Emerging Cities of the Renaissance
Map + Graphing Activity
Locate the geographical and water features described below on your map. Then, graph
the population for each city on your graph paper. You should be able to fit 4 graphs on
the front and 4 graphs on the back of your one piece of graph paper.
EUROPEAN REGION A
What is the name of the large body of water the separates North and South America from
Europe and Africa and lies to the west of Europe? Label the body of water on your map.
What is the name of the river that flows east through England, passes through London
and empties in the Black Sea? Label your map with the river’s name and its route.
Label London on your map.
(For the map, make sure you include labels and titles on the x and y axis. Use the x axis
for year and the y for population in thousands).
Population Data for London:
Year:
1300
1400
Population
40,000
35,000
1500
70,000
1600
250,000
EUROPEAN REGION B
What is the name for the body of water between southern England and northern France?
Label the body of water.
What is the name of the river in France on which the city of Paris is located? Label your
map with the river name and route.
Label Paris on your map.
Population Data of Paris:
Year:
Population:
1300
60,000
1400
80,000
1500
98,000
1600
200,000
EUROPEAN REGION C
What is the name of the part of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and the
European continent? Label this body of water on your map.
What is the name of the river that originates in the Alps in Switzerland and fows into the
North Sea into the Netherlands? Label the river and its route.
Label Amsterdam.
Population Date of Amsterdam
Year
1400
1500
Population: 5,000
13,500
EUROPEAN REGION D
1600
50,000
What Is the name of the river that begins the Alps, flows through or borders eight
European countries, and empties into the Black Sea? Label with the river’s name and
draw its route.
What is the name of the river that flows southwest through the German city of
Nuremberg and unites with the Rednitz River? Label your map with the river’s name and
its route.
Label Nuremberg on your map.
Population Data of Nuremberg:
Year
Population
1300
20,000
1400
20,000
1500
50,000
1600
EUROPEAN REGION E
What IS the name of the mountain range extending in an arc from the Mediterranean
coast between Italy and France, through Switzerland and Austria, and into the northwest
corner of the former Yugoslavia? Label your map with this mountain range.
What is the name of the river that originates in the Swiss Alps and flows through France
and into the Mediterranean Sea near the city of Marseille? Label your map with the
river’s name and its route.
Label Geneva on your map.
Population Data of Geneva:
Year
1300
1400
Population
2,000
5,000
1500
13,000
1600
15,000
EUROPEAN REGION F
What is the name of the arm of the Mediterranean Sea located between Italy and the
Balkan Peninsula? Label this body of water.
Label Venice on your map.
Population Data of Venice
Year
1300 `
1400
Population
200,000
110,000
1500
115,000
1600
150,000
EUROPEAN REGION G
What is the name of the large body of water surrounded by Europe, Africa, and Asia?
Label the body of water on your map.
What is the name of the river that originates in the Appennine Mountains and flows
through Rome to the Mediterranean Sea? Label the river’s name and route.
Label Rome.
Population Data of Rome
Year
1300
Population
40,000
1400
25,000
1500
50,000
1600
100,000
EUROPEAN REGION H
What is the name of the mountain range that extends along the border between France
and Spain? Label the mountain range on your map.
What is the name of the river that originates in central Spain, flows west to the
Portuguese city of Lisbon, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean? Label your map with the
river’s name and route.
Label Lisbon with a large dot.
Population Data of Lisbon
Year
1300
1400
Population
63,000
1500
90,000
1600
100,000