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Mapping Skills

Mapping Skills. Europe. Yesterday Review. Name as many European Countries in 1 minute http://www.online-stopwatch.com/full-screen-stopwatch /. Correction page 74. 1. United Kingdom 2. Gora El’Brus , 5642 m, Caucasus 3. Pyrenees 4. Strait of Gibraltar

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Mapping Skills

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  1. Mapping Skills Europe

  2. Yesterday Review • Name as many European Countries in 1 minute • http://www.online-stopwatch.com/full-screen-stopwatch/

  3. Correction page 74 • 1. United Kingdom • 2. Gora El’Brus, 5642 m, Caucasus • 3. Pyrenees • 4. Strait of Gibraltar • 5. Vienna, Madrid, Rome, Oslo, Warsaw • 6. Southeastern Europe has more peninsulas and Islands • 7. North America has 3 large countries, Europe has very many, Travel may be more difficult in Europe because of languages • For Fun: Russia, Belarus, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria

  4. Reading a Map • Lines of Latitude- run horizontally (east to west) across the map • Lines of Longitude- run vertically (north to south) down the map • Turn to page 76-77. What are at the following points? • 50 N, 30 E • 40 N, 8 E • 53 N, 5 E

  5. Types of Maps • Physical Map- Shows Physical characteristics of the land, Ex: water depth, Land elevation • Political Map- Shows individual countries, state and international borders. • Which map would you use to find… • Capitals of South America? • How far above sea level the country is? • The deepest oceans? • Which country an island belongs to?

  6. Features of an Atlas • Some atlases show the following information • Climate- What you can expect the average weather conditions would be • Population- whether the population is dense or not • Environments- a detailed look of the surrounding areas • Economic activity- which employment seems to be the highest in certain areas.

  7. Practice • What is the climate of France, Sweden, Italy? • Which area is more densely populated; North, South East or Western Europe? What is the population density of Moscow? • What are the environments in and around the United Kingdom, Spain, Finland? • Which country has little or no economic activity? What are the three largest industries according to the map?

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