The document provides an overview of European geography, including different types of maps, key physical features and statistics of Europe, as well as important rivers, mountains, capital cities to know. It discusses topics like globalization, its history and impacts, and causes of conflict in Europe. Study tips are provided, emphasizing using maps and interactive websites to better understand and retain the material.

1. European Geography
Mrs. H
Unit #5

2. Map Types
Political Physical
• Show basic • Political plus detail
information • Peaks and valleys;
• Capital cities, Major river basins, deserts
rivers and landforms (topographic)
• Country borders • Country borders
• Plain, flat, not a lot of • Lots of color, detail,
detail like a satellite picture

3. Map Resource: worldatlas.com access Jun 27, 2012 http://

4. Map Resource: world atlas
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/europe_ref_2000.jpg

5. European Statistics
• 9.938 million sq km
• 6.8% percent of Earth’s surface
• Lowest Point: Caspian Sea
• Highest Point: Mt. Elbrus in Russia
• Largest Country: Russia (17,075,200
km2)
• Smallest County: Lichtenstein (62km2)
• Population: 731 million people (2008)

6. What is the current Population of
Europe?
A. 7.5 Million
B. 750 Million
C. 1 Million
D. None of the above
*answer: based roughly from 2008 census
found on worldatlas.com

7. Mountains
These are the ones you
need to know and locate:
• Alps
• Apennines
• Carpathians
• Caucasus
• Atlas
• Balkans
• Urals
• Pyrenees
Map Resource: world atlas
http://

8. Rivers
Map Resource:
World atlas
http://
www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/euriv.htm

9. Rivers you need to know
• Thames
• Danube- all of it
• Volga
• Seine
• Loire
• Po
• Tagus
• Rhone

10. Capital Cities
Map Resource:
World atlas
http://
www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/eucaps.htm

11. Capital Cities you need to know
ALL OF THEM…yep for real. Locate them
on the map…list them…recite them…
know them, looooove them…study well.

12. Globalization
What does it mean?
How long has it been going on?
Does it still occur today?
What are benefits from it?
What are the downfalls to it?
How does geography play a role?

13. Globalization
When two or more countries What types of things make
exchange and intermix up culture?
things that make up their • Religion
culture. • Interactions
• Beliefs
• Traditions
• Food
• Taboos
• Dress/Costume
• History
• And much, much, more!

14. Globalization Global Conflict
What are ways that globalization leads to
global conflict?
Can you think of examples that have
happened in history?
Holocaust, Catholic-Protestant issues in
Ireland (and Great Britain history),
Crusades…
Are they always negative?

15. European Conflict
How does geography affect people?
How does it play in global conflicts?
What are causes of conflict in Europe?

16. Why do we have to study
Geography of Europe?
History: US & Europe have loooong ties
together.1492, 1600’s,1776, 1945, 1960’s,
1980’s, 2010-current are just same dates that
should ring a bell.
Ancestral: Most immigrants that came here are
your ancestors. You should learn a little bit about
the ol’ Mother and Father lands.
Current Events: Geography effects people which
effect the news.
Dept. of Education says so.

17. How to study this Unit?
You are not going to learn through just a
one time lecture.
MAPS! Love them, use them, study them,
try them, you may like them !
Quizlet.com: make your own flashcards
Hands-on activities. Take out a blank map
and draw, pin, place, mark…actually do.
There are several great interactive websites.

18. Resources
Europe, World Atlas http://
www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.ht
Globalization, Wikipedia http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization
Michigan Dept. of Education
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/SS_H