8th grade geography slides

1. EUROPE
CDR

2. Name 3 cities in
Europe?
Name 3 countries in
Europe?

4. The European continent is a large
10.5 million km2 peninsula,
separated from Asia by the Ural
river, and the Caspian Sea.
Natural Regions
Nrorthern Europe: It is located
between the artic Ocean, the
Alps, and the Baltic sea
Southern Europe: It is made up
the coasts of the Mediterranean
sea
Central Europe: It is located
between the Baltic Sea, the
Mediterranean cosast and Atlantic
Sea
Eastern Europe: It is

5. LANDFORMS

6. Europe is not a continent with high elevations.
More than 75% of land are plains
ALPINE MOUNTAIN RANGE: Located in the
South of Europe, high altitude mountains
along the Mediterranean coast,The Pyrenees
the Alps,The Carpathians,The Apennines,The
Balkans, and the Caucasus.
NORTH EUROPEAN PLAINS: This is located
in the central region of Europe and the main
are:The Scandinavian mountains, And the
Ural Mountains
CENTRAL PLAINS: they are in the Central
region of Europe where the soil is good for
agriculture, the Atlantic plain,The Baltic plain
are important (Plateaus and lowlands). They
are joined by the Central Massif,TheVosges in
France and the Black forest in Germany

7. Most of the European
Continent is situated in
the temperate zone.
In theWestern part of
Europe they have mid
winters, and summers that
aren’t that hot
The Atlantic ocean
affects the climate,
they have mild winters
and frequent rain.They
have cold summers
Mediterranean
climates
(Mediterranean and
black sea have hot
summers and humid
winters

8. The Central and Eastern
regions are characterized by
cold long winters and short
summers (Ukraine, Estonia,
and Northern Russia
Cold Climates:They include
the High mountains and
polar climates (The Alps,
The Pyrenees,The
Carpathians etc.
The polar (tundra) climates
extend in the norther n art
of Europe in the Artic circle
and Iceland. The ground is
frozen most of the year .

9. Since 1975 the number of
European population
younger then 30 years old
has decreased.
The birthrate index
declined resulting in a
Mature population,
especially in the European
Union.
Population of Europe:
746.4 million

10. POLITICAL REGIONS OF
EUROPE
There are 3 political regions:
Western Europe: Denmark, Norway, UK, Italy,
France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland,Austria,
Germany
Central Europe: Poland, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Slovenia,
Old Soviet Union: Russia, Baltic countries,
Ukraine, Moldavia, Armenia, Georgia, Bulgaria,
Romania, Serbia

11. In your notebooks write:
Population of Europe:
Land formations:
5 countries in Europe I would like to visit: