Location
Absolute Location of Europe:
54.90000 degrees North, 25.3167 degrees East
Absolute Location of Europe:
54.90000 degrees North, 25.3167 degrees East
Relative Location of Europe:
Europe is in the Northern Hemisphere. Europe looks like a big peninsula made up of smaller peninsulas like the Iberian (Spain and Portugal), Italian Peninsula (Italy), Balkan Peninsula (Greece), Scandinavian Peninsula (Norway and Sweden), and the Jutland Peninsula (Denmark).
Europe is surrounded mostly by water. The Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Norwegian Sea, the Barents Sea, and the Kara Sea all surround Europe. The Atlantic Ocean has a huge significance on Europe's weather. Europe is full of waterways that create interaction with many countries in Europe and the rest of the world.
Land forms in Europe consist of the Alpine Mountains in the south, the Central Uplands, the North European Lowland, and Western Uplands. The Ural Mountains divide Europe and Asia.
Europe is in the Northern Hemisphere. Europe looks like a big peninsula made up of smaller peninsulas like the Iberian (Spain and Portugal), Italian Peninsula (Italy), Balkan Peninsula (Greece), Scandinavian Peninsula (Norway and Sweden), and the Jutland Peninsula (Denmark).
Europe is surrounded mostly by water. The Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Norwegian Sea, the Barents Sea, and the Kara Sea all surround Europe. The Atlantic Ocean has a huge significance on Europe's weather. Europe is full of waterways that create interaction with many countries in Europe and the rest of the world.
Land forms in Europe consist of the Alpine Mountains in the south, the Central Uplands, the North European Lowland, and Western Uplands. The Ural Mountains divide Europe and Asia.
Place
Physical Characteristics in Europe Europe is well known for: -The Danube River-the second longest European river -The Rhine River-a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world -The Ural Mountains-a mountain range in western Russia extending from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea -The Pyrenees-mountains that form the border between Spain and France -The Mediterranean Sea-the largest inland sea -The Alps-a large mountain system in south-central Europe -The English Channel-an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain -The Iberian Peninsula-a peninsula in southwestern Europe occupied by Spain and Portugal -The Scandinavian Peninsula-a peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden -The European Plain-the northern flat region that allowed nomads and invaders to flow into Europe from Asia |
Human Characteristics in Europe: Europe is well known for: -Lascaux in France-the world's oldest cave paintings, 16000 BC. -Berlin Wall-built to stop Germans moving into West Germany. It was torn down in 1989, reuniting Germany in 1990. -Olympia in Greece-home of the ancient Olympic Games, 776 BC. The games returned to Olympia in 2004. -Trans-Siberian Railway-Moscow to Vladivostok in Japan. 9288 kilometers long, the world's longest railway. -The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. -Parthenon in Greece. -The Colosseum in Rome, Italy. -The Tower of London and Big Ben in London, England. -Europe's largest country: Russia (17,075,380 square kilometers) (population: 143,420,309) -Europe's richest country: Luxembourg ($47,926 GDP per capita) -Europe's poorest country: Moldova ($398 GDP per capita) |
Human Environmental Impact
In Europe, many unique environments have been created. In the Netherlands, humans have brought land up from under the sea to provide more room for others to live. The Netherlands are prone to floods because much of its land is below sea level. Humans living here much take that into account because floods have been known to destroy many buildings located in the Netherlands. Humans have created dikes to prevent the sea water from flooded the land they've created.
In Italy, humans have created canals to connect the many islands that make up the country and most of Venice. On these canals, humans can transport people or goods. Since Venice is made up of mostly islands, settlers had to decide what the best way to build a town was. Many logs have been sunken in to the ground to add more support to buildings. Sadly, humans have caused a lot of pollution throughout the years in Venice. Today it is polluted by water sewage, saltwater and industrial wastes. This causes buildings to become damaged.
At one point, Europe had many huge forests. Overtime, deforestation has taken place so industrialization could happen. Humans have used the wood from trees to power or fuel many things and build homes or businesses as well.
Many areas in Europe also have acid rain. Germany has probably been hit the hardest by this. The trees in the area are discolored and needles continuously fall off. The acid rain is caused by the pollution from factories. The only way to get rid of acid rain is for humans to come together and try their hardest to stop pollution.
In Europe, many unique environments have been created. In the Netherlands, humans have brought land up from under the sea to provide more room for others to live. The Netherlands are prone to floods because much of its land is below sea level. Humans living here much take that into account because floods have been known to destroy many buildings located in the Netherlands. Humans have created dikes to prevent the sea water from flooded the land they've created.
In Italy, humans have created canals to connect the many islands that make up the country and most of Venice. On these canals, humans can transport people or goods. Since Venice is made up of mostly islands, settlers had to decide what the best way to build a town was. Many logs have been sunken in to the ground to add more support to buildings. Sadly, humans have caused a lot of pollution throughout the years in Venice. Today it is polluted by water sewage, saltwater and industrial wastes. This causes buildings to become damaged.
At one point, Europe had many huge forests. Overtime, deforestation has taken place so industrialization could happen. Humans have used the wood from trees to power or fuel many things and build homes or businesses as well.
Many areas in Europe also have acid rain. Germany has probably been hit the hardest by this. The trees in the area are discolored and needles continuously fall off. The acid rain is caused by the pollution from factories. The only way to get rid of acid rain is for humans to come together and try their hardest to stop pollution.
Movement
Many aspects of life move around in Europe. In the winter months, birds migrate to keep warm to survive. Like in many areas of the world, humans move to find careers, because of wars, because of lack of supplies, or threatening natural disasters like storms or floods. Someone famous, Christopher Columbus, migrated between Europe and North America to discover new things. Many people like to migrate to another country that speaks the same or similar languages. Also, countries with similar religious or cultural values are popular among immigrants because they feel safer and more comfortable in their new environment.
Many aspects of life move around in Europe. In the winter months, birds migrate to keep warm to survive. Like in many areas of the world, humans move to find careers, because of wars, because of lack of supplies, or threatening natural disasters like storms or floods. Someone famous, Christopher Columbus, migrated between Europe and North America to discover new things. Many people like to migrate to another country that speaks the same or similar languages. Also, countries with similar religious or cultural values are popular among immigrants because they feel safer and more comfortable in their new environment.
Region
Europe is broken up into four different regions: Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe and Southern Europe. For example, Eastern Europe contains Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia (a transcontinental country), Slovakia and Ukraine and Northern Europe contains Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, The Faeroe Islands; The Aland Islands, Greenland, and Denmark. Each country's individual location determines what region of Europe it is in. The regions in Europe are mostly based around the geographical aspects of each region. They are broken up by areas that contain peninsulas or regional areas such as full countries or groups of islands.