Geography · 2018. 9. 21. · We’ll begin with The Physical Geography of Europe. ......
Transcript of Geography · 2018. 9. 21. · We’ll begin with The Physical Geography of Europe. ......
GeographySeptember 21, 2018. Friday.
For the first 15 minutes of class.
• Please work on finishing your map assignments quietly by yourselves.
• If you have finished your map assignments, please sit quietly at your desk. You may use your phones.
• We will watch CNN10 after the first fifteen minutes are up.
Today’s Learning Goals:
• To understand the physical geography of Europe.
Let us begin…
• …with some stereotypes.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dZQ-G7b8nY
Now that we know…
• …what’s NOT true about Europe.
• How about we study what is true about Europe.
We’ll begin with The Physical Geography of Europe.
• Eurasia is a massive tectonic plate, so determining where exactly Europe ends and Asia begins is difficult.
Europe is bordered by…
• …the Arctic Ocean in the North
Europe is bordered by…
• … the Atlantic Ocean and its seas to the west
Europe is bordered by…
• …and the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea to the south.
Europe’s Eastern Boundary.
• Europe’s eastern boundary is typically given as the Ural Mountains, which run north to south from the Arctic Ocean down through Russia to Kazakhstan.
Other mountain ranges in Europe
• The Pyrenees, the Alps, and the Carpathians divide Europe’s southern Alpine region from the hilly central uplands.
The Pyrenees
Let’s tour the Pyrenees mountains!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX_xyZ5pUmk
The Great Pyrenees!
The Alps
Let’s tour the famous Swiss Alps
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ru9JguLrY
The Carpathian Mountains
Let’s see what fall looks like in the Carpathian Mountains.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gojqWy5EFBg
It’s also where Dracula lives.
Europe’s Waterways
• Europe has a large number of navigable waterways, and most places in Europe are relatively short distances from the sea.
Europe’s Waterways
• This has contributed to numerous historical trading links across the region and allowed for Europe to dominate maritime travel.
Europe’s largest river.
• The Danube, is the European region’s largest river and winds its way along 2,860 and 10 countries from Germany to Ukraine.
Cruising the Danube
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h-dDov_cLw