Know – Understand – Do Organizer
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Course/Subject: 6th Grade/Social studies
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Topic: Geography of Europe
School/District: Glynn County
Which Standards are students learning in this unit? SS6G8, SS6G10
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.
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.
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.
By the end of this unit, students will be able to ……..
Know
Types of Maps
o Physical Map
o Political Map
o Thematic Map
Physical Features of Europe
o Danube River
o Rhine River
o English Channel
o Mediterranean Sea
o European Plains
o Alps
o Pyrenees
o Ural Mountains
o Iberian Peninsula
o Scandinavian
Peninsula
Selected Countries of Europe
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Understand
The different types of maps
and how to identify and
analyze each
How location, climate, and
natural resources affects
were people live and how
they trade
European countries are
addressing specific
environmental concerns
(acid rain in Germany, and
air pollution in England).
The nuclear disaster that
occurred in Chernobyl,
Ukraine affects the region
and other surrounding
areas?
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Do
Identify and analyze
political, physical, and
thematic maps
Label selected physical
features of Europe on an
outline map.
Label selected countries
in Europe on an outline
map.
List natural resources
found in specific
countries
Analyze climatic map of
Europe
Examine a population
density/physical/natural
resource map of Europe.
Compare and contrast
the two maps
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Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
Poland
Russia
Spain
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Important Vocabulary
o Natural Resources
o Trade
o Climate
o Environmental issues
o Air pollution
o Acid rain
o Nuclear disaster
o Chernobyl
o Water pollution
o Global warming
o Soil quality
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Locate the mountains
and river systems to
determine how physical
features impact where
people live
Complete European
Environmental Issues
Chart
Analyze extent to which
European countries are
handling environmental
issues
Choose a country and
write a paragraph
explaining if the country
has been effective or
ineffective in dealing
with environmental
problems
Research and discuss the
nuclear disaster that
occurred in Chernobyl,
Ukraine.
Write a letter to the
government from the
point-of- view of a
predetermined citizen
role. Use teacher rubric
for information to
include in letter.