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Europe: In groups of 2-5 you will randomly receive a country in Europe to investigate. Please begin your
research using the text (Read chapter 13 sections 2&3, and chapter 14 sections 1-4), then the CIA
Factbook website. Each group will create a flip book using the specifics below. Notes must be organized
using the two- column format IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Notes will be collected.
5 Major concepts of geography
1) Location
Absolute and Relative location
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2) Place
Physical & Man- made characteristics of your
country’s capital
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3) Human Interaction
with the Environment
Include a large drawn map of your country with major
physical characteristics (bodies of water, mountains,
desert, plateau…)
Also include a map of the capital
The many ways people have adapted to their
surroundings
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Living along the coast
Building materials
Jobs….
or altered them for economic reasons
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4) Movement
Of people, goods, and ideas
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5) Region
Irrigation
Dams
Bridges…..
Include the history of your country/ where original
settlers came from/ takeovers & independence/ major
imports/ major exports of natural resources
Refers to ways of categorizing areas of the
earth (why is your country part of Europe)
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Religion
Current government
Major religions
Climate
Culture
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Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Channel Islands (U.K.),
Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar (U.K.), Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta,
Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Yugoslavia (became
Serbia and Montenegro)
Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
BosniaHerzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Russia
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
Czech
Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Iceland
Malta
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Moldova
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Greece
Hungary
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Portugal
Romania
United
Kingdom
Vatican
City (extra)
Serbia
Montenegro
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