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Why has Europe warmed more than the global average?
*MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR OF CO2 EMISSIONS
*POLAR REGIONS ARE SUBJECT TO (ICE ALBEDO FEEDBACK)
Where can you find other Mediterranean type climates in other parts of the world?
*CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA
*CENTRAL CHILE
*WESTERN CAPE SOUTH AFRICA
*SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH AUSTRALIA
What kind of plants and crops survive in the Mediterranean Basin?
*ONLY HARDY PLANTS SURVIVE
*CROPS SUCH AS: OLIVES, FIGS, ALMONDS, ORANGES, LEMONS, WHEAT, BARLEY VINES
Cold blasts of air drawn into the basin from France and Italy?
*MISTRAL: BLOWS DOWN THE RHONE VALLEY IN SOUTHERN FRANCE
*BORA: BLOWS OVER THE EASTERN ALPS TOWARDS THE ADRIATIC SEA IN ITALY
Name the Peninsulas and islands that surround Europe?
-SCANDINAVIAN PENINSULA
-IBERIAN PENINSULA
-ITALIAN PENINSULA
-BALKAN PENINSULA
-BRITAIN AND IRELAND ISLANDS
What is the cause of the moderating weather effects?
NORTH ATLANTIC DRIFT
What happens to the water around Europe during the warmer and colder months?
*IN THE WINTER, SEAS COOL MORE SLOWLY THAN THE LAND
*IN THE SUMMER, SEAS WARM UP MORE SLOWLY THAN THE LAND.
(THIS RESULTS IN A COOLING EFFECT IN THE SUMMER AND A WARMING EFFECT IN THE WINTER)
What is the largest European peninsula?
SCANDINAVIAN PENINSULA
What are the two aspects of Europe Geography that has made it fundamental to it's development?
1) Europe is known as a world region situated between the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East.

2) Europe contains mainly a collection of Peninsulas, and islands.
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