Europe's Dramatic Landscape
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| Why is Europe called the Peninsula of All Peninsulas? | The entire continent of Europe is a peninsula with smaller peninsula's jutting out from it.
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| Name two peninsulas | Italian, Iberian, Balkan, and Scandanavian
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| What are Europe's tallest mountains? | ALPS
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| What is a a body of land nearly surrounded by water? | Peninsula
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| What is the vast area of flat or gently rolling land from France to Russia? | North European Plain
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| What currents bring warm water/air to Europe to help warm Europe's climate? | Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift
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| What is the southernmost sea in Europe that seperates Europe from Africa? | Mediterranean Sea
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| using the sea for transportation | Seafaring
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| Why did different cultures developed in Europ? | Europe’s mountains create natural boundaries between the people of Europe
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| Why did cities spring up along the rivers? | Europe has many rivers which are used for trade and transportation
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| Why did Europeans become seafaring people? | Europe has long coastlines and great harbors
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| Norway, Sweden, and Finland | Scandanavia
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| world’s largest inland sea | Caspian Sea
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| largest of the British Isles | Great Britian
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| largest river in Europe that runs through 9 countries | Danube River
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| peninsula in southern Europe that is mostly mountains with the same name. | Balkan
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| Europe’s climates are mostly _______ except in the very north which is cold and snowy. | WARM
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| Europe’s western side gets a lot of ________ due to the ocean | Rainfall
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| Dry area on the side of mountains | Rain Shadow
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| Five natural resources which led to Europe's Growth | Water, Fertile Soil, Minerals, Fossil Fuels, and Timber
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| Most of Europe’s land is used for ____________ and _____________. | Farming and Forest Land
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| Europe is a very densely populated region - True or False | TRUE!
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| Most people live in the cities - Where are the cities? | North European Plain / Along the rivers
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| Why did industrial centers develop along the plains? | coal deposits
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| Why is Northern Europe not heavily populated? | too cold
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| Spain and Portugal | Iberian Peninsula
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| Which physical features influence Europe's climate? | Oceans (large bodies of water) and Mountains
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| How does Europe's natural resources boost it's economy? | By creating products with their raw materials, they were able to sell and trade which boosted its economy.
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| River in London, England | Thames River
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| Island just south of Italy | Sicily
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