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Europe: Physical Geography and Cultural Mosaic — Homework

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Europe: Physical Geography and Cultural Mosaic — Homework

Answer in complete sentences using this week's geography vocabulary (peninsula, language branch, ocean current) accurately.

  1. 1.Name the ocean current that keeps Western Europe mild for its latitude, and explain briefly how it works.
  2. 2.Name Europe's three major Indo-European language branches and give one country or language example for each.
  3. 3.Name two major rivers mentioned this week and explain why rivers like these mattered historically for trade.
  4. 4.Explain why Europe has an unusually long coastline for its land area, and name two peninsulas that contribute to this.
  5. 5.London sits at about 51 degrees N latitude. Winnipeg, Canada sits at about 50 degrees N latitude. Which city would you expect, from latitude alone, to have a colder climate, and does the real climate match that prediction?
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