Study Guide for European Geography
Geographical Understanding
The student will locate selected features of Europe.
SS6G8
a.
Locate on a world and
regional political- physical map:
the Rhine River, Alps, Pyrenees, Ural Mountains, English Channel,
Iberian Peninsula, Scandinavian Peninsula, Mediterranean Sea, and European
Plain.
b.
Locate on a world and
regional political-physical map the countries of United Kingdom, Norway,
Sweden, Russia, Poland, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Hungary,
Austria, Czech Republic, Netherlands, and Ukraine.
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, Russia, and Germany
affect where people live.
b.
Describe how the location,
climate, and natural resources of the United Kingdom, Russia, and Germany
impact trade.
Essential Questions
1.
Where
are the Rhine River, Alps, Pyrenees, Ural Mountains, English Channel, Iberian
Peninsula, Scandinavian Peninsula, Mediterranean Sea, and European Plain
located on a world and regional
political- physical map?
2.
Where are the
countries of United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Germany, France,
Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic, Netherlands, and
Ukraine located on a world
and regional political-physical map?
3.
Why are the Europeans concerned regarding the issues such as acid rain
in Germany, air pollution in the United
Kingdom, and the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine?
4.
How does the location,
climate, and natural resources of the
United Kingdom, Russia, and Germany affect where people live?
5.
How does the location,
climate, and natural resources of the
United Kingdom, Russia, and Germany impact trade?