The document provides information about the key physical features and regions of Europe. It describes several major rivers that flow through multiple European countries and have played an important role in trade and cultural diffusion, including the Rhine, Danube, and others. Mountain ranges like the Alps, Pyrenees, and Ural Mountains are outlined, with details on their locations and sizes. Important peninsulas, seas, and plains are also summarized, such as the Scandinavian Peninsula, Mediterranean Sea, and European Plain.

1. The Geography of Europe Unit 1 Notes

2. Europe’s Latitude Compared to the U.S.

3. Former Soviet Union Compared in Latitude & Area with the US

4. Satellite View of Europe

5. 3,800 square miles

6. R E G I O N S

7. Continents by Size (sq. km.) Asia 44,579,000 Africa 30,065,000 North America 24,256,000 South America 17,819,000 Antarctica 13,209,000 Europe 9,938,000 Oceania (incl. Australia) 7,687,000

17. Mt. Blanc in the Alps It’s the highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feet.

24. Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide” It divides the European and Asian sections of Russia. 1500 miles

33. Southern Peninsulas Iberian Peninsula Italian Peninsula Balkan Peninsula Crimean Peninsula

35. Scandinavian Peninsula

42. European Plain

44. Northern European Plain