Mountain ranges in central and southern Europe is a big mountain less coherent in the short, the Atlas Mountains extending from North Africa, across southern Europe and South Asia, until the Himalayas. The Alps from the subtropical Mediterranean coast near Nice, France, extending northward to the Lake Geneva, and then east - northeast to Vienna on the Danube river. Alps over the following six parts of the country ︰ France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Slovenia; only Switzerland and Austria can be regarded as a true alpine-oriented country. Alps is about 1,200 kilometers (750 miles), at its widest point 201 kilometers (125 miles) above the regional physical geography in Western Europe, the most prominent landscape.

Although the Alps are not like other Tertiary period of uplift of the mountains, such as the Himalayas, Andes and Rocky Mountain Alpine tenderness and so on, so tall, but it shows a significant geographical phenomena is very important. Alpine Ridge will be isolated into a few regions of Europe is that many European rivers (such as the Rhone, Rhine and Po) and the Danube, the birthplace of many tributaries. Of water flowing from the Alps, the final injection of the North Sea, the Mediterranean, Adriatic and Black Sea. Because of its arc the general shape of the Alps to the west coast marine climate zone of Europe with France, Italy and the Western Balkans, the Mediterranean region, separated from Asian countries.

Evolved over many centuries the distinctive Alpine-type livestock economy has changed since the 19th century, where local raw materials and the development of hydropower-based industries have been set up since. The Alps has become the millions of Europeans and other tourists from around the world in summer and winter playground. Alps fragile natural and ecological environment has been such a huge impact on the flow of people has become the world's threatened one of the most serious of the mountains.

The Alps is Europe's tallest mountains. Is located in southern Europe. Was an arc from east to west extension. About 1,200 km. The average elevation of 3,000 meters, 4810 meters above sea level peak of Mont Blanc. Majestic mountains, beautiful scenery, many of the peak snow. Crystal peaks, dense forests and clear mountain stream which together form the charming scenery of the Alps. Many European rivers originate here. Abundant water resources. For tourism, holiday, resort.

Central Alps the climate became temperate continental climate and the tropical climate Nanou Ya boundaries. Winter and cool summer mountain climate warming. Roughly every 200 meters higher, the temperature decrease 1 ℃, at an altitude of 2000 meters at an average temperature of 0 ℃. Much moisture throughout the Alps. The annual precipitation is generally 1200 ~ 2,000 mm. Of about 3,000 meters above sea level with a maximum precipitation. Marginal areas within the annual precipitation and annual precipitation ranges vary greatly. An elevation of 3,200 meters above the snow zone. Foehn in the Alps often occur, causing the rapid melting of snow or avalanche disasters. The Alps is the birthplace of many European rivers and watersheds. The Danube, Rhine, Po, Rhône River originate here. Mountain river upstream, fast-flowing, abundant water resources, and it helps generate electricity.