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1. ST. THOMAS COLLEGE OF TEACHER
EDUCATION, PALA
B.Ed. PROGRAMME 2013-2014
POWER POINT PRESENTATION

2. WELCOME

3. EUROPEAN
CONTINENT

4. INTRODUCTION
Continents are extensive masses of
land surrounded by oceans. All the
continents that we see today over a
single mass of land and due to
internal forces of the earth. It divided
and drifted to form seven continents.

5. EUROPE
The continent got its name from
‘Europu’, the name of the daughter of
Prince Phoenix of the Greek story. The
main reasons for this are,
Large scale trade
High density of population
Absence of hot deserts

6. LOCATION
Europe is a continent located
fully in the northern hemisphere
It is situated between 340
51’N and
810
47’N latitudes and 240
331’W
and 690
03’E longitudes.
The total area of Europe, which is
surrounded by oceans on three
sides, is 10498000 sq.km.
As common region Europe and
Asia are together known as
‘Eurasia’.

8. PHYSIOGRAPHY
Europe is a continent with many
mountains and vast plains. more
than half of europe lies at an
average height of 200m above the
sea level.
Physiographic Divisions
 The north western mountain
region
The North European plains
The central uplands

10. CLIMATE
Major factors controlling
the climate of Europe:-
 Physiography
Nearness of oceans
Planetary winds
Ocean currents

11. West European Type:-
 This is the climatic type of western coastal
regions.
This includes countries like Ireland, Britain,
Denmark, Holland, Belgium and Northern
Spain.
Continental Type:-
This type of climate is experienced in East-
Central Europe
Since this region is located for away from
the oceans, winters are very cold here.
A low amount of rainfall is received during

12. Mediterranean Type:-
This type of climate is experienced around
the Mediterranean sea in the Southern Europe.
Countries experiencing Mediterranean type of
climate are Portugal, Spain, Southern France,
Italy, and Greece.
It is a moderate climate.
Highly suitable for the cultivation of fruits.
Olives, oranges and lemons grow abundantly
here.

13. CONCLUSION
Europe is a continent located filling in the
northern hemisphere. It is a continent with many
mountains and vast plains. The North European
plain covers almost half of Europe. It extends from
the Atlantic coast in the west to Ural mountains on
the east.

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