LG#34: Major Physical Features of Europe

Europe is not a separate landmass. What is the shared landmass of Europe and Asia called?

• Eurasia

• Africa

• Asiastralia

• Antarctica

• Eurerica

What WAYS have Europe’s nearness to water shaped the lives and history of Europe’s people?

• Europeans developed skills in sailing and fishing, which encouraged trade and helped Europe’s economy grow.

• The closeness to the sea also allowed people to move easily between continents. As a result, European culture has both influenced and been influenced by the cultures of Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

• All Europeans feared the sea and never used it because they were close to it and could see how dangerous it was and they knew they could die if they went in it.

• The Europeans never learned to make boats so they were always isolated from other areas in Europe as well as areas like Asia and Africa because of the water.

• Europeans afraid to ever be outside of the sight of the sea so the only large populations or cities in Europe are directly beside the sea

What type of landform is Europe?

• A huge peninsula, with many smaller peninsulas branching out from it

• A huge isthmus, connecting Africa to Asia

• A huge mountain system that covers every inch of Europe and makes travel, and farming difficult

• A huge basin, the edges of europe are just barely above sea level so that there is constant flooding

What is Europe’s major landform?

• The Northern European Plain

• The Southern European Plain

• The Cross-Continental Mountain Range

• The Western European Plateau

What is the result of the plain’s rich agriculture and industry?

• It is densely populated

• Few people live there because the land is needed for farming

• It is mostly poor in money because it is rich in other ways

• It is being slowly abandoned

What is the region’s highest peak AND where is it located?

• Mont Blanc in the Alps of France

• Mount Everest in the Himalayas of Nepal

• Mount Denali in the Alaskan Range

• Mount Zion in Israel

The mountains of Europe are not very tall compared to the mountains of what continent?

• Asia

• Australia

• Antarctica

• Avalon

What are passes?

• Low areas between mountains that allow the movement of people and goods.

• Narrow strips of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land

• Narrow passages of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.

• Systems or groups of parallel mountain ranges together with the intervening plateaus and other features

Many European rivers are navigable. What does “navigable” mean?

• Wide and deep enough for ships to use

• Small and shallow enough to walk across without being submerged

• They do not connect to the sea

• They are too fast-flowing to cross by boat

What are two of Europe’s longest rivers?

• The Danube

• The Rhine

• The Seine

• The Rhône

• The Elbe