Scandinavian Peninsula
Norway and Sweden
Jutland Peninsula
Denmark and Germany
Iberian peninsula
Spain and Portugal
Balkan Peninsula
Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia
Aegean Peninsula
Greece
Italian (Apennine) Peninsula
Italy
-Ancient, eroded hills and low mountains
-Contains Norway and the fjords that were carved out by glacial movement
NW Highlands
-Broad coastal plain that stretches from France to the Urals
-Excellent water and soil resources
-Many large cities located on Northern European Plain/ Densely -populated
-Home to most developed agricultural and industrial sites
Northern European Plain
-Area with hills, small plateaus, forests, and fertile valleys
-Old, eroded region
-Has significant coal deposits
Central Uplands
-Has Europe's major mts. ---> Alps, Carpathians and Apennines
-Stretches from France's Mediterranean coast to the Balkan Peninsula
-The youngest physical region
Alpine Mt. System
How much of the Netherlands is below sea level?
about 27%
What does the name Holland mean?
Wooded land
How did the Dutch reclaim land from the sea?
they created polders, drained the swamps and built up the land
The Netherlands is famous for what?
The Netherlands is famous for its many canals that cut through the country. They drain the land and serve as waterways.
Major Waters in Europe
North Sea, Mediterranean Sea,
North Sea
Fishing, trade, oil and gas deposit
Major Rivers of Europe
Danube and Rhine and Thames
flows eastward through 9 countries in central and eastern Europe and empties into the Black Sea
Danube Riv.
starts in the Swiss Alps and flows into the North Sea
Rhine Riv.
runs through London, England
Thames Riv.
Most of the region used to be part of the __________ Empire
Roman Empire
When did the the Roman Empire collapse?
400s AD
Roman Empire gives the biggest influence of _________________
Language and Imperialism
What does Romantic languages originate from?
Latin
What were Europe's languages?
French
Spanish
Italian
Portugeuse
Romanian
What religion was the majority when the Roman Empire took power?
Christianity ; The Crusades
In the late 1400s what kinds of renaissance spread throughout Europe
Art, politics, culture, religion
What occurred in the 1500s
Protestant Reformation
What happened in the early 1700s
Enlightenment Era
Mid 1700s
Industrial Revolution
20th Century
WWI, WWII (1939 - 1945), and Cold War
What were the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
What were the Allied Powers?
Great Britain, France, Russia
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
1918
70% of workers are in the
Tertiary Industry
What were some transportations
Roads, rail lines, waterways, airline routes
What was the EU
-One trading community
-Eliminates tariffs and other trade barriers
Devolution
the splitting apart of countries
Yugoslavia
- Multinational state containing many ethnic (cultural) and religious groups.
- They opposed the domination of one ethnic group, the Serbs (Serbia).
- Tensions rise b/n Muslims and Christians.