physical geography of europe
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Physical Geography of Europe. SSWG6 a. Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on Europe. . Mountains/Highlands. Major features: Alps, Pyrenees, Balkan, Caucus, Ural Ural Mountains form the border between Asia & Europe - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Physical Geography of Europe
SSWG6a. Describe the location of major physical features and their
impact on Europe.
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Mountains/Highlands
• Major features: Alps, Pyrenees, Balkan, Caucus, Ural
• Ural Mountains form the border between Asia & Europe
• Alps & Pyrenees are world renown for skiing & other winter sports
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Mountains
Alps Ural
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MountainsMt. Elbrus in the Caucus Mts. Balkan Mts.
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Plateaus
• Major Feature: Central Siberian Plateau• Takes up good part of central Russia• Rocky in some places, green in others• People here are primarily herders
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Plateaus
Central Siberian Plateau Native family
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Rivers
• Seine River, Rhine River, Rhone River, Danube River, Volga River, Ob River
• Europe is made of rivers & have been primary shipping routes for centuries
• Danube River is the longest and connects eastern & western Europe—begins in the Black Forest of Germany
• Canals connected the Volga to the Baltic Sea
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Rivers
Danube River Seine River
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Seas
• North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Aral Sea,
• Mediterranean waters are vital to the economies of 20 European countries, supporting tourism and other industries
• The human population has increased & Black Sea is suffering. Urban & industrial development has poured increasing amounts of waste into the Black Sea & rivers around it.
• Aral Sea is shrinking at an alarming rate
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Seas
Mediterranean Sea Black Sea Pollution
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Additional Water Features
• Major Features: Strait of Gibraltar, English Channel, Lake Baikal
• Strait is close enough to see to the other side to Africa.
• English Channel separates the UK and the rest of mainland Europe
• Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world
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Additional Water Features
Strait of Gibraltar English Channel
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Plains
• Major Feature: North European Plain (also called Great European Plain)
• Greatest uninterrupted expanses of plain on the Earth’s surface
• From France through Russia• Narrow in the west, broader in the east• Lowest elevation on any continent
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Plains
GEP wind power Wheat harvest in Ukraine
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Additional Land Features
• Major Features: Iberian Peninsula, Scandinavian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Jutland Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula