Bellwork: January
rd
3
Objective: Label and memorize major
landforms and countries of Europe
What are these and
in what country
are located?
1.
2.
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4.
5.
Textbook page 273
Look at the image and read the
captions titled “The Alps” and
“Northern European Plain.”
Which place probably has more people
living there?
Why?
Europe Intro
 Page 275 – Compare the size of US to
Europe…think about the size of European countries
compared to our states.
 Page 276 – What is the smallest country you see?
 Page 278 – Compare the populations of the
Northern European Plain (northern Germany
especially) to the United States (page 110)
 Page 283 – Compare the world’s highest GDPs and
highest population densities
Countries and major landforms
of Europe
Textbook page R53
On the back of your map…
Western European Countries
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Portugal - blue
Spain - yellow
France - purple
Ireland - green
United Kingdom –
(*United Kingdom of
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland) - red
Iceland - yellow
Norway - green
8. Sweden - yellow
9. Finland – blue
10. Belgium - yellow
11. Netherlands - green
12. Denmark - purple
13. Germany - orange
14. Switzerland - white
15.Italy - red
16. Austria - green
Major European Landforms
(and a latitude and longitude line)
A. Thames River
A.
(Pronounced like Temz River)
B. Seine River
A.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
(Pronounced: Sen River. Rhymes with
ten)
Rhine River
Danube River
North Sea
Baltic Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Adriatic Sea
Black Sea
A.
(“Dan Black”)
J. Volga River
K. Caspian Sea

“Volga meets Prince Caspian”
L. Alps Mountains
M. Ural Mountains

**Divide Europe from Asia
N. Prime Meridian
O. Atlantic Ocean
P. Arctic Circle
Q. Strait of Gibraltar
R. Aegean Sea
Eastern European Countries
17. Czech Republic - red
18. Poland - blue
19. Slovakia - orange
20. Hungary - yellow
21. Slovenia - purple
22. Croatia - orange
23. Bosnia Herzegovina - blue
24. Montenegro - yellow
25. Serbia - red
26. Kosovo *not in textbook orange
27. Albania - green
28. Macedonia - orange
29. Greece - purple
30. Bulgaria - yellow
31. Romania - green
32. Moldova - purple
33. Ukraine - red
34. Belarus - yellow
35. Lithuania - purple
36. Latvia - green
37. Estonia - red
38. Russia - orange