CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE: WESTERN EUROPE

Essential Questions: How has physical geography affected where people have settled in Europe? Learning Target: IWBAT explain how Western Europe’s culture is unique. Formative Assessment(s): What are three aspects of Western European culture?

BELLWORK What countries do you think are included in “Western Europe”?

WEIRD FACTS ABOUT GERMANY

CLASSWORK TOGETHER, read about Population Patterns on page 300 Write and answer the following questions in your notes: 1.What countries are included in Western Europe? 2.What are guest workers and which country welcomes then? 3.What country in Western Europe has the highest population? 4.Where have immigrants and guest workers typically move? 5.What three cities are the most famous cities in Western Europe?

CLASSWORK TOGETHER, read about History and Government on pages Write and answer the following questions in your notes: 1.What early peoples lived in Western Europe? 2.Who took over Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire? 3.What was the result of the Crusades? 4.What conflicts was France involved in after 1600? 5.Why was Germany divided after WWII?

IMPRESSIONISM FUN FACTS When a critic called the art "impressions", it was meant as in insult. The established art community was outraged when the young Impressionist artists held their own exhibition in Impressionists often painted the same view or subject over and over trying to capture different moments in light, color, and time. By the late 1880's Impressionism was very popular and many artists throughout the world were taking up the style.

CLASSWORK TOGETHER, read about Culture on page Write and answer the following questions in your notes: 1.What is realism? 2.What are a few of the languages spoken in Western Europe? 3.What is the main religion in Western Europe? 4.What leisure activities are common in Western Europe?

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT What are three aspects of specifically Western European culture? –Reminder, aspects of culture include: Social organization, Customs and traditions, Languages, Arts and literature, Religion, Forms of government, Economic systems, Food and clothing, Music and dance