Europe dramatic landscape

Europe dramatic landscape

​Done by: Mr. Milos Vidosavljevic

Geography Teacher

SAIS - UAQ - UAE

April, 2022

Umm al Quwain​

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Objectives:

​''I CAN''

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• Explain why Europe is called a Peninsula of Peninsulas

• Identify borders of Europe

• Identify main physical characteristics of Europe

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A Peninsula of Peninsulas

​Peninsula definition - Peninsula is a piece of land surrounded with water from 3 sides only while one side is connected to the main land.

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Why Europe is called a peninsula of Peninsulas?

​Because Europe itself is one big Peninsula surrounded with water from 3 sides and Eastern part is connected with Asia and because inside Europe we have many bigger and smaller Peninsulas. ​

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Borders of Europe

​North - The Arctic Ocean

West - The Atlantic Ocean

South - The Mediterranean Sea

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East - Ural mountain, Ural River

Southeast - Caspian Sea, Caucasus Mountains,

South - ​Black Sea​, Bosporus and Dardanelle Staits

​Major European Peninsulas

Scandinavian Peninsula

​Scandinavian - the biggest

Countries: Norway, Sweden​

Iberian Peninsula

​Countries: Spain and Portugal

Italian Peninsula

​Countries: Italy, San Marino, Vatican

Balkan Peninsula

​Countries located on the Balkan Peninsula are:

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Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia. ​

Jutland Peninsula

​Country located on the Iberian Peninsula is:

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Denmark​

The Alps - The tallest mountain range in Europe

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Other European mountains

​- Ural Mountain - border between Europe and Asia

- Pyrenees Mountain - border between France and Spain

- Carpathian Mountains

- Caucasus Mountains - mountain between the Black and the Caspian Sea ​

​Important - study the map of Europe - it is important to know how to locate: Peninsulas, Mountains, Plain and borders of Europe.

Northern European Plain

​- The biggest in Europe

- Important for farming​

Multiple Choice

Which sea borders Europe to the south? 

• North
• Baltic
• Mediterranean
• Caspian

Multiple Choice

Europe is attached to which continent? 

• Africa
• South America 
• Australia
• Asia 

Multiple Choice

What oceans border Europe?

• Pacific and Atlantic

• Indian and Southern

• Atlantic and Arctic

• Indian and Pacific

Multiple Choice

Which two countries are located on the Iberian Peninsula?

• Germany and Russia

• Italy and France

• Spain and Portugal

Multiple Choice

What country is labeled by number 2?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• Ukraine

Multiple Choice

What country is labeled as number 3?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• Italy

Multiple Choice

What peninsula is the red arrow pointing to?

• Iberian

• Italian

• Balkan

Fill in the Blanks

The red arrow on the map of Europe is pointing to the

Peninsula

Multiple Choice

What peninsula is the red arrow pointing to?

• Balkan

• Italian

• Scandinavian

Multiple Choice

What peninsula is the red arrow pointing to?

• Balkan

• Iberian

• Scandinavian

Multiple Choice

What peninsula is the read arrow pointing to?

• Iberian

• Jutland

• Scandinavian

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best definition of a PENINSULA?

• A piece of land surrounded on three sides by water

• A section of water surrounded by land on three sides.

• A piece of land completely surrounded by water.

Open Ended

Exit ticket:

1. What did you learn today?

2. Do you understand the lesson?