Geography of Europe

1. Geography of Europe SS6G8 Locate selected features of Europe. • 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. • Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.

2. 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, the sourceof the Danube is in the Alps, and its mouth is at the Black Sea. Rhine River- Another important river on the European Plain that also begins in the Alps. The Rhine River’s mouth is located at the North Sea.

3. 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 on the coast of mainland Europe Mediterranean Sea- The large body of water to the south of the European countries of Spain, France, Italy, and Greece, to name a few, that joins the Atlantic Ocean

4. 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.

5. 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- This mountain range is found throughout much of Switzerland and Austria, in some of France and northern Italy. They form the southern border of the European Plain and are the source of the Rhine and Danube Rivers. Ural Mountains- These mountains run in a general northern & southern direction, forming the eastern border of the European Plain and the border that divides the continents of Europe and Asia. The Pyrenees- These mountains form a natural border between the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe, and they create the western border of the European Plain.

6. 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.

7. 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 United Kingdom Russia Poland Germany Ukraine Belgium France Italy Spain