Year 7 Unit 2: Exploring Europe and the EU
Year 7 Unit 2: Exploring Europe and the EU
Year 7 Unit 2: Exploring Europe and the EU
Tick each bullet point when you think you can explain, know, or
do it.
Tick each bullet point when you think you can explain, know, or
do it.
Tick each bullet point when you think you can explain, know, or
do it.
At the end of this unit of work you will do many of the following:

Name the 27 members of the EU and many of their
capitals

Plot most of them on to a map outline without an atlas
to refer to

Draw a bar chart to show the sizes of their populations

Name and label the main physical features of Europe
on a blank map outline

List when countries joined
At the end of this unit of work you will know some of the
following: (ex. France)

That France is an MEDC in Europe

That it is larger but less crowded than the UK

That France has distinct physical features and climate
zones

That its population distribution is influenced by its
physical geography, and natural resources

That it is divided into 22 regions

That a variety of factors influence economic
development

That economic activity, and wealth, varies from region
to region in France

That France is buys and sells with other countries
At the end of the unit you should also be able to explain many
of the following:

The aims of the EU

Why more countries wish to join

The benefits of using the Euro as currency

The origin of the recent economic problems
Key words to learn:
Member state, union, relief, Massif Central, Alps, Pyrenees,
Paris basin, Loire, Seine, Rhone, Garonne, climate zone;
population distribution, migrate; pupils should also be familiar
with the names of the French regions, and the cities shown on
the map on page 48 of the students’ book; economy, natural
resources, geographical location, government policies;
decentralised, GDP, employment structure, unemployment; rural
depopulation, natural increase, net migration, life expectancy
At the end of this unit of work you will do many of the following:

Name the 27 members of the EU and many of their
capitals

Plot most of them on to a map outline without an atlas
to refer to

Draw a bar chart to show the sizes of their populations

Name and label the main physical features of Europe
on a blank map outline

List when countries joined
At the end of this unit of work you will know some of the
following: (ex. France)

That France is an MEDC in Europe

That it is larger but less crowded than the UK

That France has distinct physical features and climate
zones

That its population distribution is influenced by its
physical geography, and natural resources

That it is divided into 22 regions

That a variety of factors influence economic
development

That economic activity, and wealth, varies from region
to region in France

That France is buys and sells with other countries
At the end of the unit you should also be able to explain many
of the following:

The aims of the EU

Why more countries wish to join

The benefits of using the Euro as currency

The origin of the recent economic problems
Key words to learn:
Member state, union, relief, Massif Central, Alps, Pyrenees,
Paris basin, Loire, Seine, Rhone, Garonne, climate zone;
population distribution, migrate; pupils should also be familiar
with the names of the French regions, and the cities shown on
the map on page 48 of the students’ book; economy, natural
resources, geographical location, government policies;
decentralised, GDP, employment structure, unemployment; rural
depopulation, natural increase, net migration, life expectancy
At the end of this unit of work you will do many of the following:

Name the 27 members of the EU and many of their
capitals

Plot most of them on to a map outline without an atlas
to refer to

Draw a bar chart to show the sizes of their populations

Name and label the main physical features of Europe
on a blank map outline

List when countries joined
At the end of this unit of work you will know some of the
following: (ex. France)

That France is an MEDC in Europe

That it is larger but less crowded than the UK

That France has distinct physical features and climate
zones

That its population distribution is influenced by its
physical geography, and natural resources

That it is divided into 22 regions

That a variety of factors influence economic
development

That economic activity, and wealth, varies from region
to region in France

That France is buys and sells with other countries
At the end of the unit you should also be able to explain many
of the following:

The aims of the EU

Why more countries wish to join

The origin of the recent economic problems

The benefits of using the Euro as currency

The origin of the recent economic problems
Key words to learn:
Member state, union, relief, Massif Central, Alps, Pyrenees,
Paris basin, Loire, Seine, Rhone, Garonne, climate zone;
population distribution, migrate; pupils should also be familiar
with the names of the French regions, and the cities shown on
the map on page 48 of the students’ book; economy, natural
resources, geographical location, government policies;
decentralised, GDP, employment structure, unemployment; rural
depopulation, natural increase, net migration, life expectancy