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• Friday will be a returned work/review day • There were 25 questions on the test, these are possible scores – 1: 96 - 6: 76 – 2: 92 - 7: 72 – 3: 88 – 4: 84 – 5: 80 MAP SKILLS: TEST UPDATE
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Friday will be a returned work/review day There were 25 questions on the test, these are possible scores 1: 96- 6: 76 2: 92- 7: 72 3: 88 4: 84 5: 80. Map skills: Test Update. Physical and political features of Europe . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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• Friday will be a returned work/review day
• There were 25 questions on the test, these are possible scores– 1: 96 - 6: 76– 2: 92 - 7: 72– 3: 88– 4: 84– 5: 80
MAP SKILLS: TEST UPDATE
PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL FEATURES OF EUROPE
AKS 49 – THE STUDENT WILL LOCATE SELECTED FEATURES OF EUROPE
Locate on world and regional political-physical map: Danube River, Rhine River, English Channel, Mediterranean Sea, European Plain, the Alps, Pyrenees, Ural Mountains, Iberian Peninsula, and Scandinavian peninsula
Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, and United Kingdom
EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY – 2 TRUTHS AND A LIEStudents around the room will share information on certain features of Europe. 2 of the facts are true, one is a lie! It’s up to you to figure out which fact is a lie and which fact is true
DAY 1 – POLITICAL FEATURES OF EUROPE
SPAIN Global Learner Fact
a.Italy is twice the size of Georgia but it has 7 times as many people
b. most of Italy’s farms grow grains that are used to make pizza crust
c.Italy has a long history of trade with countries in Europe and Asia
ITALY 2 truths and a lie
Global Learner Fact
POLAND
• A. Germany is the size of South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama combined • B. Like Russia,
Germany has a very cold climate • C. Germany’s
Berlin Wall was a symbol of the Cold War
GERMANY 2 truths and a lie
BELGIUM Global Learner Fact
PORTUGAL
Global Learner Fact
A. The United Kingdom is the only European country that is ruled by a Queen B. The United Kingdom is made of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales C. London’s Heathrow airport is the busiest airport in the World
THE UNITED KINGDOM 2 truths and a
lie
FRANCE
RUSSIA a. Russia is the
largest country in the world, covering parts of Asia and Europe
b. Russia has one of the coldest climates in the world
c. Russia has a lot of easy to reach natural resources 2 truths and a
lie
UKRAINE Global Learner Fact
DAY 2 – PHYSICAL FEATURES OF EUROPE
Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas?
ORA Peninsula of Asia?Peninsula: A piece of land with water on 3 sides
Europe: An Asian Peninsula?
Most of the capitals of Europe on major rivers
The Volga River
It’s the longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles.
Capitals on the Rivers
Paris, right bank of the Seine
London on the Thames
Prague on the Vltava Budapest on the Danube
Why are most capitalso on rivers?They are Europe’s lifeline!
Europe is also a continent of mountains
Alps Carpathians
Caucasus
Urals
Pyrennes
Apennines
The Alps
The Alps cover most of Switzerland, Austria, and parts of Italy and France.
THE RHINE RIVER
THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide”
It divides the European and Asian sections of Russia.
1500
m
iles
The Ural Mountains
Plains
Great European Plain
Steppes
Siberian Lowlands
Northern Peninsulas
Jutland Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula
Southern Peninsulas
Iberian Peninsula
Italian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
CrimeanPeninsula
The Danube River
1770 miles
The Second Longest River in Europe Flows through the 12 countries of Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ukraine.
The Danube River
Biking along the Danube
The Mediterranean Sea
World’s largest inland sea: 2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide“Crossroads of 3 Continents” – Europe, Africa, Asia
THE PYRENEES MOUNTAINS
