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9.1 Physical Patterns of Europe

9.1 Physical Patterns of Europe

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Geography

9th Grade

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Eddie Pierce

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9.1 Physical
Geography of
Europe

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Before We get Started… (don’t write this slide)

Because some people didn’t know where South America was
at the end of the South America unit…

…and some people didn’t know where North America is….

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Europe

North America

South

America

Africa

Australia

Asia

Antarctica

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Mountains

Several mountain ranges run through Europe including

Alps – north of Italy

The Ural Mtns – border between Europe and Asia

The Caucuses – where we get the word “Caucasian”

Pyrenees Mtns – border between France, Spain

Mountains did create barriers but many are passable (can
be travelled through).

Many countries have very rugged terrain like Spain,
Greece, and Turkey.

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Multiple Choice

Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia (HINT: It's in Russia)

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Alps

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Ural Mountains

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Pyrenees Mountains

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Scandinavia

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Major Landforms

Europe is a peninsula full of peninsulas.

Iberian – Spain and Portugal

Scandinavian – Norway, Sweden

Balkans – Greece

Apennine – Italy

British Isles

England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and smaller islands.

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So what is “The United Kingdom”?

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Open Ended

Define a "peninsula"

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Bodies of Water

There are a lot of seas in Europe

Mediterranean Sea –Europe’s southern border

North Sea – between UK and mainland

Baltic Sea

Black Sea – connect Russia to warm water ports

Major Rivers include:

Thames – London, UK

Volga – Moscow, Russia

Rhine – Germany and 5 other countries

Seine – Paris France

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Multiple Choice

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Based on the map, which sea is the largest?

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Mediterranean

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Baltic

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North

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South

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Europe’s Climate

Europe is on the same latitude as northern
Canada BUT has a much warmer climate.

Due to warm winds/water sent to Europe
by the

Gulf Stream

and

North Atlantic

Drift.

– ocean current that pushes warm
water towards Europe.

North European Plain

became “bread
basket” of Europe.

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Open Ended

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In your own words, explain why Europe's climate is warm.

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Geography of
Europe

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