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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
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___ Italian Peninsula
___ Danube River
___ Sicily
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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
___ Poland
___ France
___ Romania
___ Germany
___ Spain
___ Greece
___ Sweden
___ Ireland
___ Switzerland
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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?
2. Describing According to the profile,
about how high are the Alps?
3. Locating In which country is Bern
located? Chi§inau?
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6. Locating What major river is closest
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7. Identifying What major river lies about
halfway between Bern and Chi§inau?
8. Listing Name three countries that the
line of this elevation profile crosses.
4. Locating Near what sea is Chi§inau
located?
9. Calculating What is the approximate
distance from Bern to Chi§inau?
5. Naming What is the low, flat landform
between the Alps and the Carpathian
Mountains called?
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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?
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?
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?
7. Identifying and Hypothesizing Which
European countries have more than two
official languages? Why do you think
this is so?
4. Comparing What is the approximate
population of Germany compared
to that of the United Kingdom?
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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.
Europe's Top Five Exporters
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1. Comparing Which country exports
the most?
4. Analyzing Which countries import
more than they export?
2. Comparing Which country imports
the most?
5. Identifying and Hypothesizing Where
3. Analyzing Which countries export
more than they import?
in Europe are the top five importers
and exporters located? Why is this
area particularly prosperous?
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