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Geography of Europe

The Shape of Europe

Collection of peninsulas

The Shape of Europe

•Long jagged coastline

•Surrounded by: Atlantic Ocean Mediterranean Sea North Sea Baltic Sea

The Shape of Europe

Scandinavian peninsula has narrow inlets called fjords

The Climate of Europe

Temperate

Land of Europe

Alps Mountains

Apennine Mountains

The Land of Europe

North European Plain

The Land of Europe

Dense Forests

Black Forest in Germany

The Rivers of Europe

Fishing

important to economy

Most of the continent is 300 miles

to the sea

jagged coastline creates natural

harbors

1/3 all fish in the world comes

from Europe

The Rivers of Europe

The Rivers of Europe

Seine River in Paris, France

The Rivers of Europe

Thames River in London, England

Canals

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