THE GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE
EURASIATHE LARGE, UNBROKEN AREA OF LAND THAT MAKES UP ASIA AND EUROPE.
PENINSULA OF PENINSULASEUROPE IS ONE LARGE PENINSULA WITH SMALLER PENINSULAS THAT EXTEND INTO EUROPE'S SURROUNDING SEAS
MOUNTAINS AND PLAINSEUROPE'S TOPOGRAPHY CONSISTS OF MULTIPLE MOUNTAIN RANGES AROUND THE EDGE OF THE CONTINENT WITH A LARGE, FLAT PLAIN IN THE CENTER
Swiss Alps
Pyrenees
Austrian Alps
The Alps
French Alps
ITALY
Dolomites, Italy
THE NORTHERN EUROPEAN PLAIN
• The fertile heart of the continent
• Corridor of migrating peoples from Eastern Europe
Germany
France
France
EUROPE'S CLIMATE
• Europe's topography affected it's climate
• Winds blow off ocean bringing rain
• Warm, moist climate year-round
• Mountains block winds from reaching Mediterranean
• Makes these places hot and dry during summer with rain in the winters Jutland
Scandinavia
British IslesSpain
EUROPE'S WATERWAYS• FLOW IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS FROM CENTRAL MOUNTAINS • FORM NATIONAL BOUNDARIES • CITIES BUILT ON RIVERS • LONGEST = RHINE AND DANUBE • MADE FOR GOOD FARMLAND, RICH SOIL CARRIED AND DEPOSITED
BY RIVERS
Danube River
Rhine River