Spring 2011 Ms Rocky's 7th Grade Geography & History Class. Geography of Europe PP with Study guide and exam included

1. The Geography & Peoples of Europe Ms Rocky’s Class 7H

2. Europe’s Latitude v. US

3. Former Soviet Region Compared in Latitude & Area with the United States

4. Satellite View of Europe

5. 3,800 square miles

6. R E G I O N S

7. Continents by Size (sq. km.) Asia 44,579,000 Africa 30,065,000 North America 24,256,000 South America 17,819,000 Antarctica 13,209,000 Europe 9,938,000 Oceania (incl. Australia) 7,687,000

8. Topography

9. Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas? OR A Peninsula of Asia?

10. Europe: An Asian Peninsula ?

11. Northern Peninsulas Jutland Peninsula Scandinavian Peninsula

12. Southern Peninsulas Iberian Peninsula Italian Peninsula Balkan Peninsula AnatoleanPeninsula Crimean Peninsula

13. P e n i n s u l a s Scandinavian Pen. Jutland Pen. Iberian Pen. Italian Pen. Balkan Pen. Anatolean Pen. Crimean Pen. Peloponnesian Pen.

14. B o d i e s of W a t e r Mediterranean Sea North Sea Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea Black Sea AegeanSea Adriatic Sea Tyrrhenian Sea Bay of Biscay Strait of Gibraltar Dardanelles Strait Arctic Ocean English Channel Caspian Sea

16. R i v e r s Danube R. Seine R. Rhine R. Loire R. Po R. Tiber R. Tagus R. Thames R. Elbe R. Oder R. Vistula R. Dnieper R. Volga R. Don R. Ebro R.

17. The Danube River 1770 miles

21. Why are most of the capitals of Europe on major rivers ??

22. Capitals on the Rivers (1) Paris, right bank of the Seine London on the Thames Prague on the Vltava Budapest on the Danube

23. Capitals on the Rivers (2) Berlin on the Spree Moscow on the Moscow River Rome on the Tiber Vienna on the Danube

24. What’s the answer ??

25. Answer: They are Europe’s lifeline!

26. M o u t a i n s & P e a k s Alps Mts. Pyrennes Mts. Apennines Mts. Dinaric Alps Carpathian Mts. Caucasus Mts. Ural Mts. Mt. Etna ^ Mt. Vesuvius ^ Mt. Olympus ^

27. Elevation Alps Carpathians Caucasus Urals Pyrennes Apennines

33. The Ural Mountains

34. P l a i n s Northern European Plain Steppes Siberian Lowlands

36. Holland’s Dikes

37. Amsterdam’s Canals

38. The Netherlands: The “Dagger” Pointing at the Heart of Britain!

39. P l a t e a u s Meseta

40. C o m p l e t e d M a p North Sea Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea Black Sea AegeanSea Adriatic Sea Tyrrhenian Sea Bay of Biscay Strait of Gibraltar Dardanelles Strait Arctic Ocean English Channel Caspian Sea Danube R. Seine R. Rhine R. Loire R. Po R. Tiber R. Tagus R. Thames R. Elbe R. Oder R. Vistula R. Dnieper R. Volga R. Don R. Ebro R. Alps Mts. Pyrennes Mts. Apennines Mts. Dinaric Alps Carpathian Mts. Caucasus Mts. Ural Mts. Mt. Etna ^ Mt. Vesuvius ^ Mt. Olympus ^ Siberian Lowlands Northern European Plain Steppes Scandinavian Pen. Jutland Pen. Iberian Pen. Crimean Pen. Balkan Pen. Anatolean Pen. Peloponnesian Pen. Italian Pen.

41. 10,000 BCE – Ice Age

43. Earthquake Zones

48. Eastern Europe

49. Eastern Europe

50. Russia’s 10 Time Zones

55. Climate

56. Europe’s Latitude v. US

57. Climate

58. Average Annual Precipitation

59. Vegetation

60. Europe’s Natural Regions

61. The North European Plain

62. The Northern European Plain --> An Invasion Route into Asia (& Vice Versa?)

63. Steppes : “Soviet” Breadbasket

65. Major Regional Divisions of the Former U. S. S. R. Chernozen Soil

66. Germany’s Black Forest

67. Germany’s Black Forest

68. Tundra: The Not-So-Barren Land Below the Arctic Circle

69. Geographic Problems

70. Major Environmental Disasters & Pollution Problems

71. Acid Rain

72. Demographics

73. World Population by Continents Asia 3,737,000,000 Africa 823,000,000 Europe 729,000,000 North America 486,000,000 South America 351,000,000 Oceania (incl. Australia) 31,000,000 Antarctica no permanent population

74. Population Density [People Per Square Mile] Belgium 336.82 Mexico 52.15 Japan 336.72 United States 29.77 India 336.62 World 14.42 United Kingdom 244.69 Norway 14.42 Italy 192.96 Canada 3.36 France 108.09 Russia 8.61

75. Population Distribution

80. Fin Now STUDY for the exam…..you know, like REVIEW and PRACTICE on a blank map. Oh look! Here’s one now!.....