Intro to World Geography
Name:______Date:______Class:______
Intro to World Geography
Unit 4 Notes
Monuments of Europe
The Roman ColosseumLocation(country) Current or Past Purpose
The Parthenon
The Eiffel Tower
L’ Arc de Triomphe
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Roman Forum
Big Ben
The Tower of London
Stonehenge
What Makes Europe a Region?
Physically ______
European Culture
With more than ______different countries , ______, ______.
The Land
Seas, Peninsulas, and Islands
Northern Peninsulas
______and ______(______)
Polder Land: ______.
Dikes: ______
Glaciation and ______: ______
Southern Peninsulas
______
Includes ______and Portugal
Meseta
The tableland Dry plateau in Central Spain
Strait of Gibraltar
Narrow strip of water separates ______and ______
Italian (Apennine) Peninsula: ______
Balkan Peninsula: Mountains peninsula contains Greece
Europe’s Islands
- Viking Territory considered part of Scandinavia
- British Isles, Great Britain- contains- ______, ______, and ______
- Isle of Ireland- Contains- Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland (part of U.K.)
Mediterranean Islands
- Sicily
- Sardinia
- Corsica
- Crete
- Cyprus
Mountains and Plains
Northwest ______4,406 feet, Tallest point in ______
Central Uplands Meseta: High Plateau of ______
Massif Central: Elevated region in south-central ______, consisting of mountains and plateaus
Southern Mountains
Pyrenees: ______
Alps: ______
Rhine and Po Rivers: Begin in the Alps
Balkan Peninsula: ______means mountains, the Balkans are very mountainous
______: Run through Eastern Europe
North European Plain
Plain region beginning in ______and extending through ______. Most of the ______lives here and most ______is here.
Loess: Fine, rich, windblown ______which covers the ______.
Water Systems River and Canals
Link the countries of Europe together
Rhine river: Most important rive in Western Europe= Rotterdam, Netherland=Largest port
Thames: England
______: Flows through Germany to Black Sea
Seine- Flows through ______
Vistula- ______
______- N. Italy, Agricultural region
______- Flows through Russia, empties into the Black Sea
Natural Resources
Coal: ______
______:vegetable matter found in swamps and bogs, which can be burned, for fuel
Minerals:
- ______
- ______
- ______
Countries also use other sources of energy such as ______and ______.
Water and Land
______varies greatly in Europe, from ______to the warm shores of the ______.
Latitude and Proximity to water
Most of Europe is about the same latitude as ______. Given its latitude it should be cold, but its closeness to water has moderating effect on the climate.
Western Europe
______: Mild winter, cool summers and a lot of rain
Gulf Stream (North Atlantic Drift)
Brings warm waters to ______form the ______and ______. Warm water warms the air above it making for a mild climate.
Trees and Highlands
______and ______
Both included in the natural vegetation of Europe
Alpine Tree Line
In the ______region there are mostly ______. Above the ______(______) there are not trees.
Avalanches
Dry wind called ______can blow down the mountains and cause avalanches because there are not trees there to hold onto the snow.
Southern Europe (Mediterranean Europe)
______Climate: Warm dry summers and mild, rainy winters
______: Strong winds that blow down from the Alps brings gust of bitterly cold air.
______: Dry winds that blow in form the Sahara in North Africa
______: Vegetation of the ______region, includes shrubs and small trees like ______and ______trees.
Eastern and Northern Europe
______Climate: Humid Continental- Cold ______.
Temperatures vary more here than in the rest of Europe.
______: Tundra and Sub Artic Scandinavia- Sub arctic and tundra climate with ______.
______: Permanently frozen soil
______areas have little vegetation except mosses, small shrubs, and wildflowers that boom during the short summer.