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European Union: Climate, Landforms, and Places

Explore the diverse climate regions, landforms, and places in the European Union. Learn about the differences between Great Britain, the United Kingdom, and England. Discover the unique characteristics of European countries and the dominant land cover in northern Europe and Russia. Understand the goals and currency of the European Union, and the river that flows through 12 countries in Europe.

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European Union: Climate, Landforms, and Places

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  1. Grab Bag Climate Places European Union Land Forms 1pt 1 pt 1 pt 1pt 1 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2pt 2pt 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4pt 4 pt 4pt 5pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt

  2. Europe is in all of the hemispheres EXCEPT: Northern Southern Eastern Western

  3. Southern

  4. The Netherlands is sometimes called what?

  5. Holland

  6. What are three bodies of water that surround the European continent?

  7. Mediterranean SeaAtlantic Ocean North SeaArctic OceanBaltic Sea

  8. Explain the difference between Great Britain, The United Kingdom, and England

  9. Great Britain is the name of the large island located west of mainland Europe. • The United Kingdom is the name of the country that includes England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. • England is part of the United Kingdom country. It used to be its own country.

  10. Identify 10 European Countries

  11. What is a rain shadow? • The clouds that form right before it rains. • The shadow that is cast from using an umbrella. • The east or drier side of a mountain

  12. The east or drier side of a mountain.

  13. Europe has all of the following climate regions except: ContinentalMediterraneanPolarTropical

  14. Tropical

  15. What is Permafrost?

  16. The ground below the surface level is permanently frozen.

  17. Mountains have an effect on climate as well. Show where there is more rain and less rain around this mountain.

  18. Why do countries near the sea or ocean have mild weather?

  19. Warm ocean currents from the Gulf of Mexico

  20. The Scandinavian Region of Europe is in __________________ Europe. Northern Eastern Western

  21. Northern

  22. People from the Netherlands are called______________________. Netherlandians Dutch French Hollanders

  23. Dutch

  24. Why is it difficult for Russia to harvest their natural resources?

  25. They are in areas that are too cold or too hard to reach.

  26. What is the dominant land cover of northern Europe and Russia?

  27. Tundra

  28. Maximum number of years a President can serve. Which area of Europe, Western or Eastern, is more developed? Why?

  29. Western because…. More waterwaysBetter farmingMore factoriesAdvanced technologyEuropean Union (strong economy) What is 10 years?

  30. True or False: The Maastricht treaty established the European Union.

  31. True

  32. What is the currency of the European Union called? Uno Euro Dollar

  33. Euro

  34. True or False: Nations that belong to the European Union can trade freely with one another without having to pay taxes on international trade.

  35. True

  36. True or False: Like the United States, the European Union is a federation of states.

  37. False

  38. What is the goal or purpose of the European Union?

  39. The European Union’s goal is to make future wars within Europe impossible by working together.

  40. The ______________ River flows through 12 countries in Europe. Rhine Rhone Danube Po

  41. Danube

  42. The Alps Mountain range are in all of the following countries EXCEPT: Spain Switzerland France Italy

  43. Spain

  44. What divides the European and Asian section of Russia?

  45. Ural Mountians

  46. Europe is known as what type of landform?

  47. Peninsula

  48. What is the name of the strait that enters the Mediterranean Sea?

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