Unit 5: Medieval Europe
Chapter 9: The Early Middle Ages
Section I: The Geography of Europe
Chapter 9-1: Geography of Europe (pgs. 230-233)
History & Social Studies Standard 7.6.1: Study the geography of Europe and the Eurasian landmass, including their location,
topography, waterways, vegetation, and climate and their relationship to the ways of life in Medieval Europe.
The BIG Idea: Because Europe has many types of landforms and climates, different ways of life have
developed there.
Key Terms & People:
Eurasia
topography
Quality Control for Main Idea #1: The physical features of Europe vary widely from region to region.
1. What is the boundary between Europe and Asia?
2. Where are most of Europe’s major rivers located?
3. How is the topography of southern Europe different from that of the Northern European Plain?
4. What four peninsulas do you see labeled on the map on page 231?
5. How might the Alps have affected the movement of people? (Refer to the map on page 231).
6. Why is the Iberian Peninsula isolated from the rest of Europe?
Quality Control for Main Idea #2: Geography has shaped life in Europe, including where and how people live.
7. What kinds of crops do people in southern Europe grow?
8. What city was built on an island in a river to make it hard for invaders to reach?
Clean Your Closet:
landforms
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
Scandinavia
climate
vegetation