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Regional Atlas Activity A

Outline Map Activity Directions: On the map below, draw the correct borders of the countries in Europe. Label each country. Then use colored pencils to color each country.

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Regional Atlas Activity B

Physical Location GeoQuiz Directions: Match each letter on the map with its name listep below. Write the correct letter in the space provided.

___ Northern European Plain

___ Italian Peninsula

___ Sicily

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___ Carpathian Mountains

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___ Meseta Highlands

___ Danube River

___ Dnieper River

___ Mediterranean Sea

___ North Sea

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Regional Atlas Activity C

Political Location GeoQuiz Directions: Match each letter on the map with its name listed below. Write the correct letter in the space provided.

___ Bosnia and Herzegovina

___ France

___ Germany

___ Greece

___ Ireland

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___ Poland

___ Romania

___ Spain

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Regional Atlas Activity D

City Location Act'ivity Directions: Identify each capital city marked by a number on the map. Then write the correct name on the numbered blanks below.

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Regional Atlas Activity E

Physical Geography Activity Directions: Study the Europe Regional Atlas maps in your textbook. Then use them and the elevation profile below to answer the ques­tions that follow.

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1. Identifying Which mountain ranges are shown on this profile?

6. Locating What major river is closest to Chi§inau?

2. Describing According to the profile, about how high are the Alps?

7. Identifying What major river lies about halfway between Bern and Chi§inau?

3. Locating In which country is Bern located? Chi§inau?

4. Locating Near what sea is Chi§inau located?

5. Naming What is the low, flat landform between the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains called?

8. Listing Name three countries that the line of this elevation profile crosses.

9. Calculating What is the approximate distance from Bern to Chi§inau?

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Name __________________ Date ____ Class ____ _

Regional Atlas Activity F

Cultural Geography Activity Directions: Study the information in the Europe Regional Atlas in your textbook. Then answer the questions below.

1. Identifying and Analyzing Which European countries have a 100 percent literacy rate? What does this mean?

2. Comparing Which European country has a higher per capita GDP than the U ni ted States?

3. Listing Which three countries have the greatest life expectancy in Europe?

4. Comparing What is the approximate population of Germany compared to that of the United Kingdom?

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5. Making Generalizations What general statement can you make about educa­tion in Europe? What evidence in the Regional Atlas supports your response?

6. Making Inferences What statistics shown in the Regional Atlas show that western Europeans generally enjoy a high standard of living?

7. Identifying and Hypothesizing Which European countries have more than two official languages? Why do you think this is so?

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Regional Atlas Activity G

Graphic Data Activity Directions: Refer to the bar graphs below and the Europe Regional Atlas in your textbook to help you answer the questions that follow.

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Source: CIA World Factbook, www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbookJrankorder/2078rank.html.

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Source: CIA World Factbook, www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbookirankorder/2087rank.html.

1. Comparing Which country exports the most?

2. Comparing Which country imports the most?

3. Analyzing Which countries export more than they import?

4. Analyzing Which countries import more than they export?

5. Identifying and Hypothesizing Where in Europe are the top five importers and exporters located? Why is this area particularly prosperous?

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