WORLD GEOGRAPHY TODAY
 Red Flag Questions
Pages 291-294
CHAPTER 13: NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS OF EUROPE
SECTION 1: Physical Features
By the end of this section, you will be able to answer these questions:
1. What are Europe’s major landform regions?
2. What are the region’s main rivers and bodies of water?
LANDFORMS
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Describe the Northwest Highlands.
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fjords
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Describe the Northern European Plain.
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What factors have made human contact relatively easy in this area?
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The Northern European Plain is Europe’s most important area for what?
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Describe the Central Uplands.
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What type of fields are found in abundance in the Central Uplands?
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Describe the Alpine Mountain System.
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What are fairly common in the winter in this system?
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What other mountain systems are included?
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What two tectonic plates formed the Alpine system?
WATER
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What do geographers consider the boundary between Europe and Asia?
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What sea has been important for trade and fishing? Which freezes over during winter
months?
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What is a navigable river?
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What environmental challenge does Europe face pertaining to their rivers?