Physical features of Europe notes SS6G8: The student will locate selected physical features of Europe
Jan 01, 2016
Physical features of Europe notesSS6G8: The student will locate selected physical features of Europe
What are some uses of physical maps? To show the physical features like various landforms and
water bodies present on the earth’s surface. Different colors, lines, tints, shading and spot elevations are
used to show the elevation and to separate lowlands from the mountains in physical maps.
RIVERS(Flows through Germany) DANUBE
Europe’s second longest river.
International waterway Empties into the Black Sea 1,771 miles
RHINE One of the longest and most
important rivers in Europe. 766 miles Important waterway carrying
trade and goods deep inland.
Danube and Rhine Rivers
European Plain Largest mountain-free landform in Europe. Stretches from the Pyrenees Mountains and the Atlantic
Ocean in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east. Cut by the Rhine River in the west
Mountains ALPS
One of the great mountain range systems of Europe Stretches from Austria in the east through Italy, Germany, and France
in the west. Highest point 15,782 ft. Italian/French border
PYRENEES Forms a massive divider between France and Spain Highest point 11,168 ft.
URAL Runs from north to south through western Russia Natural boundary between Europe and Asia Highest point 6,213 ft.
Peninsulas IBERIAN
Located in SW Europe Westernmost of the three major southern European peninsulas
SCANDINAVIAN Northern Europe Largest peninsula of Europe
Channel ENGLISH
Arm of the Atlanta Ocean that separates southern England from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic.
350 miles long 150 miles at its widest 21 miles in the Strait of Dover
English Channel map/satellite
Sea MEDITERRANEAN
Connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land.
Part of the Atlantic Ocean Average depth of 4,900 feet
Mediterranean Sea