A SURVEY OF EUROPELaRocco/Anderson- SCS

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LOCATION & PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS• Eurasia= This large landmass is separated into two

continents of Asia and Europe by the Ural Mountains

• The continent of Europe can be called a “peninsula of peninsulas” due to the large number of these specific physical features. Examples are the Italian peninsula, the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal), the Balkan Peninsula (Greece, Serbia, and Macedonia among others), and the Scandinavian peninsula which is home to “Scandinavia” (Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark)

• There are many seas in Europe including the oil-rich North sea and the major tourist/trade route of the Mediterranean Sea. The Adriatic Sea and the Aegean Sea have been historically impacted by the Greek and Roman Empires.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTI

CS•CLIMATES are varied and have a

range of hot Mediterranean climates to cold tundra and ice caps.

• Main climate is Temperate due to the warm ocean current called the North Atlantic Drift

• Southern Europe is hot and dry Mediterranean climate- think grapes and olives!!

• Central Europe is the Humid Continental climate• Northern Europe is Subarctic climate (Taiga) and

Tundra

Major Physical Features:

The Pyrenees -mountains found along the border of France and Spain. They also blocked the “mixing” of the two cultures as a natural barrier to movementPolders- areas of land “reclaimed from the sea”. Man-made dams are built to block water around low lying areas. These areas are then pumped dry and used for farms and building. Found in the Netherlands

The Alps – known for their rugged beauty and recreation,

especially skiing!! Things relating to the Alps are called

“Alpine”

Europe’s Land Europe’s Land Use:Use:

Pollution: Pollution: Acid Acid RainRain (Germany’s (Germany’s Black Forest & in the Black Forest & in the lakes of Scandinavia)lakes of Scandinavia)RadiationRadiation – –

ChernobylChernobyl(in the Ukraine, near (in the Ukraine, near

Kiev)Kiev)

IndustryIndustry

FarmingFarming

HerdingHerding

$ Economic Characteristics $

•What “World” is it? D______•Economics: Mostly capitalist… but Communism WAS in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union (USSR) for most of the 20th century.•“Eastern Block” Countries are former USSR controlled areas like Romania, Serbia, and the Czech Republic.

•European Unity through European Union (EU) shows COOPERATION

Cultural Impacts• There are over 200 different ethnic groups

which have a variety of languages and traditions.

• Diverse in languages, traditions, and religions: Main religion is Christianity. The three branches of Christianity are Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox

•Architecture – built for climate- chalets in Alps, villas in the Mediterranean

•Monuments and statues - Reflects history

Strong Historical Impacts:• Greece & Rome are considered the

“birthplace of Democracy”

•Great Britain is birthplace of the 1750 Industrial Revolution in London, England

• Imperialism - Major Colonial Powers are from Europe, hence the spread of English and Christianity worldwide.“The sun never sets on the British Empire”

•Major Impacts after WW2; change of countries and boundaries.

Maps Change Over Time- What changed in this example?

Yugoslavia is now known as the

independent countries of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia,

Serbia and the Former Yugoslav country of

Montenegro

SOME MAJOR CITIES & POPULAR LANDMARKS Berlin

London

Paris Madrid

Rome Athens

PARIS, FRANCE

http://www.paris.org/Monuments/NDame/

Notre Dame Cathedral

Arc de Triomphe in central Paris

http://www.aviewoncities.com/gallery/paris/arcdetriomphe.htm

The Louvre:Enormous art museum in downtown Paris, France

http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/louvre.htm

http://www.aviewoncities.com/gallery/paris/eiffeltower.htm

Eiffel Tower- symbol of Paris

http://ancient-rome.tripod.com/colosseum/colosseum2.htm

The Colosseum

Rome, Italy

http://graphics.stanford.edu/~lucasp/pictures/italy/vatican/2stpeterspiazza.jpg

St. Peter’s BasilicaVatican City, Rome,

Italy

Leaning Tower in Pisa, Italy

http://historylink101.net/greece1/pic_temple-parthenon.htm

The Parthenon in Athens, Greece

The birthplace of democracy!!

Westminster Abbey in London

“Where kings are crowned”

The TOWER BRIDGE in London

http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/

“Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves…”

http://www.darknessandlight.co.uk/london_pictures/fs-sep/2006.JPG

BIG BEN in London

“Big Ben” is actually the name of the bell

inside the clock tower, but everyone uses the

nickname for the tower itself.

Windmills-

common in the Netherlands to help pump water out of

low-lying fields.

CASTLES: Usually built as a fortress during the feudal period for a noble or aristocratic landowner. Royal families also built them for residences. These can be found all over Europe

Traditional Views of Europe

• Each region and country have individual costumes and traditions which date back hundreds of years.

How many of these do you know? (keep a count of the total

countries shown for the last question)

So where

are we??

Scandinavia!!

Scandinavia!!

So where are we??Holland!! …

otherwise known as

the Netherland

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If only my students could see

me

Ooops- oh hey

everyone!

Och nay-not

another teacher laddie!

I say, why are these school

children bothering us during tea

time?

Because they are supposed to be looking at England’s countryside!!

There’s another trip planned this summer. See me for

details!

oom pa pa!Ja, vee are a

German bahnd!

I wonder if they are serving

bratwurst?

But I got out of Romania before

communism could get the better of me…I now live in

LA!!

Da, we were behind the

iron curtain!

Hola Señor,

que pasa en

España?

Are you kidding?!

?!

Palace de España

Did you know this is Switzerland

?

I wonder if I can get in

to this Swiss bank…

Oui oui, you like some French crepes suzette?

Ciao! We’re in Italia!!

sí - and we just

beat your team!

FGRCL

R

Enjoy a trip to Europe anytime!!

Cheers and Cheerio !!