Ch. 12: Physical Geography

Europe

Peninsulas

“Europe is a peninsula of peninsulas”

1. Iberian Peninsula2. Italian Peninsula3. Balkan Peninsula4. Scandinavian

Peninsula5. Jutland Peninsula

Islands

Examples: Great Britain, Ireland, Greenland, Iceland ect…

They maintain strong cultural connections with the rest of the European continent.

What economic advantages do islands have? To encourage trade? To encourage tourism?

Mountains

Alps Encourage tourism Act as a border

Mt. Blanc tallest mountain in the

Alps and probably the most famous.

Pyrenees Separates Spain from

the rest of Europe

United States Europe

Mountains

Uplands

Uplands: hills or very low mountains Especially found in the

Alps

Resources

Natural Resources: coal and iron ore: needed to make steel. Oil and natural gas Agricultural land

33% of land is usable for agriculture in Europe. The average is 11% of land.

Human-Environment Interaction

Example 1: Holland“God created the world, but the Dutch

created Holland.”

Seaworks- structures that are used to control the sea’s destructive impact on human life

Example 1: Holland“God created the world, but the Dutch

created Holland.”

Seaworks- structures that are used to control the sea’s destructive impact on human life

Human-Environment Interaction

Example 2: Venice, Italy

A port city that grew with trade

Now a tourist attraction

Modern day issues Water polution, sinking,

rising sea levels

Human-Environment Interaction

Example 3: Acid Rain

Europe’s factories emit sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. This combines with oxygen and water vapor. This returns in precipitation