The document summarizes key information about peninsulas in Europe. It defines a peninsula as a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides. It then provides details about several specific peninsulas in Europe, including the Scandinavian Peninsula which contains fjords carved by ancient glaciers. The document also lists mountains ranges and river in Europe and poses questions for the reader about topics covered in the chapter such as peninsulas, natural resources, and climates.

1. Chapter 12, Section 1

2.  What is a peninsula?
 A piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides

4. Scandinavian Peninsula

5. • The Scandinavian Peninsula has a bunch of deep, U-shaped
valleys, called fjords, that were carved out by ancient glaciers.

19. Neuschwanstein Castle

21. Pyrenees
Mountains

22. Apennine Mountains

23. Balkan Mountains

25. Danube River

26. 1. Why is Europe called the “peninsula of peninsulas”?
2. What two natural resources helped the UK to be a leading
producer of steel?
3. What is peat?
4. How were fjords formed?
5. Who brought Elephants to Europe? (beginning of chapter)
6. Name the 5 peninsulas of Europe
7. On average, does Europe have more or less agricultural land
than the rest of the world? How much?

27. Ch. 12, section 2

30. • Europe is kept relatively warm due to wind and ocean currents bringing warmer
tropical air north.
• This is the North Atlantic Drift.

32. Comparing Climates
Fargo, North Dakota and Paris,
France

33. • Mountain ranges tend to block some of the cold, dry winds from the north from
affecting the Mediterranean region, but some parts without mountain cover still get it.
• Mistral wind--- a cold, dry wind that affects Mediterranean France
• Sometimes they also get the sirocco wind, a warm, dray wind sweeping in from North
Africa.