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Chapter 4: The Geography and History of Europe
Section 1: The Land and People of Europe
Section 1: Europe – Geography, Language, & Religion
Directions: Write the numbered location from the map that corresponds to each landform listed.
_______ Ural Mountains
_______ Scandinavian Peninsula
_______ Iberian Peninsula
_______ Mediterranean Sea
_______ Aegean Sea
_______ English Channel
_______ Northern European Plain
Directions: Write a description of each of the landforms on the table provided below.
Ural
Mountains
Scandinavian
Peninsula
Iberian
Peninsula
Mediterranean
Sea
Aegean Sea
English
Channel
Northern
European
Plain
AFRICA
ASIA
EUROPE
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2
3
4
5
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7
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Directions: Write the numbered location from the map that corresponds to each country listed.
_______ Germany
_______ Russia
_______ United Kingdom
_______ France
_______ Italy
_______ Poland
_______ Ukraine
_______ Spain
Directions: Answer the following questions in one or two complete sentences.
1. Explain the advantages of Europe being a peninsula and bordering major bodies of water.
2. Why is the United Kingdom in a strategically beneficial location?
AFRICA
ASIA
EUROPE
B L A C K S E A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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3. What are the three major languages of Europe? Where are they each located?
4. Explain the importance of the Danube and Rhine Rivers.
5. Why do the Alps Mountains affect so many different European countries?
Directions: Complete the chart below, then answer the questions that follow.
TASK JUDAISM CHRISTIANITY ISLAM
Write three
major facts
about each
religion.
Draw the
symbol of
each religion.
6. Explain the role of migration from the Middle East in each of these religions becoming part of Europe.
7. Explain the central role that Christianity has played in Europe since the Roman Empire.