Europe’s Place In The World

North Carolina Geographic AlliancePowerPoint Presentations 2007

Location• Extends west from the Eurasian landmass

– Latitude range 35 o and 75 0 North

Land Area• Europe: 4,065,945 sq. mi.

– (second smallest in area)• United States: 3,787,425 sq. mi.

Population

• Europe: 709,300,000

(third highest in population)

Population

Population

United States: 280,000,000

Population

North Carolina: 8,049,313

Population

McDowell County: 42,151

Countries

• Europe has 43 countries• Ukraine: 233,209 sq. mi.• Alaska: 570,374 sq. mi.• North Carolina: 52,672 sq. mi.

• McDowell County: 437 sq. mi.

6 countries in Europe are smaller than McDowell County

Countries

Varied cultures in Europe• 150 ethnic groups• 50 languages and 100 dialects

Landforms

A Peninsula of Peninsulas

Landforms• Mountains in the far north and south

Landforms

• Plains along the coastal north and interior Russia

Landforms

• Long irregular coastline; many places are close to the sea

Bodies of Water• Arctic Ocean – north; Atlantic Ocean –

west; Mediterranean Sea – south

• Many seas, bays, and gulfs indent the coastline

Arctic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Mediterranean Sea

Europe

Bodies of Water• Navigable rivers crisscross the continent

Climate and Vegetation• Arctic tundra - cold in north; compare with

northern Canada

Climate and Vegetation

• Mediterranean south - mild and sunny; compare with southern California

Climate and Vegetation

• Evergreen forests in north and in mountains

Climate and Vegetation

• No large areas of deserts and no tropical regions