2. Rhine River
• Longest r i ver i n Ger m any
• An i m por t ant wat er way f or
t r ade
• Begi ns i n Swi t zer l and, wi nds
t hr ough Ger m any, Fr ance,
Luxem bour g, & The Net her l ands
3.
4.
5.
6. Danube River
• 2 nd l ar gest r i ver i n Eur ope
( Vol ga i s f i r st )
• Fl ows t hr ough 9 count r i es:
Ger m any, Aust r i a, Sl ovaki a,
Hungar y, Cr oat i a, Ser bi a,
Bul gar i a, Rom ani a, & Ukr ai ne
• 1, 770 m l es l ong
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• Pl ayed a vi t al r ol e i n t he
devel opm ent of cent r al Eur ope
7.
8.
9. The Alps
• Locat ed i n Aust r i a, Fr ance,
Ger many, Swi t zer l and, I t al y,
Sl oveni a, & Li echt enst ei n
• M or t our i st dest i nat i on
aj
• Ext end f or al most 700 m l es!
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10.
11.
12.
13. Pyrenees Mountains
• For m t he nat ur al bor der
bet ween Fr ance & Spai n
• Ext end f or about 270 m l es
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14.
15.
16. Ural Mountains
• Consi der ed t he nat ur al boundar y
bet ween Eur ope & Asi a
• Di vi de Russi a: 1/ 4 i s i n Eur ope,
3/ 4 i s i n Asi a
• 1, 500 m l es l ong!
i
• Am ong t he wor l d’ s OLDEST m ount ai n
r anges
• Huge deposi t s of gol d, ni ckel ,
si l ver , pl at i num coal , i r on, &
,
ot her m ner al s
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17.
18.
19.
20. The English Channel
• Sm l body of wat er t hat
al
separ at es Engl and f r om Fr ance
• 350 m l es l ong
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• I n t he past , i t was used as a
good syst em of def ense f or
Engl and
• An i m por t ant wat er way f or
t r ade
21.
22.
23. Iberian Peninsula
• The Pyr enees f or m t he
nor t her n bor der
• 2nd l ar gest peni nsul a i n
Eur ope
• I ncl udes t he count r i es of
Spai n & Por t ugal
24.
25. Scandinavian Peninsula
• Lar gest peni nsul a i n Eur ope
( 1, 150 m l es l ong)
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• Consi st s of Nor way, Sweden,
and t he nor t her n r egi on of
Fi nl and
• Regi on i s r i ch i n t i mber ,
i r on, & copper
26.
27. Mediterranean Sea
• Im por t ant r out e f or t r ade &
cul t ur al exchange
• Locat ed bet ween 3 cont i nent s
( Eur ope, Af r i ca, & Asi a)
• Cover s an ar ea of 965, 000
squar e m l es
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• Nam m
e eans “ i n t he m ddl e of
i
t he ear t h” ( sur r ounded by
l and)
28.
29.
30.
31. The European Plain
• Lar gest m ount ai n- f r ee
l andf or m i n Eur ope
• St r et ches f r om t he Pyr enees
i n t he west t o t he Ur al
M ount ai ns i n t he east
• Ext ends 2, 000 m l es
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