1. Hello, my name is Europe!
Social Studies for 9th E.G.B. | Teacher: Mauricio Torres

2. • In the ancient world, it used to be divided into three
different parts: Europa, Asia and Libya (Africa).
• Myth says that the name was taken from a Phoenician
princess, abducted by Zeus.
• Persians (people from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor)
called the land across the Bosporus: Europe, referring to
Greece itself and beyond.
Why Europe?

3. Europe

4. • The continent is called this way because a number of
smaller peninsulas spread out into the oceans, to the
north, west and south
• North: Scandinavian Peninsula
• Southwest: Iberian Peninsula
• South: Italian Peninsula and Greece.
A Peninsula of Peninsulas

5. • Bodies of water that surround the islands and Peninsulas of
Europe:
• Atlantic Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• North Sea
• English Channel
• Bay of Biscay
• Baltic Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Adriatic Sea
• Ionian Sea
• Aegean Sea
Water Boundaries

6. Water Boundaries

7. • The following are the most important rivers in Europe (sorted
from the longest to the shortest):
• Volga (3692)
• Danube (2860)
• Dnieper (2290)
• Rhine (1236)
• Elbe (1091)
• Ebro (910)
• Seine (776)
• Po (682)
(all measured in kilometers)
Important Waterways

8. • Volga (3692)
• Danube (2860)
• Dnieper (2290)
• Rhine (1236)
• Elbe (1091)
• Ebro (910)
• Seine (776)
• Po (682)
Important Waterways

9. • Mountain Range.- a geographic area containing a system
of related geological features.
• Important European mountain ranges:
• Alps
• Carpathian mountains
• Caucasus mountains
• Pennines
• Pyrenees
Mountain Ranges

10. • Alps
• Carpathian mountains
• Caucasus mountains
• Pennines
• Pyrenees
Mountain Ranges

11. • Europe Is divided into two geopolitical areas:
• Western Europe
• Central Europe
Geopolitical division of
Europe

12. Western Europe Central Europe
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine,
Denmark, Germany, Moldova, Czech Rep.,
Belgium, Netherlands, Slovakia, Hungary,
Ireland, U.K., France, Spain, Romania, Slovenia, Bosnia
Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, & Herzegovina, Serbia,
Austria, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Bulgaria,
Lichtenstein & Greece. Macedonia, Albania, Russia,
Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania.
Geopolitical division of
Europe

13. • Type two short paragraphs:
• Five lines each
• Times New Roman
• 12 pt.
• Punctuation will be graded!
• If you have been to Europe, write down what you
remember from that trip. If you haven’t been there, write
about a how a trip over there would be like.
• Use your own words. Don´t do any research.
• Don’t be afraid to use stereotypes or make mistakes!
Exercise!

14. • Baerwald, T. J., & Fraser, C. (2007). World Geography.
Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA: Pearson Prentice Hall.
• Burstein, S. M., & Shek, R. (2012). World History
(Teacher´s Edition) (1st Edition ed.). (H. McDougal, Ed.)
Orlando, Florida, US.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publishing Company.
• Images taken from Google.com
Bibliography