Earth Science 7-Europe2
Earth Science 7-Global Regions Index
Contents
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
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
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