Appalachians
Western Europe's moderate climate is influenced by the warming effects of the North Atlantic Current (part of the Gulf Stream), which brings warm waters from the Gulf of Mexico. This helps to moderate temperatures and create milder winters compared to other regions at similar latitudes. Additionally, the presence of mountain ranges like the Alps and the Pyrenees help to block cold air masses from moving into the region, further stabilizing the climate.
The rivers of western Europe flow toward the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.
Alfred Wegener was interested in Greenland because he believed it provided valuable evidence to support his theory of continental drift. He saw geological similarities between Greenland and Europe, which led him to propose that the continents were once connected and had drifted apart over time. Greenland's position on the edge of the North American plate made it a key piece of evidence for Wegener's theory.
The Ural mountains formed as a result of the collision of Europe with Asia and are folded mountains. Fold mountains are mountain ranges that are formed when two of the tectonic plates that make up the Earth's crust push together at their border. The extreme pressure forces the edges of the plates upwards into a series of folds.
The distribution of similar rock types across continents that were once part of Pangaea, such as the Appalachian mountains in North America aligning with the Caledonian mountains in Europe and North Africa, supports the theory of Pangaea. Additionally, identical fossils, coal deposits, and rock formations found on different continents provide further evidence for the existence of the supercontinent Pangaea.
The Appalachian Mountains are located in the eastern United States. The Appalachian Mountains, mountains in Greenland and those in western Europe (the Scottish Highlands) have similar rock layers. This similarity in rock layers was noted by Alfred Wegener and used as evidence to support his hypothesis of continental drift.
True. This is all because of continental drift
The Scandinavian Mountains in Norway and Sweden have similar rugged and glacier-covered terrain to Greenland. In terms of water, Europe is surrounded by various bodies of water, including the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea, providing abundant opportunities for coastal activities.
There are many mountain ranges in western Europe and so there are hundreds of mountains.
The Alps are in Central/Western Europe.
The Ural Mountains separate Europe and Asia. The western side of the mountains is in Europe, specifically in Russia, while the eastern side is in Asia.
The Ural Mountains form the western boundary for the continent of Asia.
Europe is vast compared to Greenland. So Europe is bigger.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland it's not in Europe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland it's not in Europe
Mont Blanc and Monte Rosa.
Four major landscape units of Europe are as follows:The North-western HighlandsThe central LowlandsThe Central UplandsThe Alpine mountains
The Jura mountains are located in Eastern France and extend into Switzerland in Western Europe.