Ch. 12 Peninsulas of Ch. 12 Peninsulas of PeninsulasPeninsulas

Lesson 1: Landforms and Lesson 1: Landforms and RegionsRegions

Peninsula Peninsula and Islandsand Islands

• Europe is a Large Europe is a Large PeninsulaPeninsula

• Contains many Contains many smaller peninsulassmaller peninsulas

• Most places in Most places in Europe are no more Europe are no more than 300 miles from than 300 miles from the ocean or seathe ocean or sea

• The European way of The European way of life involves using life involves using water for business water for business and leisureand leisure

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Scandinavian Scandinavian PeninsulaPeninsula

• Norway and Sweden Norway and Sweden

• Bounded by Norwegian Bounded by Norwegian Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Baltic SeaSea

• The Peninsula shows the The Peninsula shows the results of glaciersresults of glaciers

• The rich top soil has been The rich top soil has been scraped off by glaciersscraped off by glaciers

• Land was left with a thin, Land was left with a thin, rocky soilrocky soil

• Very hard to farmVery hard to farm

• Glaciers also scraped Glaciers also scraped large valleys that are now large valleys that are now filled with waterfilled with water

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Jutland Jutland PeninsulaPeninsula

• Directly across North Sea Directly across North Sea from Scandinavian from Scandinavian PeninsulaPeninsula

• Consists of Mainly Consists of Mainly DenmarkDenmark

• Has small part of Has small part of GermanyGermany

• Part of an extension of Part of an extension of broad plainbroad plain

• That plain reaches across That plain reaches across northern Europenorthern Europe

• Rolling HillsRolling Hills

• Low-lying swampy areasLow-lying swampy areas

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Iberian Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula

• Home of Home of Spain and Spain and PortugalPortugal

• Separated Separated from the rest from the rest of Europe by of Europe by the Pyrenees the Pyrenees MountainsMountains

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Italian Italian PeninsulaPeninsula

• Home to ItalyHome to Italy• Shaped like a Shaped like a

bootboot• Extends in to Extends in to

the the MediterraneanMediterranean

• 4,700 miles of 4,700 miles of coastlinecoastline

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Balkan Balkan PeninsulaPeninsula

• Bordered by Adriatic, Bordered by Adriatic, Mediterranean, and Mediterranean, and Aegean SeasAegean Seas

• Many Mountains Many Mountains render transportation render transportation difficultdifficult

• Home to Albania, Home to Albania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, and Romania, and SloveniaSlovenia

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IslandsIslands• Great BritainGreat Britain• IrelandIreland• IcelandIceland• GreenlandGreenland• Smaller Islands Smaller Islands

include: include: Corsica, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Sardinia, Sicily, and Creteand Crete

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Greenland

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Iceland

Mountains Mountains and Uplandsand Uplands• Several mountain Several mountain

ranges separate ranges separate areasareas

• Act Like WallsAct Like Walls• Affect ClimateAffect Climate• Make it difficult for Make it difficult for

goods, people, and goods, people, and ideas to moveideas to move

• A couple of ranges A couple of ranges include the Alps and include the Alps and the Pyreneesthe Pyrenees Alps

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Mountain Mountain ChainsChains

• The Alps are the most prominentThe Alps are the most prominent

• Arc across France, Italy, Germany, Arc across France, Italy, Germany, Austria, the northern Balkan Austria, the northern Balkan Peninsula, and SwitzerlandPeninsula, and Switzerland

• Italy is cut off from the rest of Italy is cut off from the rest of EuropeEurope

• Pyrenees restrict movement from Pyrenees restrict movement from France to Spain and PortugalFrance to Spain and Portugal

• Opportunities for hiking, skiing, and Opportunities for hiking, skiing, and other outdoor activities.other outdoor activities.

• Apennine Mountains divide the Apennine Mountains divide the Italian Peninsula in half like a Italian Peninsula in half like a backbonebackbone

• Natural DefenseNatural Defense

• Balkan Mountains block off Balkan Balkan Mountains block off Balkan PeninsulaPeninsula

• Mountains isolate ideas and ethnic Mountains isolate ideas and ethnic groupsgroups

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UplandsUplands• Hills or very low Hills or very low

mountainsmountains• May contain mesas May contain mesas

and high plateausand high plateaus• Include the KjInclude the KjØØlen len

Mountains of Mountains of ScandinaviaScandinavia

• Scottish HighlandsScottish Highlands• Brittany in FranceBrittany in France• Meseta in SpainMeseta in Spain• Massif Central in Massif Central in

FranceFrance

Massif Central

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Rivers: Rivers: Europe's Europe's

LinksLinks• Series of rivers traversing EuropeSeries of rivers traversing Europe

• Used to transport people, goods, Used to transport people, goods, and ideasand ideas

• Bring together different cultureBring together different culture

• Aid Economic GrowthAid Economic Growth

• Rhine and Danube have served Rhine and Danube have served as highwaysas highways

• Lined with castlesLined with castles

• Rhine flows 820 miles to North Rhine flows 820 miles to North SeaSea

• Part of border between Germany Part of border between Germany and Franceand France

• Danube cuts through heart of Danube cuts through heart of EuropeEurope

• Touches 9 CountriesTouches 9 Countries

• Flows 1,771 milesFlows 1,771 miles

• Rivers have helped connect Rivers have helped connect Europeans to rest of WorldEuropeans to rest of World

Rhine

Danube

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Resources Resources Shape Shape

Europe's Europe's EconomyEconomy

• Abundance of Coal and Abundance of Coal and Iron OreIron Ore

• These are needed for an These are needed for an industrialized economyindustrialized economy

• Coal deposits stretch from Coal deposits stretch from U.K. to Belgium and the U.K. to Belgium and the NetherlandsNetherlands

• From there to Germany, From there to Germany, France, and PolandFrance, and Poland

• Heavily Industrialized Heavily Industrialized Areas includeAreas include

• Ruhr Valley, GermanyRuhr Valley, Germany

• Alsace-Lorraine, FranceAlsace-Lorraine, France

• Parts of the U.K.Parts of the U.K.

• They suffer from heavy They suffer from heavy industrial pollutionindustrial pollution

Ruhr Valleyhttp://www.worldsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/genericruhrvalley.jpg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/standard/biology/images/industrial_pollution.jpg

United Kingdom Industry

EnergyEnergy

• Oil and natural gas were Oil and natural gas were found in1959 in North found in1959 in North SeaSea

• Between United Between United Kingdom and NorwayKingdom and Norway

• 1971 the possibility for 1971 the possibility for offshore rigs arisesoffshore rigs arises

• Very stable rigs despite Very stable rigs despite the fact of deep waters the fact of deep waters and stormy seasand stormy seas

• Pump oil and gas from Pump oil and gas from as far out as 400 milesas far out as 400 miles

• Major source of Major source of petroleum for the worldpetroleum for the world

Oil Rig in North Sea

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Oil Rig

Agricultural Agricultural LandLand

• 33% of Europe’s land is 33% of Europe’s land is suitable for agriculturesuitable for agriculture

• World Average is 11%World Average is 11%

• Europe produces many Europe produces many different cropsdifferent crops

• They include: They include: GrainsGrains GrapesGrapes OlivesOlives CorkCork

• Timber is cut from Timber is cut from forests in the Alps and forests in the Alps and ScandinaviaScandinavia

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Scandinavian Forest

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Grapes

Resources Resources Shape LifeShape Life

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• Resources in Europe have Resources in Europe have helped shaped the lives of helped shaped the lives of the peoplethe people

• Affects the foods people Affects the foods people eateat

• Jobs they holdJobs they hold

• Houses in which they liveHouses in which they live

• European folk tales take European folk tales take place in dark, deep forests place in dark, deep forests that used to be present in that used to be present in Europe long agoEurope long ago

• Irish lack resources so Irish lack resources so they cut and burn peatthey cut and burn peat

• In other parts of Europe In other parts of Europe people have mined coal people have mined coal for generationsfor generations

Deep, Dark Forest

Peathttp://www.wsgs.uwyo.edu/coalweb/images/peat2.jpg