The Danube
•The second longest in Europe after the Volga.
•It begins in the Black Forest mountains of western Germany.
•Flows for
2,850
km to its mouth on the Black Sea.
•It passes through 10 countries!
•Germany, Austria, Slovakia,
Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova.
•The Danube played a vital role in the
settlement and political evolution of central and southeastern Europe.
European lakes
•Large
and
medium
(located
in the north)
•Smaller
lakes
are located in the centre.
•Large lakes-near Baltic Sea
•About
25 miles (40 km) east of St. Petersburg.
•It
is 17,600 square km —
219 km
long
•Average
width 82 km
•Average
depth 51 m. Its greatest depth=point west of Valaam
Island 230 m.
uOnega
lake in Russia
uSmaller
lakes-central Europe
uLake
Geneva Switzerland
uLake Balaton Hungary.
Answer these comprehension questions in your notebook. Copy the questions as well.
1.Which is the longest river?
2.Which is the second longest river?
3.Why do the water volumes in the Mediterranean watershed fluctuate?
4.In which watershed do the rivers freeze in the winter?
5.Which watershed has long and fast flowing rivers?
When you have completed this then you can do the interactive quizzes below.
European river quiz 1
European river quiz 2
European Coasts quiz 1
European Coasts quiz 2
Remember that the group presentations are on Thursday next week so you should start preparing them very soon. See you on Monday!
