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Europe& Northern

EurasiaPersonal Journal

During the first five minutes of class during this unit, answer the following questions with a minimum of 3 complete sentences. Each question will tie into your participation grade for the day.1. What do you know about this area in terms of human and/or physical

geography?

2. What do you want to know about the people that live there and their human and/or physical geography?

3. What were you able to learn about this area that you didn’t know before?

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4. Would you consider traveling or moving into this area? Why or why not?

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Central Europe

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VocabularyDefine and identify the following terms using pages 286 – 369 and 504-587. Additionally, list one term next to the vocabulary word that best describe the word, but is not in the definition.

1. Domestication ______________________________________________________________________________

2. Communism ______________________________________________________________________________

3. Cultural Divergence ______________________________________________________________________________

4. Tundra ______________________________________________________________________________

5. Acid Rain ______________________________________________________________________________

6. Ghetto ______________________________________________________________________________

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7. Holocaust ______________________________________________________________________________

8. Collective Farm ______________________________________________________________________________

9. Mixed Economy ______________________________________________________________________________

10. Command Economy ______________________________________________________________________________

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Western Europe

Daily AssignmentRead Chapter 14 Pages 288 - 303 to answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

1. Write down the capital cities for the following countries: Iceland NorwaySweden FinlandIreland United KingdomPortugal SpainFrance BelgiumNetherlands DenmarkGermany AustriaSwitzerland LuxembourgLiechtenstein ItalyGreece

2. The roots of the word peninsula are paene meaning “almost” and insula meaning “island.” By this meaning of the word, explain if you agree or disagree with the following: Western Europe is a peninsula of peninsulas. Explain.

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3. What are the climate zones in the European region?__________________________

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4. Where is the largest population amount of population density in Europe?

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5. Based on the map on Pg. 299, which nations seem to be more industrialized, which seem to be less industrialized? Explain. ______________________________

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Central Europe

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5 Themes of the RegionRead Chapter 18 Pages 372 – 387 to answer the following questions.

4. How have the different histories of the regions countries influenced their present-day economic well-being? (Pg. 372)

5. Human-Environment Interaction: Where are most of Northern Eurasia’s cities? (Pg. 373)

a. Why might they be located there?

b. Why do you think major cities in Central Europe grew on the banks of the Danube?

6. Movement: How would elevation affect the building of an east-west highway across Northern Eurasia? (Pg. 374)

7. Region: Which Central European and Northern Eurasian countries have a single predominant climate? (Pg. 376)

8. Human-Environment Interaction: What makes this region suitable for farming? (Pg. 378)

9. Region: What parts of Central Europe and Northern Eurasia are sparsely populated? (Pg. 380)

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10.Location: What obstacles do these areas face in transporting goods to markets? (Pg. 382)

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Map ActivityLabel the various geographical locations in Central Europe & Northern Eurasia. Use pages 370 - 435 to find locations.

1. Color and label countries of Europe & Northern Eurasia

1. Estonia2. Lithuania3. Poland4. Slovakia5. Moldova6. Bulgaria7. Albania8. Bosnia &

Herzegovina9. Slovenia10. Russia

Iceland11. Sweden12. Ireland13. Portugal14. France15. Netherlands16. Germany17. Switzerland18. Liechtenstei

n19. Greece

20. Latvia21. Belarus22. Czech Republic23. Ukraine24. Romania25. Macedonia26. Serbia and

Montenegro27. Croatia28. Hungary29. Turkey 30. Norway31. Finland32. United Kingdom33. Spain34. Belgium35. Denmark36. Austria37. Luxembourg38. Italy

Features:39. Black Sea40. Baltic Sea41. Balkan Peninsula42. Lake Baikal43. Danube River44. Caspian Sea45. Ural Mountains46. Carpathian

Mountains47. Gulf of Riga48. Gulf of Finland49. North European

Plains50. Arctic Ocean51. Mediterranean

Sea52. Strait of Gibraltar53. Aegean Sea54. Alps Mountains55. Norwegian Sea

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Central Europe

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Northern Eurasia

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Western Europe

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Name:

Central Europe

& Northern Eurasia

Current EventYou will create a PowerPoint and present on a Western, Central or Eastern European country. Monitor your country on the news looking for stories on your assigned country. You will present a news update on this region to the class.

Regional Areas (One will be assigned per student)

Poland Czech and Slovak Republics and

Hungary Balkan Peninsula Baltic States Border Nations British Isles (Ch. 15) Nordic Nations (Ch. 15)

Ireland (Ch. 15) France (Ch. 16) Germany (Ch. 16) Benelux Countries (Ch. 16) Switzerland & Austria (Ch. 16) Spain & Portugal Italy Greece

Your project will should include on ONE PowerPoint slide:-Short history of the area bulleted – Notes can be put in the notes portion.-Geographic features of the area – Can be done with a map.-Economic activities of the area.-You may include a short video(s) on regions in the country.

Presentation (5-10 Minutes)-Your presentation will include minimum of two current situations in the area.

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Print a Presentation Rubric from the class website.

Projects will be worth 50 points

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Final Exam

ReviewIdentify the following locations to prepare for the final map test.

North America:Rio Grande QuebecHudson SuperiorPacific Rocky OntarioMcKinley

Europe:FinlandRussiaPolandSpainFranceGermanyPortugalAlpsBlack Norwegian IcelandNetherlands (Holland)United Kingdom

Africa:NigeriaCongoSouth AfricaKilimanjaroNileKalahari Sahara SomaliaKenyaVictoria

Central and South America:PeruMexicoArgentinaHaitiCubaPanamaAndesCaribbean

Middle East:IsraelSaudi ArabiaRed IranIraqPersian

Asia / Oceania:PhilippinesIndiaJapanNew ZealandIndonesiaSouth KoreaPakistanHimalayasChinaNorth KoreaAfghanistan

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