Name: _________________________________ Date: September 11, 2015
CP:_____
This study guide is a basic review of the material we have covered thus far. You still need to review
you notes for each standard and element.
SS6G8 The student will locate selected features of Europe.
a. Locate on a world and regional political- physical map: the Danube River, Rhine River, English Channel,
Mediterranean Sea, European Plain, the Alps, Pyrenees, Ural Mountains, Iberian Peninsula, and Scandinavian Peninsula.
b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland,
Russia, Spain, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.
How to remember where the locations of physical and political features are in Europe:
1. Spain is located in Southwest Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
2. Spain and France have the Pyrenees Mountains that act as a natural protective border between the two
countries.
3. The United Kingdom is an island located in Northwest Europe, and the English Channel (body of
water) acts as a protective barrier between it and the continent of Europe.
4. Italy is found in Southern Europe, it is shaped like a boot, and the peninsula juts out into the
Mediterranean Sea. In northern Italy you can find the Alps, which are mountains that have a highland
climate.
5. Russia is in Eastern Europe, which has the Ural Mountains that are a divider between Euro Russia
and the rest of Russia on the Asian continent (less populated due to the cold climates found there).
6. The country of Germany is in central Europe, and the European Plain is the largest landform where
most Europeans stretching from Southern England to Euro-Russia this area also has extremely good farmland.
7. The Scandinavian Peninsula is located in Northwest Europe, and the countries that are found on it
are Norway and Sweden.
8. The Rhine River flows from the highlands in Germany and empties into the Strait of Dover next to the
English Channel.
9. The Danube River is one of the longest rivers in Europe that empties into the Black Sea.
10. The country of Belgium borders northern France and western Germany, and it is shaped like a
mushroom cap.
11. Germany’s eastern border is the country of Poland.
12. The country of Ukraine borders Poland on the west and Russia on the east.
Use your map with these study tips to remember where the physical and political features of Europe
are located.
SS6G10 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, natural resources, and population distribution on
Europe.
a. Compare how the location, climate, and natural resources of the United Kingdom and Russia affect where people live
and how they trade.
b. Compare how the location, climate, and natural resources of Germany and Italy affect where people live and how
they trade.
Using your homework chart complete the following:
13. United Kingdom’s location in Northwest Europe on an island with many ports and harbors, this is one of the
reasons that the UK became, at one time, a center of world trade.
14. United Kingdom’s mild climate and natural resources affect where people live which is the southeastern region
because they can work in manufacturing, fishing industry, dairying, livestock ranching, and they are closer to the
European continent so trade across the English Channel is easier.
15. Russia is in two continents, Europe and Asia. Most people live on the western side of the Ural Mountains, and
this region of Russia is called Euro-Russia, or European Russia. Russia’s climate has only two seasons has, winter
and summer. They have humid, cool summers, so its citizens are able to grow seasonal crops using commercial
agriculture (big businesses own the farms). Most Russians live in European Russia area because of the major
manufacturing, natural resources such as: oil, Iron, other minerals, natural gas, and forest land which creates
employment. Russia is limited in trade due to the part of the country that lies in Asia, especially in the high
latitudes because their access to the sea is limited during the winter months and permafrost makes using the
land impossible due to its being frozen.
16. Germany is located in central Europe, and it is surrounded by wealthy European countries. They have built
highways throughout the country in order to make receiving goods and services faster for its citizens. Because of
their location in Central Europe, they are a crossroads for trade which increases their ability to trade. Germany’s
climate is west coast marine, which means it is fully humid with warm summers. This allows its citizens to have a
longer growing season for commercial agriculture. Germany is rich with natural resources such as, forest land,
coal, uranium, dairying, fishing industry, iron, other minerals, and major manufacturing can be found throughout
the country.
17. Italy’s location in the Southern Europe. The Mediterranean Sea creates a Mediterranean climate that is fully
humid with longer warmer summers which allows for commercial agriculture and livestock. Italy is located on a
peninsula which creates easy access to trade with other regions of the world, such as Asia, Africa and other
southern European countries. Italy also has many manufacturing centers along the coast line which is where the
majority of their citizens live. Citizens can find employment (jobs) in the fishing industry, manufacturing industry,
and agricultural industry.
Europe has a high Literacy Rate which allows Europeans to have a high standards of living
SS6G9 The student will discuss environmental issues in Europe.
a. Explain the major concerns of Europeans regarding the issues such as acid rain in Germany, air pollution in the
United Kingdom, and the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
Using your Document Based Question worksheets make sure you know the causes and effects of the following
environmental issues:
Causes of Air
Pollution in the
United Kingdom
Use of coal and burning fossil
fuels
Exhaust from cars and other
gas powered vehicles
Causes of Chernobyl
in the Ukraine
Highly unstable reactors at
low power- design flaw
Effects of Air
Pollution in the
United Kingdom
Causes an uptake of people with lung issues,
asthma, etc.
Threatens wildlife and blackens buildings
Effects of Chernobyl in
the Ukraine
Unsafe drinking water, death of many
animals, not able to eat fish from rivers in
Ukraine
Human Error and political
environmet in USSR
thyroid damage in humans, uptake in cancer
SS6G11 The student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe.
a. Explain the diversity of European languages as seen in a comparison of German, English, Russian, French, and Italian.
b. Describe the major religions in Europe; include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
c. Explain how the literacy rate affects the standard of living in Europe. (See writing prompt graphic organizer over
Russia’s GDP and Literacy Rate in comparison to other European countries for this standard. This should be completed
before you take the test.)
Strand A: Diversity of European Languages
Make sure to study the study guide that goes with the PowerPoint we complete in class.
•What is difficult about different countries having different languages?
with people from different countries difficult.
Different languages makes communicating
•Why is it important for countries within Europe to have the same languages? It is important for countries within
Europe to have the same languages so that they can easily communicate with each other.
•How does the diversity of languages in Europe reflect its unique cultural characteristics? The diversity of languages in
Europe reflect its unique cultural characteristics by allowing certain groups to use language to help bind their group
together.
Strand b. Describe the major religions in Europe; include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Use the chart from class in order to help you prepare for the test. Focus on their similarities and differences. See
example below.
Judaism
Father of the religion?
Abraham who was the first to
create a Monotheistic religion
(belief in one God)
Monotheistic: belief in one God
Founder of the Religion:
Abraham
Holy Text: Torah
Holy Sites: Are in the city of
Jerusalem in Israel
Christianity
Father of the religion: Abraham
Islam
Father of the religion: Abraham
Monotheistic: belief in one God
Monotheistic: belief in one God
Founder of the religion: Jesus Christ who was
born into a Jewish family
Founder of the religion: Mohammad who
was living in Saudi Arabia during a time when
people worshipped many gods.
Holy Text: Old and New Testament of the
Bible
Holy Sites: Are in the city of Jerusalem in
Israel.
Holy Text: Quran or Koran (Spelled differently,
but mean the same text.
Holy Sites: Are in the city of Jerusalem in Israel
These religions have many similarities, but there is a continued struggle over their holy sites in the city Jerusalem, in
the country Israel.