PLAINS AND MOUNTAINS OF EUROPE
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LOCATION Hemisphere: northern hemisphere Co-ordinates: 35º to 70º N – 10º E to 60º W Borders: North: Arctic Ocean East: Asia West: Atlantic Ocean South: Mediterranean Sea and Asia
BASIC VOCABULARY
1.Flat landscape (Plain) 2.Mountain landscape 3.Coastal landscape
BASIC VOCABULARY FLAT LANDSCAPE (PLAIN) Area where there are no hills or mountains.
BASIC VOCABULARY MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE Area where there are hills and mountains.
BASIC VOCABULARY COASTAL LANDSCAPE Area where the land meets the sea.
FLAT LANDSCAPE (PLAINS) The plains extend through the central and eastern parts of Europe.
FLAT LANDSCAPE (PLAINS) At the centre, lies the Great European Plain. There are also low mountains (massifs) like: • Central Massif • Vosges Range • Black European Plain.
HIGHEST MOUNTAINS Ranges: • Pyrenees • Alps • Carpathians • Balkans • Caucasus Mountains
LOWER MOUNTAINS Under 2.500 m. • Scandinavian Mountains • Ural Mountains