Major European Rivers

Major European Rivers

Done by:

- Mr. Milos Vidosavljevic

- SAIS - UAQ - UAE

- May 2021

Lesson objectives:

- I can identify major European rivers

- I can locate major European river on a Map

Open Ended

Write do you know anything about rivers in Europe?

Volga River

- The longest European river

- Fully located in Russia

- Flowing to the Caspian Sea

- Most of the Russian population is located along the banks of Volga

​Analyze: Where is the mouth of the Volga river?

Danube River

- The Second longest river in Europe

- Source in Germany near Black forest , flowing to several countries across Central Europe (10 countries such as Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria...) and flowing to the Black Sea.

Very important commercial water way of Europe.

​Analyze the map: Where does the Danube river end?

Loire River

- The Longest river in France.

- Flowing to the Bay of Biskay

- Po River

- The Longest Italian river.

- Flowing to the Adriatic Sea

Rhine River

- One of the most important rivers in Europe

- One of the world's busiest commercial waterways

-Many capital cities located on the Rhine river

- Important for Agriculture

Multiple Choice

Where does the Danube River start at?

• Victoria’s Lake

• Black Forest

• The Ural Mountains

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

The Danube River is the third longest river in Europe?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

This river begins in the Alps mountains and flows north to the North Sea

• Danube River
• Volga River
• Nile River
• Rhine River

Multiple Choice

If one needs to travel from the Baltic Sea to Caspian Sea, which river would best provide for the same?

• Danube

• Rhine

• Volga

• Elbe

Multiple Choice

The river known to be flowing through 10 countries

• Volga

• Danube

• Don

• Rhine

Multiple Choice

The longest river of Europe is

• Danube

• Rhine

• Seine

• Volga

Open Ended

Exit ticket: What did you learn today? Did you understand the lesson?