let’s keep working …. do now if you could choose to live anywhere in europe, where would you...
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Geography Fun ContinuesLet’s keep working …
Do NowIf you could choose to
live anywhere in Europe, where would
you live and why? Explain your answer.
Information IPR grades - are entered - grades are updated
Missing Assignments
Tutoring sheets - incentive available for attending
Current Events
Britain plans to build a new bridge - $275 Million - garden bridge across the Thames
British Royal couple in New York
- several stops Harlem, the White
House, basketball game
Do Now
If you could choose to live anywhere in
Europe, where would you live and why?
Explain your answer.
Islands Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Greenland
- all located in the North Atlantic
Sicily, Corsica, Crete, Sardinia- all located in the Mediterranean Region
Problems and benefits of Mountains… What are the problems/benefits associated
with mountains?- Think: MIRPL
European Mountain Chains The Pyrenees
- cut off Spain and Portugal on the Iberian Peninsula- allow for regional development
The Apennines- the “spine” of Italy- divide Italy east-west
Mountains and Uplands- a difference in elevation Uplands
- area with hills or low mountains, mesas and high plateaus- many areas are eroded mountains
Kjolen Mountains (Scandinavia), Scottish Highlands, low area of Brittany in France
Germany’s Central Uplands, at the base of the Alps
The Brittany Region - France Part of the Masiff Central
- upland region of France
Brittany is defined as a region – Explain what makes it a region…. MIRPL
Europe: A Network of RiversRivers move ideas,
culture, people, goods, and connect regions
The Danube and Rhine Rivers- major rivers of Europe
Many navigable rivers- flow from interior to the sea- large enough for ships
Major RiversDanube Rhine
Flows through center of Europe
From west to East flows through 9
countries links Europeans to the
Black Sea1,771 miles of river
Flows from interior of Europe to the North Sea
820 miles flows through 6
countries important for defensive
history
T-P-SReview the map on pp. 275 and analyze the
rivers of Europe. Discuss the following question at your table:
How does the direction in which European rivers flow aid in linking Europeans to
the world?
Northern European Plain Fertile agricultural area of Europe
- produced food for centuries- France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, and Poland
Subject to invasion throughout history- flat land allows for easy travel for armies
One third of Europe (33%) is suitable for farming.
Resources of Europe Read pp 276-277 (identify main ideas)
Exit: Verbal Brief
In one sentence, summarize the
physical features of Europe.