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9-1 – Geography of Europe - Pages 230-233

Essential Question: How did Europe’s many types of landforms and climates lead to the development of different ways of life?

Main Idea 1: The physical features of Europe vary widely from region to region.

• Europe is a ______continent, but it is very diverse. Many different ______, water features, and ______can be found. • Topography is the ______and elevation of ______in a region.

Regions of Europe

Mountain Ranges • These ranges cover much of ______Europe. The ______, with peaks ______feet high, have large ______and glaciers.

North of the Alps • The land is much ______. It is covered with thick ______and ______soil.

Northern European Plain • This area has most of Europe’s ______, which are formed from the ______of ______.

Far Northern Europe • Many ______hills and low ______cover this area.

Climate

Southern Europe • ______and sunny • Drier with less ______

Northwestern Europe • ______and cooler • Wetter with more ______

Scandinavia • ______and cold • Large amounts of ______

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Main Idea 2: Geography has shaped life in Europe, including where and how people live.

• The different types of ______and ______made a difference in where people ______and what types of ______they could grow for ______.

Southern Europe • Most people lived on ______plains or in the ______, where the land was flat enough to ______. • Crops like ______and ______were suited to this type of geography. • Herds of ______and goats were raised in the ______. • There were many ______, so people didn’t live far from the ______. Many people became ______and seafarers.

Northern Europe • Europe’s ______grew up along the ______which had access to the ______. • ______also provided ______from invaders. • Farmers grew ______in the ______fields that surrounded the towns. • The lack of ______was good for ______. • The ______land made the ______easier to be ______by enemies.