Exploring Europe's Geography and Resources
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Unit IV Europe
Bell Ringer • Please Complete Chapter 12 Vocabulary • A and B Only • Pull for flex/focus?
Unit IV Europe • 4.1 Outline Map Europe + PPT. Lecture • 4.2 Time Zones Exercise • 4.3 Major Countries PPT. Lecture and Student ppt.’s • 4.4 Migration PPT. Lecture
Unit IV Europe • 4.5 Cold War Europe (Video) • 4.6 Economic Systems PPT. Lecture
Unit Objectives • 1. I can explain the ways in which regions of Europe are interconnected by trade? • 2. I can analyze or interpret a map of Europe to locate geographic information, using a variety of map elements? • 3. I can analyze regional issues and alliances in terms of common interests related to territory and resources in Europe? • 4. I can compare, contrast, and analyze the economic power, military power, and population information in various countries and regions of Europe? • 5. I can explain how location, physical features, and human characteristics of places influenced historical events in Europe?
Europe • Europe is considered a “peninsula of peninsulas” because Europe is a peninsula from Asia and is composed of many peninsulas • Nearly all of Europe is within 300 miles of the sea
Northern Peninsulas • The Scandinavian Peninsula – Norway and Sweden • Lands subject to glacier’s scouring • Fjords – steep, “U” shaped valleys that filled with sea water after the glaciers melted
Northern Peninsulas • Jutland Peninsula – located across the North Sea from Scandinavia. • It’s the largest part of Denmark
Southern Peninsulas • The Iberian Peninsula – home to Spain and Portugal • The Pyrenees Mountains separate the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe
Southern Peninsulas • The Italian Peninsula – located in southern Europe in the Mediterranean Sea • Italy’s found here (Go figure) • Nearly 5000 miles of coastline
Southern Peninsulas • The Balkan Peninsula – bordered by the Aegean, Adriatic, and Mediterranean Seas. • Extremely mountainous so it’s difficult to get around
Major Countries of Europe • France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom are considered to be the 4 major countries in Europe (We’ll cover Russia in Unit 5)
France • France is located in Western Europe • 43rd Largest Country (Texas) • 65 million people • Paris (not Hilton!)
Germany • Europe’s largest economy • 2nd largest population (Russia) 81 million • Split into two (post WWII) Now 1 • Berlin is the capital
Italy • Italy struggles with illegal immigration, organized crime, a sluggish economy, and high unemployment (sounds familiar) • 72nd largest w/23 highest population • Rome is the capital
The United Kingdom • The British Empire once controlled ¼ of the world’s land! • 80th largest w/ 22nd most peeps (63 million) • London is the capital
Bell Ringer • Chapter 12 Test • 1 through 20
Mountains • Mountains act as “walls” separating groups of people • The Alps is the most famous mountain chain in Europe. • The Alps arc across France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria
Alps Click me, click me!
Mountains • The Pyrenees divide Spain and Portugal from France and the rest of Europe • The Apennine Mtns. split Italy into Eastern and Western sections
Mountains • The Balkan Mountains block the Balkan Peninsula from the rest of Europe • Historically, they have also isolated the regions various ethnic groups
Uplands • Mountains and Uplands differ in their elevations • Uplands – hills or low mountains that may contain mesas and high plateaus
Uplands • Meseta – located in the central plateau of Spain • Massif Central – located in France, they make up about 15 % of French land
Meseta Massif Central
Waterways • European rivers act as a transportation network that bring people and goods together • As a result, the rivers have also aided the advancement of ideas
Waterways • There are two main European rivers • The Rhine – flows 820 miles from the middle of Europe into the North Sea • The Danube – runs @ 1800 miles E-W through 9 countries into the Black Sea
Fertile Plains • Typically, where you find rivers, you find fertile areas. • Europe is no exception with @ 33 percent of its land suitable for agriculture • The world average is @ 11%
Resources • Europe has abundant supplies of two natural resources, Coal and Iron Ore • Oil and Natural gas were found under the North Sea in 1959
Resources • Peat – is partially decayed plant matter found in bogs • Ireland has few energy resources • They burn Peat as a result
Bell Ringer • Chapter 13 Vocabulary • A and B Only! Go!
Climate and Vegetation • A Marine West Coast Climate exists in much of Southern Europe • Warm Summers and Cool Winters • Relatively warm for an area of the world so far north of the Equator
