 Peninsula is land surrounded by water

from three sides.

 Europe is a large peninsula of Asia plus
it has many peninsulas jutting out from
it.
 Fjords=U-shaped valley connected to sea
and is filled with sea water from the
melted glacier
 Formed from glacier
 In Norway
 Northern peninsula-Scandinavian
peninsula-In Norway and Sweden.
 Jutland peninsula-forms larger part of
Denmark and forms smaller part of
Germany.
 Southern peninsulas- Iberian peninsula-
home to Spain and Portugal.
 Italian peninsula-home to Italy
 Balkan peninsula-home to Greece and
Serbia
 European islands-Greenland, Iceland,
Great Britain, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica,
ibza and crete.
 Most famous mountain chain of Europe
is the alps. It cuts Italy off from the rest
of the Europe.
 Pyrenees, alpenine, Balkan
 They are hills or low mountains and can
also contain mesas and high plateau
 Mesata- central plateau of spain
 Massif control- central upland of france
 Europe is a network of rivers that bring
people and goods together.
 Rivers are used to transport goods to
coastal regions and inland region, which
also helps in economic growth.
 Most fertile agricultural region of the
world is the northern European plains
 -used for agriculture, farming, allowing
armies and groups of invaders to use it as
an open route to enter Europe .
 Abundant supply of two natural
resources need for a industrialized
country-coal, iron ore.
 Due to these regions countries like Great
Britain, France and Germany has to
experience industrial population.
 North Atlantic drift- currents of warm
water from topics.
 Prevailing westerlies pick up the warmth
from this and make the climate of
Europe milder. They also carry moisture,
giving Europe adequate rainfall.
 Mistral-mediterranean cost of france
experiences cold and dry wind from
north.
 Sirocco- Mediterranean countries
experience hot, dry and dusty wind from
south.
 In northern Scandinavia the is in the state
of perma frost- permanently frozen area.
 No trees grow here, only mosses and
lichens
 Northern region witnesses sharp
variations- winter nights are extremely
long as are summer days.
 North of arctic circle there are winters
where sub never rises and summers
where sun never sets. This region is
known as the land of midnight sun.
 Acid rain in Europe – has been
happening since the industrial revolution
in the 1700’s