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Physical Geography of Europe including the basics of mountanious regions, flat regions, coasts (gulfs, peninsulas, islands), main rivers and climates of Europe.
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Physical geography of Europe
Unit 11
REGIONS
REGIONS
Continents by Size (sq. km.)
Continents by Size (sq. km.)Asia 44,579,000
Africa 30,065,000
North America 24,256,000
South America 17,819,000
Antarctica 13,209,000
Europe 9,938,000
Oceania (incl. Australia) 7,687,000
Physical Map of Europe
Relief
Mountanious regions
In the North: Grampian Mountains, Scandinavian Mountains, Ural Mountains.
In the South: Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Carpathians, Balkan Mountains, Caucasus.
Flat regions
In the central area: The Great European Plain
Coasts
Peninsulas: Iberian, Italian, Balkan, Crimean, Jutland, Scandinavian
Gulfs: Bothnia, Biscay, Lion, Genoa
Islands: Atlantic: Iceland, British Isles, Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands. Mediterranean: Balearic
Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Crete, Cyprus.
Mountanious regions in the North
Grampian Mountains Scandinavian
MountainsUrals
Mountainous regions in the South
Pyrenees Alps
Caucasus
Apennines
Carpathians Balkan Mtns.
The Great European Plain• Largest mountain-free landform in
Europe• Stretches from the Pyrenees in the
west to the Ural Mountains in the east
• Extends 2,000 miles• Successful agricultural area
European Plain
Iberian Peninsula
Italian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
CrimeanPeninsula
Peninsulas
Scandinavian Peninsula
Jutland
Main gulfs and baysBay of Biscay
Gulf of Lion
Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of Genoa
Atlantic islands
Atlantic islands
Iceland
British Isles
Azores islands
Madeira Islands
Canary Islands
Mediterranean islands
Mediterranean islands
CreteCyprus
Balearic islands Corsica Sardinia
Sicily
Malta
Hyd
rog
rap
hy
Arctic Ocean Pechora, Northern Dvina
Atlantic Ocean
Elbe, Rhine, Seine, Loire
Mediterranean Sea
Ebro, Rhone, Tiber, Po
Black Sea Dnieper, Dniester, Don, Danube
Caspian Sea Volga
The European river basins
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Arctic
Caspian
Pechora
N. D
vina
Elbe
Rhin
eSeineLoire
Ebro Rh
one
Tib
er
Po
DnieperDniester
Don
Danube
Volg
a
Arctic Ocean river basin
Pechora in Northwestern Russia
Northern Dvina in Arkhangelsk (Russia)
Atlantic Ocean river basin
Elbe river in Dresden (Germany) Rhine river in Basel (Germany)
Seine river in Paris (France)Loire river in
Saumur (France)
Mediterranean Sea river basin
Ebro river in La Rioja (Spain) Rhone river in Avignon
(France)
Tiber river in Rome (Italy) Po river in Turin (Italy)
Black Sea river basin
Dnieper river in Kiev (Ukraine)
Dniester river in Vadul-lui-Voda (Moldova)
Don river in Yenets (Russia)
Danube river in Budapest (Hungary)
Caspian Sea river basin
The Volga river at different landmarks in Russia
Climates
Oceanic / Atlantic
Continental
Mediterranean
Subtropical
Mountain
Polar
Climates
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