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Earth Science 7-Global Regions Index

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Countries

44 Countries (listed in alphabetical order) Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Latitude and Longitude

64degrees36'06.13"N 23degrees33'01.88"W - 49degrees30'24.18"N 40degrees08'52.18"E

71degrees03'11.78"N 28degrees02'24.61"E - 36degrees12'39.79"N 5degrees27'23.65"W

Elevation Range

5,642 m (18,510 ft) Mount Elbrus, Russia −28 m (−92 ft) Caspian Sea shore, Russia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremes_on_Earth

Main Rivers

1.Danube 2.Dneiper 3.Elbe 4.Loire 5.Oder 6.Po 7.Rhine 8.Rhone 9.Seine 10.Shannon 11.Tagus 12.Thames 13.Vistula

Major Topographic Features

Mountains

-Alps -Apennines -Balkan Mountains -Carpathian Mountains -Caucasus Mountains -Kjolen Mountains -Pyrenees -Ural Mountains

Basins

A: Aquitaine Basin

C: Cheshire Basin

G: Gotland Basin

H: Hampshire Basin, Hatton Basin

L: London Basin

P: Pannonian Basin, Paris Basin (geology), Permian Basin (Europe)

R: Rockall Basin

S: Slyne-Erris Trough

V: Vale of Clwyd, Vienna Basin

W: Weald Basin

Bordering Oceans

Atlantic Ocean

Baltic sea

Mediterranean Sea

North Sea

Norwegian Sea

Climate Zones

Europe has a variation of climate zones such as:

• Warm Temperate, Fully Humid, Warm Summers

• Warm Temperate, Dry Summers

• Snow, Fully Humid, Polar Frost

• Polar Tundra

• Warm Temperate, Hot Summers, Dry Summers

Climate Controls

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Sedimentary_basins_of_Europe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mountain_ranges_of_Europe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Europe

Google Earth

http://www.worldatlas.com