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Europe, also known as "Europe", is named after the Greek mythological character "Europa" (Greek: Europe is located in the northwest of the Eastern Hemisphere, bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea to the south. The continent extends to the polar Ural Mountains (66°10 E, 67°46 N) in the east, to Cape Marokee (5°36' W, 36° N) in the south, to Cape Roca (9°31 W, 38°47 N) in the west, and to Cape Norchen (27°42 E, 71°08 N) in the north.
Europe is the sixth largest continent in the world, with a population density of 70 km, second only to Asia and Africa, and more than 99% of the population belongs to the Europa race. Europe is one of the most habitable continents with a high standard of human life, a high environmental and human development index. Europe is bounded by the Ural Mountains and the Ural River in the east, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea in the southeast, the Atlantic Ocean, the Greenland Sea, the Danish Strait and North America in the west, the Arctic Sea in the north, and Africa in the south across the Mediterranean Sea.
The northernmost point of Europe is Cape Norchen in Norway, the southernmost point is Cape Marrocchi in Spain, and the westernmost point is Cape Roca in Portugal. Because of cultural, economic, political and other reasons, the borders of Europe are always different, so there are multiple concepts of 'Europe'.
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The topography of Europe is dominated by plains.
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The main terrain of Europe is mountains and plains.
The mountain-Alps and Scandinavia are divided into the north and south, and the central part is the Western European Plain and the Central European Plain.
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The terrain of Europe is dominated by plains, and the plain area accounts for about 2 3 of the total area of the whole continent, and the main plains are the Eastern European Plain, the Central European Plain (Bode Plain), and the Western European Plain. Europe is not very undulating, with an average altitude of about 300 meters, which is the lowest average altitude in the world.
The glacier topography of Europe is extensive, and the Quaternary glaciers have a significant impact on the vast areas of Europe, and some areas of the Eastern European Plain and the Central European Plain are undulating terrain. the fjord coasts and numerous lakes of the Nordic region; The wide valleys and pinnacles of the Southern Alps are the result of glaciation.
Location in Europe.
Europe is located in the western part of the Eurasian continent, bordered by the Ural Mountains in the east and adjacent to Asia, bordered by the Arctic Ocean in the north, the Atlantic Ocean in the west, and Africa across the Mediterranean Sea in the south. From the perspective of longitude, Europe is located from 20°W to 60°E, basically in the Eastern Hemisphere, and from the latitude range, Europe is located between 40°N and 70°N, in the middle and high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
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The main topographic area of Europe is the plains.
The average height of the whole European terrain is 340 meters, the terrain is dominated by plains, and a series of mountains rise in the south, collectively known as the Alps, of which Mont Blanc is 4807 meters above sea level, Mont Blanc belongs to France and becomes the highest peak in Western Europe. Europe has a dense network of rivers with abundant water, the longest river is the Volga, with a length of 3,690 km, and the second largest river is the Danube, with a total length of 2,850 km, making it the river that flows through the most countries in the world. Europe's coastline is very tortuous, with many peninsulas, islands, bays and inland seas, and Scandinavia in Northern Europe is the largest peninsula in Europe.
Europe is the only continent with a permanent population that does not have a tropical climate, and the cold climate occupies a small area, so the climate is mild and the precipitation is evenly distributed.
The topography of Europe has many peculiarities. The highest point is located on Mount Elbrus in the Greater Caucasus Mountains with a height of 5642 meters.
First of all, Europe is the lowest continent in the world, with an average height of only 340 meters. Plains below 200 meters in height account for about 60% of the continent's total area, and the largest proportion of plains is second to none among all continents. The plains of Europe stretch for thousands of kilometers from the Atlantic coast in the west to the foothills of the Ural Mountains in the east, forming a great plain that runs across Europe.
Mountains in Europe occupy a small area, and even fewer mountains, with mountains above 2,000 meters above sea level accounting for only 2% of the continent's total area.
Second, the topography of Europe can be roughly divided into east and west from the east coast of the Baltic Sea to the west coast of the Black Sea: the eastern part is dominated by plains and the terrain is relatively simple, while the western part is interlaced with mountains and plains, and the terrain is more complex. The distribution of topography is closely related to the geological structural foundation.
Third, during the Quaternary Ice Age, there were two large glacial centers in Europe, one was the continental glacial center of Scandinavia, and the other was the mountain glacial center of the Alps.
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Characteristic topography of Europe:
Mainly plain terrain, Europe is low and flat, with an average altitude of only 300 meters, and the terrain is dominated by plain terrain, which accounts for about two-thirds of the total area of Europe, and the proportion is the highest among all continents in the world.
Because Europe is located in the middle and high latitudes, greatly affected by glaciation, in the Quaternary glacial period, the vast plains of Europe were mostly covered by glaciers, with the movement of glaciers, thick glaciers eroded and deposited the earth's surface, so that the plains of Europe mostly showed undulating characteristics.
Specific topographical distribution in Europe
It can be divided into two parts, east and west, the eastern part of Europe, the main topographic unit is the Eastern European Plain, with an area of nearly 4 million square kilometers, which is the second largest plain in the world, second only to the Amazon Plain in South America.
The topographic distribution of western Europe can be divided into three parts: northern, middle and southern, with north, south, high and low terrain. The main topographic unit in the northern part of western Europe is the northeast-southwest trending Scandinavian Mountains, which have a length of more than 1,700 km and a width of 200 to 600 km.
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The characteristic terrain of Europe is dominated by plains, and the terrain of Qingqi is low and flat.
Nearly 2 3 of Europe's regions are plains, accounting for the highest proportion of all continents. The mountains and plateaus occupy a small area, with an average altitude of 340 meters, which is the lowest altitude continent in the world. The mountains are divided into north and south sides, the Alps run through southern Europe, and the Scandinavian Mountains in the north are ancient mountain ranges, which have been eroded for a long time and are low.
Topographic features of Europe.
Europe is the lowest continent in the world, the terrain of Europe is low and flat, the average altitude is only 300 meters, the terrain is dominated by plain terrain, the plain area accounts for about two-thirds of the total area of Europe, and the proportion is the highest among all continents in the world.
Because Europe is located in the middle and high latitudes, greatly affected by glaciation, in the Quaternary glacial period, the vast plains of Europe were mostly covered by the glacier Laozhi River, with the movement of glaciers, the heavy glaciers eroded and deposited the surface of the earth, so that the European plains showed undulating characteristics.
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The characteristic terrain of Europe is dominated by plains and mountains, the plains below 200 meters above sea level account for about 60% of the total area of the continent, and the mountains are mainly distributed in the north and south, with an average altitude of 300 meters above sea level in the whole continent, which is the lowest average altitude in the world.
The glacier topography of Europe is extensive, and the Quaternary glaciers have a significant impact on the vast areas of Europe, and some areas of the Eastern European Plain and the Central European Plain are undulating terrain. the fjord coasts and numerous lakes of the Nordic region; The wide valleys and pinnacles of the Southern Alps are the result of glaciation.
Natural resources
Europe's mineral resources are rich in coal, oil, iron, and potash. Coal is mainly distributed in the Donbas of Ukraine, Silesia of Poland, the Ruhr and Saar of Germany, the Lorraine and the North of France, and the Central England of the United Kingdom, all of which have world-famous large coal fields. Oil is mainly distributed in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, in the North Sea and along its coast.
Other important ones include natural gas, potash, copper, chromium, lignite, lead, zinc, mercury and sulfur. Albania is world-famous for its natural asphalt. Europe accounts for about 39% of the continent's forest area (including all of Russia).
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