Europe notes 1 Flashcards
What latitudes is Europe in
middle and high
what climate is in southern europe
mediterranean
what current warms europe
north Atlantic drift
what wind current warms europe
westerlies
balkan peninsula
greecea
appennine peninsula
Italy, San Marino, Vatican city
iberian peninsula
Portugal and Spain
scandinavian peninsula
Norway and sweden
jutland peninsula
denmark
fjord
a steep, narrow, u-shaped valley that is carved out by a glacier, found in Norway on the Scandinavian peninsula because this area had many glaciers during the last ice age
what mountains are in europe
alps, Pyrenees, Scandinavian highlands, meseta, massif central
rivers
Rhine, danube
which river is used for trade and transportation
rhine
longest river
danube
English channel
separates the island of great Britain from france, narrowest point is the strait of Dover which is 21 miles wide