NEXT

  33. Greece is the birthplace of western democracy. • Greece is the center of culture and trade. NEXT

  34. The Parthenon is the most important and characteristic monument of the ancient Greek civilization and still remains its international symbol. It was dedicated to Athena Parthenos, the patron goddess of Athens. NEXT

  35. Next Stop… Northern Europe

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