Physical Geography of Europe

Aegean Sea

Northern European Plain

Iberian Peninsula

Italian or Ionian Peninsula

Atlantic Ocean

Strait of Gibraltar

Separates the Iberian Peninsula from Africa

Mediterranean Sea

The large body of water bordered by Europe, Africa, and Asia

English Channel

The narrow body of water between Great Britain and France

Danube River

The 2nd longest river in Europe: runs from Germany, through Central Europe, and into the Black Sea

North Sea

Water east of U.K. and west of Scandinavia

Po River

Runs perpendicular to the Italian (Apennine) peninsula

Black Sea

North of Turkey, South of Ukraine

Seine River

Runs from English Channel, through Northern France, west of Rhine

Ionian Sea

South of Adriatic Sea; bounded by southern Italy in the west and Greece to the east

Thames River

Runs through southern England (Thames~James [english name])

Baltic Sea

North of Poland

Elbe River

River in Germany that is south of the Jutland Peninsula, empties into the North Sea (looks like elbow~elbe)

Adriatic Sea

Water between Apennine Peninsula and Balkan Peninsula

Vistula River

Longest and largest river in Poland, empties into Baltic Sea

Gulf of Finland

Easternmost of Baltic Sea and stretches until Russia

Bay of Biscay

Lies along western coast of France and north of the Spanish Border

Pyrenees Mts.

A chain of moutains between France and Spain

Alps

Mountains north of Italy

Carpathian Mts.

A mountain range that forms an arc from Czech Republic to Romania- encompassing Slovakia, Poland, and Ukraine also

Ural Mts.

A mountain range in western Russia running north to south

Balkan Peninsula

Large peninsula in Southeastern Europe that includes, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey

British Isles

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, and about 5.000 small islands

Corsica

Mountainous Mediterranean island (course~hard/rough/closer to mts.), north of Sardinia

Scandinavia

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland

Jutland Peninsula

A peninsula in northern Europe, comprising mainland Denmark and northern Germany

Spain

Portugal

France

Great Britain

Ireland

Germany

Belgium

Netherlands

Switzerland

Italy

Austria

Czech Republic

Slovakia

Poland

Hungary

Romania

Bulgaria

Croatia

Serbia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Montenegro

Albania

Macedonia

Greece

Fjord

A long, deep, narrow body of water that reaches inland. they are created by retreating glaciers.

Massif Central

A highland region in south-central France consisting of mountains and plateaus.

Meseta

High plateau that occupies the central part of the IBERIAN Peninsula

Peat

material from very old decayed plants that burns like coal (looks like soil )

Uplands

A high-elevation area of land, typically located above the level at which flooding occurs

Mistral

A strong, cold, and dry wind that blows from the north into southern France and the Mediterranean Sea

North Atlantic Drift

A warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico to northwest Europe

Sirocco

A hot, dry, dust-laden wind that originates in the Sahara desert and blows northward across the Mediterranean Sea

Dike

AN embankment built along a coastline to control the flow of water.

Polder

A low-lying area of land that has been reclaimed from the sea by building dikes around it and then pumping the water out.

Seaworks

Structures that are used to control the sea's destructive impact on human life.

Peninsula

An area of land with three of its sides surrounded by water.

Bay

A small body of water set off from the main body of water

Canal

A water passage created by people for travel, shipping, and irrigation

Waterway

A navigable route formed by canals and rivers that is used for travel and transport

Navigable

used to describe a body of water that is deep and wide enough for boats and ships to travel on or through

Ecosystem

A community of plants and animals that interact

Marine Reserve

An area of the sea where animals and plants are given special protection

Erosion

The process by which rocks and soil slowly break apart and are swept away.

Ukraine

Belarus

Finland

Norway

Sweden

Denmark

Turkey

Iceland