Physical geography of Europe

Unit 11

REGIONS

REGIONS

Continents by Size (sq. km.)

Continents by Size (sq. km.)Asia 44,579,000

Africa 30,065,000

North America 24,256,000

South America 17,819,000

Antarctica 13,209,000

Europe 9,938,000

Oceania (incl. Australia)   7,687,000

Physical Map of Europe

Relief

Mountanious regions

In the North: Grampian Mountains, Scandinavian Mountains, Ural Mountains.

In the South: Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Carpathians, Balkan Mountains, Caucasus.

Flat regions

In the central area: The Great European Plain

Coasts

Peninsulas: Iberian, Italian, Balkan, Crimean, Jutland, Scandinavian

Gulfs: Bothnia, Biscay, Lion, Genoa

Islands: Atlantic: Iceland, British Isles, Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands. Mediterranean: Balearic

Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Crete, Cyprus.

Mountanious regions in the North

Grampian Mountains Scandinavian

MountainsUrals

Mountainous regions in the South

Pyrenees Alps

Caucasus

Apennines

Carpathians Balkan Mtns.

The Great European Plain• Largest mountain-free landform in

Europe• Stretches from the Pyrenees in the

west to the Ural Mountains in the east

• Extends 2,000 miles• Successful agricultural area

European Plain

Iberian Peninsula

Italian Peninsula

Balkan Peninsula

CrimeanPeninsula

Peninsulas

Scandinavian Peninsula

Jutland

Main gulfs and baysBay of Biscay

Gulf of Lion

Gulf of Bothnia

Gulf of Genoa

Atlantic islands

Atlantic islands

Iceland

British Isles

Azores islands

Madeira Islands

Canary Islands

Mediterranean islands

Mediterranean islands

CreteCyprus

Balearic islands Corsica Sardinia

Sicily

Malta

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Arctic Ocean Pechora, Northern Dvina

Atlantic Ocean

Elbe, Rhine, Seine, Loire

Mediterranean Sea

Ebro, Rhone, Tiber, Po

Black Sea Dnieper, Dniester, Don, Danube

Caspian Sea Volga

The European river basins

Atlantic

Mediterranean

Arctic

Caspian

Pechora

N. D

vina

Elbe

Rhin

eSeineLoire

Ebro Rh

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Tib

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Po

DnieperDniester

Don

Danube

Volg

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Arctic Ocean river basin

Pechora in Northwestern Russia

Northern Dvina in Arkhangelsk (Russia)

Atlantic Ocean river basin

Elbe river in Dresden (Germany) Rhine river in Basel (Germany)

Seine river in Paris (France)Loire river in

Saumur (France)

Mediterranean Sea river basin

Ebro river in La Rioja (Spain) Rhone river in Avignon

(France)

Tiber river in Rome (Italy) Po river in Turin (Italy)

Black Sea river basin

Dnieper river in Kiev (Ukraine)

Dniester river in Vadul-lui-Voda (Moldova)

Don river in Yenets (Russia)

Danube river in Budapest (Hungary)

Caspian Sea river basin

The Volga river at different landmarks in Russia

Climates

Oceanic / Atlantic

Continental

Mediterranean

Subtropical

Mountain

Polar

Climates