Geography 104 Resources

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven." Matthew 5: 13 – 16

NOTE: Click on the images/maps to enlarge

Southern Europe Map:

Flags: Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain 

The CIA World Factbook:
Greece: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html 
Italy: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html 

The Pyrenees Mountains run between Spain and France, with the border between the two countries lying along portions of the crest. Acting also as a climatic divide, the mountains cause heavy precipitation to fall on the French side. The steeper slopes in France also create spectacular waterfalls.
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/pyrenees.htm 
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761556167/Pyrenees.html

The Alps are a mountain system located in south-central Europe, to the immediate north of the Mediterranean Sea. They extend for almost 700 miles in a crescent shape from the coastline of southern France (near Monaco) into Switzerland, then through northern Italy and into Austria, and down through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro - then ending in Albania on the rugged coastline of the Adriatic Sea. 
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/alps.htm http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761562121/Alps.html

Spain and Portugal Map:

The CIA World Factbook:
Portugal: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html 
Spain: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html 

Lake Como:
Corenno Plinio overlooks Lake Como in Lombardy in northern Italy.

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761575280/Como_Lake.html

Mediterranean Sea Map: http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/medsea.htm
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761558007/Mediterranean_Sea.html

Vatican City:
http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761551674/Vatican_City.html 

Economy of Southern Europe Graphic:

Northern Europe Map:

Flags: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

The CIA World Factbook:
Denmark: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/da.html 
Finland: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fi.html
Iceland: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ic.html 
Norway: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html 
Sweden: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sw.html 

Vikings: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761561500/Vikings.html 
The Vikings were both a warrior and farming society from the region now known as Scandinavia. They were also seafaring explorers who sailed beyond their homelands not only to raid, but also to build settlements in other parts of the world. The Danish Vikings went south toward Germany, France, England, Spain, and into regions on the northwestern Mediterranean coast. Swedish Vikings went to eastern Europe, while the Norwegians sailed to Greenland and North America.

Fjords: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761571500/Fjord.html

A fjord (also spelled fiord) is a narrow inlet of the sea situated between cliffs or steep slopes. Fjords exist where glaciers once formed on mountains bordering coastal areas. The glaciers carved out glacial valleys downslope. Later, when temperatures warmed, the glaciers melted and the sea level rose, flooding the valleys. Fjords frequently exceed 300 m (1,000 ft) below sea level in depth, and they may be more than 6 km (4 mi) wide and more than 161 km (100 mi) long. If the water of a fjord were drained, a typical glacier-carved U-shaped valley with steep rock walls would be revealed.

Average Annual Rainfall in Europe Map:

Sami in Northern Europe: http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/HistoryCulture/samiindex.html

Production in Northern Europe Graphic: