Europe SS6G8 The student will locate selected features of Europe. http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/europe-map.jpg SS6G8 The student will locate selected features of Europe. b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the countries of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, and United Kingdom

Belgium Belgium is located in Western Europe Bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea. Terrain is generally flat and becomes more hilly and forested in the southeast region. Climate is cool, temperate, and rainy Belgium is one of Europe's true melting pots with Celtic, Roman, Germanic, French, Dutch, Spanish, and Austrian cultures. Languages: Dutch, German, French http://travel.guardian.co.uk/pictures/image/0,8564,-10604115355,00.html

France Largest country in Western Europe http://www.purefrance.com/ Largest country in Western Europe Borders Germany & Belgium in the north, Atlantic Ocean in the west, and Pyrenees Mtns. And Spain in the south, Med. Sea in the SE, and the Alps, Switzerland, and Italy in the east Europe’s tallest mountain (Mont Blanc – 15,781 ft.) in French Alps One of the oldest nations on Earth Famous for cuisine (food), art, music, fashion, politics, film, and literature http://www.atkielski.com/PhotoGallery/Paris/Eiffel/EiffelChampNightSmall.html

Germany Germany’s (Deutschland’s) location at the heart of Europe has helped shape its history (for both the good & bad) Borders 9 neighbors…more than any other European country Its largest wooded area, (the Black Forest,) is in the southwest near the Swiss border The Black Forest is the source of the Danube River Famous for WWII history, classical music (Beethoven, Bach, Brahms) Has been called the “Land of Poets and Thinkers” http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places

Italy Boot-shaped peninsula that sticks out into the Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Alps cut across the northern end of the country Italian art, architecture, and culture…huge influence around the world Famous painters: Leonard da Vinci and Michelangelo Italy is the heart of the Catholic Church…Vatican City (a city-state) is surrounded by Rome, Italy.

Poland Located at the heart of the continent Currently has 7 neighbors, but over the centuries, its borders have changed many times Because of wars and pollution, many of Poland’s wild animals have decreased in population…the current government is trying to reverse the damage

Russia Largest country in the WORLD!! Spans 11 time zones across 2 continents (Europe & Asia) Famous for Siberian Tiger (largest cat in the world…up to 10 ft. long and weigh up to 600 lbs.), writers (Leo Tolstoy), & ballet dancers (Rudolf Nureyev & Mikhail Baryshnikov)

Spain Occupies most of the Iberian Peninsula Famous for their love of life, regional dances and music, and soccer Pyrenees Mountains form the border between France and Spain

Ukraine Ukraine suffered from radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident which occurred in Ukraine (USSR) in 1986. Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union in August 1991. Some of the oldest known dwellings in the world are found in Mezhirich, Ukraine (found in 1965)…these homes are made from mammoth bones!

United Kingdom United Kingdom (also called the U.K.) consists of four nations…England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. England, Scotland, and Wales make up Great Britain. Famous for literature (William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and J.K. Rowling) and sports (soccer, rugby, cricket, boxing, and golf were all invented in Britain). http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/united-kingdom/