European Geography

3,800 square miles3,800 square miles

Peninsulas

Europe is made up of six major peninsulas

Scandinavian PeninsulaJutland PeninsulaIberian PeninsulaItalian PeninsulaBalkan PeninsulaCrimean Peninsula

Scandinavian Peninsula

Jutland Peninsula

Iberian PeninsulaItalian Peninsula

Balkan Peninsula

Crimean Peninsula

Europe's Major RiversLike most population around the world,

Europeans build many of their major cities on rivers.

The two longest rivers are theDanube RiverVolga RiverRhine River

Why do people build around river?

Danube River

1770 miles1770 miles

Flows through the 12 countries of Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ukraine.

Volga River

2,300 miles2,300 miles

Capitals on the Rivers Capitals on the Rivers Capitals on the Rivers Capitals on the Rivers

Paris, right bank of the SeineParis, right bank of the SeineParis, right bank of the SeineParis, right bank of the SeineLondon on the ThamesLondon on the ThamesLondon on the ThamesLondon on the Thames

Prague on the VltavaPrague on the VltavaPrague on the VltavaPrague on the Vltava Budapest on the DanubeBudapest on the DanubeBudapest on the DanubeBudapest on the Danube

Capitals on the Rivers Capitals on the Rivers Capitals on the Rivers Capitals on the Rivers

Berlin on the SpreeBerlin on the SpreeBerlin on the SpreeBerlin on the SpreeMoscow on the Moscow RiverMoscow on the Moscow RiverMoscow on the Moscow RiverMoscow on the Moscow River

Rome on the TiberRome on the TiberRome on the TiberRome on the Tiber Vienna on the DanubeVienna on the DanubeVienna on the DanubeVienna on the Danube

Mountain Ranges There are several mountain ranges

that cover the European landscape.

The Alps The Caucasus The Carpathian The Urals The Pryenees

The Great Divide The Urals divides the European and Asian sections

of Russia.