Europe

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• Secondary Education

Europe!!!

Facts!!

1. Known for its inventions and discoveries .
2. Made up of 44 countries, with Russia being the largest and Vatican city being the smallest
3. Europe has influenced the political, economic and cultural  situations of several countries

Which continent is sharing land boundary with Europe?

What do you like about Europe??

Is Europe a peninsula?

Yes

No

Location and extent

1. The western most peninsula.
2. From Iceland to Ural mountains
3. 36 N to 72 N
4. 25 W TO 60 E
5. Prime meridian passes through a village in London

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Physical divisions

1. Northwestern Highland

2. North European plains/ Central plains

3. Central uplands

4. Southern mountain system

     1) Alps

     2) Southern chain of peninsulas

Northwestern Ranges

1. These ranges extend in the north western side, from NE to SW
2.  It includes mountains in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Scotland
3. They consists of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks.
4. Forms the backbone of Scandinavian peninsula

How to mountain tops become rounded?

Caledonian ranges(Another name)

1. Ural mountains
2. Scandinavian mountains
3. Mountains of Britain
4.  Baltic shield

Ural Ranges

1. Separates Asia from Europe
2. Shorter mountains and diffused 
3.  220 km long

Scandinavian mountains

1. Fennoscandia region= Sweden+ Denmark+ Norway+ Finland peninsula+ Kola peninsula 
2. Mountains have been eroded by glaciers and are very close to sea level with few mountains
3. There are several glacial lakes
4. Finland is called a land of ten thousand lakes

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What do you see to the sides of these fjords?

Mountains

Lakes

Plateaus

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If width=1000m and length= 500 m, will this be a fjord?

Yes

No

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Do Glaciers have the power of erosion?

Yes

No

Mountains of Britain

1. Pennines mountain range in England and the mountains in Scotland are made  up of old Crystalline rocks
2. The mountains eroded by glaciers have a rounded peak.
3. Ria coasts- Hills submerged under water.

Baltic shield

1. The raised land near the Baltic sea
2.  Has an undulating surface
3. Made up of igneous and metamorphic rocks