Northern Europe and Eastern Europe Flashcards
To the southwest lie the ___________, a group of islands located across the English Channel from the rest of Europe.
British Isles
Northeast in the British Isles in ____________ a region of islands and peninsulas in far Northern Europe.
Scandinavia
Rough, rocky hills and low mountains cover much of Northern Europe:
Hills and Mountains
Fertile farmland and the flat plains stretch across the southern parts of the British Islands and Scandinavia.
Farmland and Plains
Slow-moving sheets of ice, or glaciers, have left their mark on Northern Europe coastline and lakes.
Effects of Glaciers
Is a narrow inlet of the sea set between high, rocky cliffs.
Fjord
Or energy from the heat of Earth’s interior.
Geothermal energy
Northern Europe’s __________ resource are its energy resources, forests and soils, and surroundings seas. Main, most important.
Primary
Are 2 other natural resources in Northern Europe:
Forest and soil.
Seas that surround Northern Europe are another important natural resource:
Seas and oceans
An ocean current that brings warm, moist air across the Atlantic Ocean:
Northern Atlantic Drift
South of the Northern European Plain is a low mountain ranges called the:
Carpathians
These 2 ranges together cover most of the ____________, one of the largest peninsulas in Europe.
Balkan Peninsulas
Begin in Germany and flows east across the Great Hungarian Plait.
Danube
Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine exploded, releasing huge amount of radiation into the air.
Chernobyl
