Where are the major physical features and nations of Europe located Standards SS6G8a 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 Scandinav ID: 628560
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Geography
of EuropeSlide2
Essential Question:
Where are the major physical features and nations of Europe located?Standards:SS6G8a.
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.SS6G8b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.Slide3
Where is Europe?[Use Google Earth]Slide4
Satellite View of EuropeSlide5
Size Comparison of Europe to the United StatesSlide6
Activating Strategy
Use the Europe Physical Features and Nations summarizer to activate student’s prior knowledge of the physical features and nations located in Europe.Slide7
Use the European Physical Features MapSlide8
What do you notice is different about the
physical features of Europe on your map?Slide9
Mediterranean Sea
1Slide10Slide11Slide12Slide13
Iberian Peninsula
2Slide14Slide15
Pyrenees [Mountains]
3Slide16Slide17
Alps [Mountains]
4Slide18Slide19
Mt. Blanc in the Alps
It’s the highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feetSlide20Slide21
English Channel
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Rhine River
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European Plain
7Slide29
European PlainSlide30Slide31
Danube River
8Slide32Slide33
Ural Mountains
9Slide34
Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide”
It divides the European and Asian sections of Russia.
1500 milesSlide35Slide36Slide37
Scandinavian Peninsula
10Slide38Slide39Slide40
There are two important oceans surrounding Europe that are not listed in the standards. However, knowing the location of these oceans is beneficial when describing the location of other physical features in Europe.Slide41
Arctic Ocean
11Slide42
Atlantic Ocean
12Slide43
Use your labeled physical features map to: *Mark each feature on a small map
*Write a description of where the feature is located in Europe*Write a method for remembering the location of the physical feature
Europe Physical Features FoldableSlide44
Distributed Summarizing:
Imagine that you took a European vacation and followed the path shown on the map below. Write a letter to a friend describing the physical features that you visited or crossed during your trip.
Starting
Point
Ending PointSlide45
Political Map of Europe
We will identify the nations in color.Slide46
Use the European Political Identification MapSlide47
Spain
1Slide48
2
FranceSlide49
3
United KingdomSlide50
4
BelgiumSlide51
5
GermanySlide52
6
PolandSlide53
7
RussiaSlide54
8
UkraineSlide55
9
ItalySlide56
10
PortugalSlide57
Distributed Summarizing:
Use your Distributed Summarizing European vacation handout. Identify the European nations that you would have traveled through on your vacation. Write or draw arrows to identify the countries. Which countries did you not visit?
Starting
Point
Ending PointSlide58
Use the Europe Physical Features and Nations PPT Review to quiz students on the location of Europe’s Physical Features and Nations.Slide59
Summarizing Strategy