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.Peninsula: A piece of land bordered by water on 3 sides.

4-Bodies of Water Box3-Mountains Circle2-Peninsulas Underline1-Plain Highlight

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,starts in the Alps and flows

down to the Black Sea.

Rhine River- Another important river on the European Plain that also begins in the Alps and flows upwards to 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.

Mediterranean Sea- The large body of water located to the south of the Europe separating Europe from Africa.

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 Plain- This 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- Sits on top of Italy and forms the bottom border of the European Plain.

The Pyrenees- These mountains form a natural border between Spain and France.

Ural Mountains- These mountains run in a general northern & southern direction, forming the border that divides the continents of Europe and Asia.

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 political-physical map the countries of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.

European Target Countries

BelgiumPoland

United Kingdom

Ukraine

Russia

Italy

Germany

France

Spain