6th Grade2015/2016

UNIT 1Europe’s landscapes

Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia)The Alps

A geysir (Iceland)

Aurora Borealis (Norway)

What do I know?

KEY VOCABULARY- Continent- Country- Capital- City- Asia- Africa- America- Antarctica- Europe- Australia- Peninsula- Ocean- Sea- River-Boundary

PeninsulaIslandCapeGulfRiverFjordStraitWatershedFlow into

WE WILL BE ABLE TO…

-Locate in a map all the European countries

- Identify European countries’ capitals.

-Know and locate in a map Europe’s natural borders.

- Know and locate in a map the most important rivers and landforms of Europe.

INDEX1. CONTINENTS

2. EUROPE

2.1. COUNTRIES AND CAPITALS

2.2. THE LAND RELIEF OF EUROPE

2.2.1. GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES

2.2.2. MAIN PHYSICAL FEATURES

2.3. MAIN RIVERS AND MOUNTAIN CHAINS OF EUROPE

2.3.1. MAIN PHYSICAL FEATURES

2.3.2. MAIN RIVERS

1. CONTINENTSHow many continents are there? What are their names?

Activity 1. Glue the map in your notebook, colour in the continents and write their names.

2. EUROPEHow many countries are there in Europe? Which ones do you remember? What are their capitals?

Activity 2. Brainstorm as many countries as you can remember

EUROPE

Spain

2.1. COUNTRIES AND CAPITALS OF EUROPE

TASK 1. EUROPE’S COUNTRIES AND CAPITALS

Fill in the blank map of Europe using the list of countries and capitals you’ve been given in class.-Choose one country from the list. For example, Albania. It’s number 1.

- Look for where Albania is (on the Internet, in a book…)

- Write the number of the country in its correspondent place. In this case you will write number 1 in the southeast of Europe, next to Greece.

- Do the same with the other 49 countries.

2.2. THE LAND RELIEF OF EUROPE

2.2.1. GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIESEurope is a large peninsula mostly surrounded by sea and connected to the Asian continent.

Its natural borders are:

-The Arctic Ocean to the north

-Ural Mountains to the east

-The Mediterranean Sea to the south

-The Atlantic Ocean to the west.

(see book page 4)

2.2. 2. MAIN PHYSICAL FEATURESThere are three types of land relief:

-The very old mountainous massifsScandinavian Mountains, Ural Mountains, French Massif Central.

-The young mountain rangesThe Alps, the Pyrenees, the Apennines, the Balkans and the Caucasus.

-The wide plainsThe Great European Plain.

(see book pages 4 and 5)

TASK 2. EUROPE’S LAND RELIEF

Fill in the blank map of Europe-Write down the boundaries of Europe in red.

- Write down the main geographical features with a different colour.

2.2.2. EUROPEAN RIVERSEuropean rivers are grouped into 5 watersheds, depending on which sea or ocean they flow into.1.Arctic watershed

2.Atlantic watershed

3.Mediterranean watershed

4.Black Sea watershed

5.Caspian Sea watershed

2.2.2. EUROPEAN RIVERS

Northern DvinaPechoraVistulaOderElbeRhine

SeineLoireDueroTajoRhôneEbroPo

DanubeDniesterDnieperDonUralVolgaKama

European rivers you should know and be able to locate in a map. Also, you should know which watershed they belong to.

TASK 3. EUROPE’S RIVERS

Colour blue the rivers of Europe and write their name- Colour the rivers (pick a colour for each watershed).

- Write the names of the rivers (you can use the Internet, page 11 in your book…)

-Finally, do a legend to know which watershed represents each colour.