Physical Geography

Europe

Continents by SizeContinent Area (km2) Population

Asia 43,820,000 4,164,252,000Africa 30,370,000 1,022,234,000North America 34,490,000 542,056,000South America 17,840,000 392,555,000Antartica 13,720,000 0

Europe 10,180,000 738,199,000Oceania (Including Australia)

9,008,500 29,127,000

Physical Map of Europe

Geographic Features of Europe

• Mountain Ranges• European Plain• Peninsulas• Islands• Rivers• Bays and Gulfs

Mountain Regions of the North

Grampian Mountains Scandinavian MountainsOr

Kjolen Mountains

Mountains of the South

Pyrenees Alps

Balkan Mts. Apennines Carpathians

Grampian Mts.

Kjol

en M

ts.

Pyrenees

Alps Carpathian Mts.

Apennines

Balkan Mts.

The Great European Plain

• Largest Mountain-free land form in Europe• Stretches from the Pyrenees in the west to

Russia in the east.• Extends 2,000 miles• Successful Agricultural area

European Plain

PeninsulasScandinavian

Peninsula

Jutland

Iberian Peninsula

Italian Peninsula

Balkan Peninsula

Crimean Peninsula

Oceans & SeasNorwegian Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Mediterranean Sea

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Black Sea

Main Gulfs and Bays

Bay of Biscay

Gulf of Lion

Gulf of Bothnia

Gulf of Genoa