1. The Geography & Peoples of Europe Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. Europe as a Queen Munster, 1588

3. Europe’s Latitude v. US

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

5. Satellite View of Europe

6. 3,800 square miles

7. R E G I O N S

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

9. Topography

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

11. Europe: An Asian Peninsula ?

12. Northern Peninsulas Jutland Peninsula Scandinavian Peninsula

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

14. 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.

15. What’s the answer ??

16. 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

18. 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.

19. The Danube River 1770 miles

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

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

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

26. What’s the answer ??

27. Answer: They are Europe’s lifeline!

28. 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 ^

29. Elevation Alps Carpathians Caucasus Urals Pyrennes Apennines

35. The Ural Mountains

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

38. Holland’s Dikes

39. Amsterdam’s Canals

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

41. P l a t e a u s Meseta

42. 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.

43. 10,000 BCE – Ice Age

45. Earthquake Zones

50. Eastern Europe

51. Eastern Europe

52. Russia’s 10 Time Zones

57. Climate

58. Europe’s Latitude v. US

59. Climate

60. Average Annual Precipitation

61. Vegetation

62. Europe’s Natural Regions

63. The North European Plain

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

65. Steppes : “Soviet” Breadbasket

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

68. Germany’s Black Forest

69. Germany’s Black Forest

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

71. L a n d U s e

72. Agricultural Activity

73. Natural Resources

74. R E S O U R C E S

75. Major Industrial Resources

76. Oil Export Routes in the Caucasus Area

77. Geographic Problems

78. Major Environmental Disasters & Pollution Problems

79. Acid Rain

80. Demographics

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

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

83. Population Distribution

84. Population Growth

85. Members of the Indo-European Language Family

86. Major Religious Groups in Europe

87. Arrivederci! Au Revoir! Good Bye! Auf Wiedersehen! Adios! Cairete! Do Svidaniya!