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Read the article titled "Europe." Much of Europe is located in a marine west coast climate zone, a type of climate that is heavily affected by the ocean. Describe how ocean currents affect Europe’s
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Over the years, rivers have played an important role in the economic development of Europe, largely due to their ability to interconnect the various regions of the continent. Of the main river systems, the Volga is Europe’s longest, stretching nearly 2,300 miles from northwest Russia (south of St. Petersburg) down to the Caspian Sea. The other main river systems of Europe are, from east to west, those of the Don, the Dnieper, the Danube, the Vistula, the Oder, the Elbe, the Rhine, the Rhône, the Loire, the Garonne, and the Tagus.

Europe also has many lakes, most of which are either located in the north or in Europe’s Central Upland and Alpine regions. Finland contains the most lakes—nearly 9 percent of its total area is water—and Europe’s two biggest lakes, Lake Onega and Lake Ladoga, are located in Russia. In Central Europe there are several lakes that are popular with tourists, including Lake Balaton in Hungary and two of Switzerland’s lakes: Lake Geneva and Lake Constance.

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Despite its proximity to the North Pole, in general Europe enjoys a mild and temperate climate. There are two reasons why most of Europe is relatively warm. First, the warmer, westerly winds coming from the Atlantic Ocean prevent the colder, northern Arctic winds from penetrating most of Europe; besides Scandinavia, most of the cold air can be found in Eastern Europe. Second, the North Atlantic Drift takes warm water from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean north to the Arctic Ocean and North Sea. Although the Arctic Ocean is a cold body of water, because of the North Atlantic Drift, the water surrounding the British Isles and much of Northern Europe (primarily the North and Baltic Seas) is much warmer than it should be. Due to the warming effects of these phenomena, the four major climate zones that exist in Europe are generally warmer than they should be for their latitude. The four climate zones are: Mediterranean, marine west coast, humid continental, and boreal forest.

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