Geography of Europe

Ch. 9.1Study the geography of the Europe and the Eurasian

land mass, including its location, topography, waterways, vegetation, and climate and their

relationship to ways of life in Medieval Europe.

Europe:Europe: Asia AsiaEurope:Europe: Asia Asia

Eurasia is the large landmass that includes both Europe and Asia.

Label EURASIA in LARGE CAPITAL BLUE LETTERS

over your map

Ural Mountains: “The Great Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide”Divide”Ural Mountains: “The Great Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide”Divide”

The Ural Mountains are the boundary between the two continents.

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The Ural MountainsThe Ural MountainsThe Ural MountainsThe Ural Mountains

Label the Ural Mountainsand draw mountains

Topography is the shape and elevation of land in a region.

AlpsCarpathians

Caucasus

Pyrennes

Apennines

Southern Europe is covered mainly by mountain ranges.

The Alps cover most of The Alps cover most of Switzerland, Austria, and parts Switzerland, Austria, and parts

of Italy and France.of Italy and France.

The Alps cover most of The Alps cover most of Switzerland, Austria, and parts Switzerland, Austria, and parts

of Italy and France.of Italy and France.

Some peaks in the Alps reach higher than 15,000 feet!

Mt. Blanc in the AlpsMt. Blanc in the AlpsMt. Blanc in the AlpsMt. Blanc in the Alps

Highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 Highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feetfeet

Label the Alps and draw mountains

The Caucasus MountainsThe Caucasus MountainsThe Caucasus MountainsThe Caucasus Mountains

The origin of The origin of thethe word word CaucasianCaucasian..

TransylvaniaTransylvania in the Carpathian in the Carpathian MountainsMountainsTransylvaniaTransylvania in the Carpathian in the Carpathian MountainsMountains

Home of Home of Vlad TepešVlad Tepeš, , thethe Drakul Drakul (“Count (“Count Dracula”)Dracula”)

Northern Europe is much flatter and is called the Northern European PlainNorthern Europe is much flatter and is called the Northern European Plain

Stretches from Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east

Northern Europe is covered with thick forests and many types of trees.

Northern Europe is covered with thick forests and many types of trees.

Scandinavian Peninsula

Northern British Isles and Scandanavia

Many peninsulas that give Europe a very long, jagged coastline

Southern Europe: largely warm and sunny climate allows shrubs and trees that don’t need a lot of water.

Northwestern Europe: mild and cooler, wetter climate bring freezing weather in the winter where few plants can survive

Northwestern Europe: mild and cooler, wetter climate bring freezing weather in the winter where few plants can survive

1. Label Northern Europe with a sun

2. Label Southern Europe with snowflakes

RRiivveerrss

RRiivveerrss 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.

A. Many of Europe’s rivers are in the Northern European Plain

1. Some important rivers are the Danube, Thames, Rhine, Rhone, Ural, Volga, Ebro

B. The snow in the southern mountains melts and flows out over the plain on its way to the northward sea.

The Danube RiverThe Danube RiverThe Danube RiverThe Danube River

1770 miles1770 miles

The Danube RiverThe Danube RiverThe Danube RiverThe Danube River

Flows through the Flows through the 12 countries12 countries of Germany, Austria, of Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ukraine. Ukraine.

Where Buda Where Buda & Pest Meet& Pest MeetWhere Buda Where Buda & Pest Meet& Pest MeetBiking Biking

Along the Along the DanubeDanube

Biking Biking Along the Along the DanubeDanube

The Volga RiverThe Volga RiverThe Volga RiverThe Volga River

The longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles.The longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles.

The Volga RiverThe Volga RiverThe Volga RiverThe Volga River

Label these rivers and trace them in blue.

• Danube• Thames• Volga

Vegetation: How geography shapes life

A. Southern Europe: Most people lived on coastal plains (similar to Japan) or in river valleys (like Africa) where the land was flat enough to farm i. Grapes and olives were grown that could survive the

region’s dry summers ii. People raise sheep and goats iii. Many people became traders and seafarers

Southern Europe

1. Draw grapes and olives along the Southern coast

2. Add goats and sheep

3. Now, draw boats to represent the traders and seafarers

Northern Europe: Most people lived farther from the sea and most towns grew along the river.

Northern Europe: Most people lived farther from the sea and most towns grew along the river.

Paris, right bank of the SeineParis, right bank of the SeineParis, right bank of the SeineParis, right bank of the SeineLondon on the ThamesLondon on the ThamesLondon on the ThamesLondon on the Thames

Prague on the VltavaPrague on the VltavaPrague on the VltavaPrague on the Vltava Budapest on the DanubeBudapest on the DanubeBudapest on the DanubeBudapest on the Danube

Northern Europe

• Draw small houses near the river to represent where people lived.

VI. The Big Idea

A. The river provides transportation and protectionB. Farmers grew many crops C. No mountains surrounded northern Europe

making it easy to invade

Checking for Understanding

What is the boundary between Europe and Asia?

Where are most of Europe’s rivers located? How is the topography of southern Europe different

from that of the Northern European Plain?

What part of Europe do you think was open to more invasions? Why?