A Land of Varied Riches

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A Land of Varied Riches

• Western Europe
• Chapter 10 Section 1
• Pages 273-277

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Section Objectives

• 1. To describe Europes geography
• 2. To describe factors affecting Europes
  resources
• 3. To explain how Europes natural resources
  affect what it produces today.

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The Geography of Europe

• Waterways Since Europe is surrounded by water to
  the north, south, and west waterways are very
  important.
• North Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, and Arctic
  Ocean
• West Atlantic Ocean
• South Mediterranean Sea
• Rivers are also important to transfer goods and
  people from places inside Europe to the oceans
  and seas.

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The Geography of Europe

• Landforms Europe is very fragmented and has
  several peninsulas. Europe is sometimes called
  the peninsula of peninsulas.
• A peninsula is a piece of land surrounded by
  water on 3 sides.
• Some examples are the Italian Peninsula , the
  Balkan Peninsula, the Scandinavian Peninsula, and
  Crimean Peninsula.

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The Geography of Europe

• Landforms Along the shorelines of Europe there
  are many fjords, which are long, narrow, deep
  inlets of the sea located between steep cliffs.
• Mountains There are several mountain ranges in
  Europe including the Pyrenees, the Alps, and the
  Ural Mountains.
• There are also many plains, large flat areas of
  land, usually without many trees.
• The Great European Plain has some of the worlds
  richest farmland.

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Fjord
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Pyrenees

• The Pyrenees are located at the
• border between France
• and Spain.

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Alps

• The Alps form a shield that
• protects southern Europe
• countries from Arctic Air.

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Ural Mountains

• The Ural
  Mountains are along Europes
  eastern border and
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  divide Europe from Asia.

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Climate

• Europe gets warm air and water from the Gulf
  Stream, but it still has severely cold winters in
  the mountains and in the north.
• Some cold air is pushed down from the Arctic
  Circle.
• The countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
  are protected from the wind because of mountains
  such as the Alps and Pyrenees, so they experience
  warmer temperatures year round.

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Natural Resources

• Europe has lots of natural resources including
  minerals.
• Coal (Germany)
• Used for energy.
• Iron ore (Russia and Ukraine)
• Used for iron in automobiles
• and in countless other products.

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Precipitation and Agriculture

• Europe has plenty of rich soil and plentiful
  rainfall.
• The Great European Plain gets 20 to 40 inches of
  rain per year.
• Few parts of continent too cold or hot, dry to
  support agriculture.
• Europe is a world leader in crop production.

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Review Questions Answer the questions on a
separate sheet of paper.

• What are the distinctive features of Europes
  geography?
• What geographical feature of Europe influenced
  the development of different cultures?
• What is an important feature of the Great
  European Plain?
• Why were waterways important for the movement of
  people and goods?
• What natural landform separates Europe from Asia?
• What are the average January and July
  temperatures in southern Europe?
• Why is the Mediterranean coast a popular vacation
  spot?
• What are some of Europes mineral resources?
• What factors make Europe a good place to grow
  crops?
• Continue on your paper page 277 1-4 for homework