Europe: landforms and resources

1.) Why can Europe be called "a peninsula or peninsulas"?'

* because Europe is one large peninsula made of many smaller peninsulas

2.) What European islands are located in North Atlantic?  In the Mediterranean Sea?
*Ireland, Great Britain, Iceland, and Greenland are in the North Atlantic. Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and Crete are in the Mediterranean.


3.) How do mountains and uplands affect life in Europe?
*they act as walls separating groups of people, make trade difficult, and affect climate


4.) The Alps arc across what countries or places?
*France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and the northern Balkan Peninsula 


5.) The Pyrenees are located where?
*on the border of France and Spain and Portugal


6.) Where does the Danube flow?
*west to east in the interior of the continent


7.) How are rivers used in Europe?
*mainly for trade and travel


8.) What is the most important plain in Europe?
*the Northern European Plain


9.) Why is it important?
*places in these regions are major producers of agricultural goods


10.) How are the landforms of Europe both an advantage and disadvantage?
*the advantage of the landscape is that protect from harsh weather, disadvantage is the difficulty of travel and trade between the countries


11.) How did natural resources help Europe to become industrialized?
*many countries are abundant in coal and iron ore, which help create steel, and make industrializing the nations easier