1. Welcome! During homeroom: Read Work in assignments Talk quietly
Tidy the library
Get yourself organized for the day

2. As you come in the room Take out your student agenda
Add: 8/11 “Quiz over European countries”
Notebooks: 1 person from each table to pass out notebooks to the whole class
You need a glue stick, a pen or pencil and 2-5 colored pencils
Yes, crayons and highlighters also work
Once you have all your supplies and are ready, wait quietly so we can begin

3. Quiz Friday
Label on a map the 6 European Countries we are studying this week
Very simple
Possible bonus questions about other features

4. Steps to take Glue in the first table of contents page
Update your table of contents
Pages
Title
Date entered
1-2
Class procedures and expectations
8/5
3-4
Syllabus
5-8
European Maps
8/7 9
Unit 1 Standards and Expectations 10
Unit 1 NOTES

5. Next steps Turn to page 5 & 6 Glue in the 2 blank maps of Europe
Do NOT write anything on these yet
Turn to page 9
Glue in the Unit 1 Standards
Turn to page 10. At the top of page 10 write “Unit One Notes”
Get ready to learn about Europe! We will begin when everyone is finished labeling

6. The Geography of Europe Unit 1 Notes a
The Geography of Europe Unit 1 Notes a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Danube River, Rhine River, English Channel, Mediterranean Sea, European Plain, the Alps, Pyrenees, Ural Mountains, Iberian Peninsula.

7. Rhine River Longest river in Germany An important waterway for trade
Begins in Switzerland, winds through Germany, France, Luxembourg, & The Netherlands

11. Danube River 2nd largest river in Europe (Volga is first)
Flows through the 12 countries of Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ukraine!
1,770 miles long
Played a vital role in the development of central Europe (trade & cultural diffusion)

14. The English Channel
Small body of water that separates England from France
350 miles long
In the past, it was used as a good system of defense for England
An important waterway for trade

17. Southern Peninsulas Crimean Peninsula Iberian Peninsula
Italian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula

18. Iberian Peninsula The Pyrenees form the northern border
2nd largest peninsula in Europe
Includes the countries of Spain & Portugal

20. Scandinavian Peninsula

21. Mediterranean Sea Important route for trade & cultural exchange
“Crossroads for 3 continents” (Europe, Africa, & Asia)
Covers an area of 965,000 square miles
Name means “in the middle of the earth” (surrounded by land)

26. The Alps
Located in Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, & Liechtenstein
Major tourist destination
Extend for almost 700 miles!

28. Mt. Blanc in the Alps
It’s the highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feet.

31. Pyrenees Mountains Form the natural border between France & Spain
Extend for about 270 miles

34. Ural Mountains Considered the natural boundary between Europe & Asia
Divide Russia: 1/4 is in Europe, 3/4 is in Asia
1,500 miles long!
Among the world’s OLDEST mountain ranges
Huge deposits of gold, nickel, silver, platinum, coal, iron, & other minerals

35. Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide”
1500 miles
It divides the European and Asian sections of Russia.

39. The European Plain Largest mountain-free landform in Europe
Stretches from the Pyrenees in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east
Extends 2,000 miles
Successful agricultural area

40. European Plain

42. Northern European Plain

46. Credits
Original presentation retrieved from Sept 24, Modifications made by B. Morgan
Geography of the World: Europe: Land and Resources .  Prod. Academic Media Network, Inc..  Academic Media Network, Inc., 2006. Discovery Education. Web. 7 October 2011. <
Segments: Introduction; Countries, Peninsulas, Islands, and Rivers; Landforms