Physical Geography of Europe

A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

• Taiga

• Alpine Mountains

• Peninsula

• Fjord

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

• Invasive

• Deciduous

• Balkanization

• Biodiversity

A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley

• Peninsula

• Western Uplands

• Fjord

• Taiga

System the Netherlands uses to control the North Sea and flooding

• Polder

• Balkanization

• Geothermal Energy

• Feudalism

When humans develop technologies for adapting to their environment, they are often adopted in other aspects of society as well.

• True

• False

Separates Great Britain from France. Is a busy route for shipping transportation on it and car and train travel under it

• Rhine River

• Westerlies

• Alpine Mountains

• English Channel

Located north of Western Europe. Contains large oil & natural gas reserves and has been significant for trade and fishing.

• English Channel

• North Sea

• Central Uplands

• Mediterranean Sea

The most important body of water in Southern Europe. Stretches from Spain to Greece and is almost completely surrounded by land.

• Mediterranean Sea

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• Danube River

• Caspian Sea

The busiest waterway in Europe. Connects industrial regions to the North Sea and runs through the most populated region of Europe

• Rivers in Western Europe

• Danube River

• Rhine River

• Tagus River

These winds blow from west to east and keep most of Western Europe and coastal Northern Europe warm

• Subarctic

• Westerlies

• Humid Continental

• Siberia