Geography of Europe
SS6G8 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.
SS6G8 (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.
Danube River One of the important
rivers on the European Plain,
the source of the Danube is in
the Alps, and its mouth
is at the Black Sea.
Rhine River- Another important river
on the European Plain that also
begins in the Alps. The Rhine River’s
mouth is located at the North Sea.
SS6G8 (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.
English Channel- The channel of water
that separates Great Britain from
France on the coast of mainland Europe
Mediterranean Sea - The
large body of water to the
south of the European
countries of Spain, France,
Italy, and Greece, to name a
few, that joins the Atlantic
Ocean
SS6G8 (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.
European PlainThis plain extends
from France to Russia
and contains some of
the world’s best
farmland. It is
bordered on the west
by the Pyrenees
Mountains, to the
east by the Ural
Mountains, and part
of its southern border
is formed by the Alps.
SS6G8 (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.
The Alps- This mountain range is found throughout much of Switzerland and Austria, in
some of France and northern Italy. They form the
southern border of the European Plain and are the
source of the Rhine and Danube Rivers.
Ural Mountains- These mountains
run in a general northern &
southern direction, forming the
eastern border of the European
Plain and the border that divides
the continents of Europe and Asia.
The Pyrenees- These
mountains form a
natural border between
the Iberian Peninsula
and the rest of Europe,
and they create the
western border of the
European Plain.
SS6G8 (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.
Iberian Peninsula- With the
Pyrenees Mountains to the
north, this peninsula is made
up of Portugal and Spain.
Scandinavian Peninsula- This is
the largest peninsula in Europe
consist of Norway, Sweden, and
the northern part of Finland.
SS6G8 (b) Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Locate on a world and regional politicalphysical map the countries of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, and
United Kingdom.
European Target Countries
United
Kingdom
Russia
Germany Poland
Belgium
France
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Ukraine