Here you have a summary of European geography (that we worked in the 1st term through your posters) that will act as a basis for Units 4 and 5 of Social Sciences that we will start next week.
REVIEW: EUROPE
Europe is
in the Northern Hemisphere. There are more than 40 countries in Europe. Russia
is the biggest one. Most of the population lives in cities (Istanbul and Moscow
are the most populated cities). Many languages are spoken in Europe (Spanish, French,
English, German…)
Europe has different landscapes:
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Plains
o
The
Great European Plain
o
The
Inner Plateau (in the Iberian Peninsula)
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Mountains
o
South:
Pyrenees, Alps, Carpathians, Balkans and Caucasus Mountains.
o
East:
Ural Mountains
o
North:
Scandinavian Mountains
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Coasts
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Peninsulas:
Iberian Peninsula, Scandinavian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula and Balkan
Peninsula.
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Islands:
Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, Sardinia, Crete...
o
Gulfs:
Bay of Biscay (Iberian Peninsula)
o
Capes:
Norht Cape, Cape St. Vincent...
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Rivers
o
Into
the Arctic Ocean: Pechora river
o
Into
the Atlantic Ocean: Rhine, Loire and Tajo
o
Into
the Mediterranean Sea: Ebro and Rhône
o
Into
the Black Sean and the Caspian Sea: Danube and Volga (the longest one).
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Lakes
o
Big
lakes: Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega (Russia).
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Small
lakes: Lake Constance
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