1. Warm up – 10 minutes 1. Spain 2. Ukraine, Bulgaria and Romania
Page 245 textbook
3. Germany and Poland
Looking at the map on page 245, please copy and answer these questions: (5R)
Which country lies closest to Africa?
Which countries border the Black Sea?
The Czech Republic is landlocked. What countries might it work with to gain access to the sea? (I am only looking for two)

2. Europe: physical geography and history
Europe’s dramatic landscape
Essential Question:
What changes have taken place in Europe since ancient times?
Today’s Objective:
Identify the geographic features, climates, and resources of Europe

3. Europe, too, has landforms ranging from mountains to plains
Europe, too, has landforms ranging from mountains to plains. It’s climate is influenced by its nearness to the ocean.
Most European countries are within 300 miles of the ocean. The ocean modifies Europe’s climate. The ocean is our planet’s largest heat sink. By absorbing, storing and then slowly releasing large quantities of heat, the ocean buffers the climate of the nearby land.

4. Vocabulary Handout (attach into interactive notebook 5R)
Terms & Names
Alps: Europe's tallest mountain range, stretching across southern Europe
Fossil fuels: sources of energy from ancient plant and animals remains
Hydroelectric power: electricity made by water-powered engines
North Atlantic Drift: warm ocean current that helps keep Europe's climate mild
Northern European Plain: vast area of flat or gently rolling land from France to Russia
Peninsula: a body of land nearly surrounded by water
Renewable energy sources: sources of energy able to be replaced though ongoing
natural processes
Seafaring: using the sea for transportation

5. Alps – Europe’s tallest mountain range, stretching across southern Europe – 8 countries
While watching the upcoming video think about:
How do you think the Alps affect Europe?

6. Now that you watched the video: Turn to the person next to you and discuss: How might the Alps Affect Europe?
Tourism
Natural barrier between European nations

7. Peninsula - an area of land almost completely surrounded by water Europe's many bays and peninsulas encouraged fishing and trade. The peninsulas extend north, west, and south, and few places are more than 300 miles from the coast. Europe has many good harbors that promote using the sea for transportation and for moving goods from one place to another.
Europe is called the peninsula of peninsulas. Why do you think?
Scandinavian, Iberian, Italian, and Balkan Peninsulas

8. Seafaring Europeans fished, traded, and
using the sea for transportation
Europeans fished, traded, and
In time set out to explore other parts
of the world
Why do you think Europe’s vast coastline boasted it’s economy?

9. Northern European Plain – vast area of flat or gently rolling land from France to russia
fertile soil
coal
Europe’s
Major farming areas
Turn to the person next to you and discuss
Why the Northern European Plain is so
important to Europe?

10. Europe’s key rivers – turn to page 249
Copy questions 5R interactive
1. What advantages result from Europe’s network of rivers?
Rivers provide trade and transportation networks
2. Why are rivers important to landlocked countries in Europe?
They offer landlocked countries outlets to the sea and links to other countries in Europe.

11. Physical map europe
Turn to the person next to you and see how many of these features you can identify on the map – page 249
What kind of information is included in a physical map? – page 249
peninsulas
rivers
plains
mountains
islands
seas
oceans

12. Notes for 5R
Westerly winds and a warm current in the Atlantic Ocean called the North Atlantic Drift influence Europe’s climate
The warm ocean currents heats the air above it. Winds blowing east across the Atlantic Ocean carry the heat and moisture to Europe
In the winter these westerlies bring warm tropical air to parts of Europe

13. fossil fuel - a fuel (as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or animal remains hydroelectricity - of or relating to production of electricity by waterpower Renewable Energy sources – can be replaced through ongoing natural processes, such as sunshine, wind, and flowing water. They are sustainable, meaning they can’t be used up
Turn to the person next to you and discuss:
Which of these resources would be the best to use?
Which of these resources would be the worst to use?

14. Blind faith You are to sit with one person you haven’t sat with today
15 seconds to answer
You are to sit with one person you haven’t sat with today
I will flash a term or vocabulary on the board
You and your partner will write down your
answer on an index card
Race to hand me the index card
You will need and share 8 index cards per team. Put your first names on the cards before we begin

15. HOMEWORK – copy assignment (5l) Questions 1-5 on page 253 due next class

16. I go by the names:
Iberian
Scandinavian
Balkan
Italian

17. I was a way to explore other parts of the world, fishing and trading

18. Some of you remember me when I was a dinosaur
Some of you remember me when I was a dinosaur. Over the years I accumulated as dead plants and animals

19. I am a place you can ski. In historical times I played a role as a natural barrier to my enemies

20. electricity made by water-powered engines

21. I am a great source for Europe’s food, a vast area of flat or gently rolling land from France to Russia

22. Sunshine
Wind
Flowing Water
Are all sustainable__________

23. I influence Europe’s climate from winds blowing east from the Atlantic