1. Europe Map Key I. Political Features:
Label the following countries on the map:
Portugal
Spain
France
Italy
United Kingdom
Belgium
Ukraine
Russia
Poland
Germany
II. Physical Features:
Create a map key that includes symbols for:
Mountains
Rivers
Seas
Channels
Peninsulas
Plains
Label the following physical features:
Rhine River
Danube River
Alps
Pyrenees Mountains
Ural Mountains
English Channel
Scandinavian Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
European Plain
Draw the symbol for each feature next to the correct label on the map. Color all symbols!
Map Key
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2. Europe’s Physical Features
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The Alps
Rhine River
Europe’s Physical Features
Directions: Fill in each square with details about each physical feature, where it’s located, and an illustration. Color your illustrations!
Illustration:
Location:
Description:
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Location:
Description:
Pyrenees Mountains
Danube River

3. Scandinavian Peninsula
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Mediterranean Sea
Iberian Peninsula
Ural Mountains
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Location:
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European Plain
Scandinavian Peninsula
English Channel

4. Teacher Info – Trading Cards
Print off the blank trading card page. You can have students create just one trading card, or they can create a card for each feature (10).
When finished, the students can use the cards to play Memory or to quiz themselves about the features.
Project the directions slide onto the board while students are working so that they know what goes in each section.
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5. Trading Cards
Your Task: Create trading cards for the 10 important physical features of Europe. Use the cards to play “Memory” or to quiz yourself.
Instructions:
Fill out each box in the cards below according to the template.
Color your pictures and anything else that will make your cards look more realistic.
Cut out your trading card.
Fold along the middle.
Tape the sides together.
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7. Teacher Info – Pass the Paper
Put the students into small groups (you will need 10 groups total).
Print off the following 10 slides and give one paper to each group.
Give each group about 30 seconds to write down everything the know about the feature—but they can’t write something that is already written. (They can also draw pictures or symbols.)
When time is up, they must pass the paper to the next group.
This continues until every group has worked with each of the 10 papers.
Have each group share the paper & discuss the information.
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8. Pass the Paper
With your group, you will have 30 seconds to write or draw everything that you know about the feature on your paper.
Every group member must participate – angle yourselves so that you can all write at the same time.
The catch is that you cannot write or draw something that is already written!
When I say that time is up, you must pass the paper on to the next group.
We will continue to “Pass the Paper” until each group has seen all 10 papers.
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9. European
Plain
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10. Rhine
River
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11. Danube
River
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12. English
Channel
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13. Pyrenees
Mountains
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14. Ural
Mountains
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15. Iberian
Peninsula
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16. Scandinavian
Peninsula
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17. Mediterranean
Sea
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18. The
Alps
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19. Teacher Info – Postcard
Print off the postcard page for each student.
On the front, the students will draw one of the physical features of Europe. They should also include a short greeting/title. (Example: Cheers from the English Channel!)
On the back, they will write a note to someone as if they have visited some of the features.
When finished, they should cut out the postcard, fold along the dotted line, & tape the sides together.
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21. Postcard Directions Front:
Draw a colorful illustration of one of the physical features that we have studied. Include a short greeting (title).
Back:
Write a note to your family as if you have visited some of the features that we have studied in Europe. (Include descriptions for at least 3 of the features.) Don’t forget to draw & color the stamp!
*Cut out your postcard, fold along the dotted line, & tape the sides together.
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22. Teacher Info – Flyswatter Review
Project a blank map of Europe on the whiteboard.
Put the students into groups and have one member from each group come to the board.
Call out different places/features in Europe and have the students use flyswatters to hit the location.
The first person to hit it correctly wins!
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23. Flyswatter Review One member from each team will come to the board.
I will call out different political and physical features of Europe.
If you know where the feature or country is located, you should hit the location on the map.
The first person to correctly hit the location wins a point!
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25. Teacher Info – Roll A Six!
Print off the blank map of Europe for each student.
The students will need to work in partners, with only 1 pencil to share.
Each group needs a dice.
Project the features/countries that you want the students to label on the board.
One student begins labeling his map as fast as he can while the other is constantly rolling the dice.
As soon as the student rolls a 6, the other student gives him the pencil and he begins labeling.
This is a race to see who can complete the map first, but the catch is they can only label if they roll a 6.
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26. Roll A Six! You will work with a partner, with only 1 pencil to share.
When I say “Go”, one person will begin labeling the map as fast as you can.
The other person should start rolling the dice. As soon as you roll a 6, you take the pencil and begin labeling your map. Your partner should start rolling the dice now.
This is a race to see who can complete the map first, but the catch is you can only label your map if you roll a 6!
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28. Thank You! Ansley at Brain Wrinkles
Thank you so much for downloading this file. I sincerely hope you find it helpful and that your students learn a lot from it! I look forward to reading your feedback in my store.
If you like this file, you might want to check out some of my other products that teach social studies topics in creative, engaging, and hands-on ways.
Best of luck to you this school year,
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