WARM UP Have your Cornell notes setup for

WARM UP • Have your Cornell notes setup for today • If you are ready to go when I call time, you will get a treat!

Unit 4 Day 1: European Landforms Chapter 12 Notes

Peninsula of Peninsulas? • Europe is a large peninsula of Asia, plus there are many peninsulas jutting out from it also.

Cont’d • Northern Peninsulas– Scandinavian Peninsula • Sweden & Norway – Jutland Peninsula • Denmark

Cont’d • Southern Peninsulas– Iberian Peninsula • Spain & Port – Italian Peninsula • Italy – Balkan Peninsula • Greece, Serbia…

What is a fjord? • Fjords- U-shaped valleys that connect to the sea, & filled with seawater after glaciers melted. – Created by glaciers – Common in Norway

Do not need to write! • European Islands- Iceland, Greenland, Ireland, Great Britain, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Ibiza, & Crete

Mountains? • Mountain Chains of Europe– Alps, Pyrenees, Apennine, & Balkan Mountains

Seine River Major Rivers Danube River Rhine River

What is peat? • Peat- partially decayed plant matter, found in bogs, and used as fuel – (Few Trees) – Non-renewable (1 mm per year)

Climate of Europe? • Europe has a MILD climate • Most of Europe enjoys a climate of warm summers and cool winters • Deforestation has occurred • Why did Europeans clear the trees away? – Answer: So they could settle and farm the land!

Special Winds? • The Mediterranean coast of France receives the MISTRAL (a cold dry wind from the North) • Other Mediterranean countries experience the SIROCCO (hot steady south wind from Africa)

• Ice Hotel in Northern Sweden

How do they interact with the environment? • Dikes- earthen banks • Polder- land that is reclaimed from the sea by diking and draining the water. • 40% of the Netherlands (Holland) was once underwater • Windmills are a familiar site here

What is acid rain? • Acid Rain in Europe- has been happening since the industrial revolution in the 1700’s

Pollution in Venice? Venice, Italy A floating city of canals and islands – Weight of the buildings is causing the city to slowly sink • Pollution, algae and erosion

Answer in complete sentences. • 1. Why is dredging the canals a positive and a negative for Venice? • 2. Why do Venetians have to trust their government when buying fish? • 3. What are the challenges of living in Venice (everyday tasks like shopping and work)? • 4. Would YOU live in Venice? Why or why not?

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