Study Guide- Physical & Political Features of Europe
DO YOU KNOW WHERE THESE PLACES ARE?
United Kingdom
Spain
Germany
Scandinavian Peninsula
Danube River
Alps Mountains
Belgium
Italy
France
Russia
Iberian Peninsula
Pyrenees
English Channel
Rhine River
Ural Mountains
Mediterranean Sea
Portugal
Ukraine
Poland
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THESE WORDS MEAN?
Political map
Physical map
Location
Hemisphere
Climate
Acid Rain
Chernobyl
Language
Romance Languages
Slavic Languages
Germanic Languages
Peninsula
Natural resources
Air pollution
Literacy rate
Cardinal and intermediate directions
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What part of a map is used to help read the map?
What is a physical map? What is it used for? What is a political map? What is it used for?
What degree of latitude is the Equator? What is the Prime Meridian?
Does the temperature getting warmer or cooler the closer you get to the equator?
What are the 3 types of pollution?
What environmental disaster happened in the Ukraine?
What pollution is killing the Black Forrest of Germany?
What 2 countries are located on the Iberian Peninsula?
Does Russia or United Kingdom have a COLDER climate? Why?
What are the 3 major mountain ranges in Europe? Where are they located?
What are the 3 major rivers in Europe? Where are they located?
What are the bodies of water around Europe?
What is “Standard of Living”?
What is a literacy rate?
Does the literacy rate affect the Standard of Living of a country?
What effects the type of climate a country will have?
How do the location, climate, and natural resources affect the people of the United Kingdom, Russia, Germany
and Italy? Where do people live? How do they trade?
What causes air pollution and acid rain? What are their effects (why are they bad)?
What does human-environmental interaction mean?
What are the 5 themes of geography?
What are the 3 major religions in Europe
Which religion has the largest number of people?
Which religion is growing at the fastest rate?