Unit 10: Europe

Legend/Key
Regions & Countries‌
Europe:
Ireland (The Emerald
Isle)
An _______ nation off the
west coast of the UK
(England,
Scotland, Wales, and Northern
Ireland)
Also known as Great Britain
(Geographically)
Norway/Sweden/Denmark
Vikings were from Norway
States (On the Baltic
Sea)
Estonia
Latvia Norway Ireland Lithuania
Lithuania
Regions & Countries‌
___________Europe: Belgium

Belgium
Borders the Ocean
and the_______Seas
Capital City: ____________
_________(The Dutch)
Famous for its canals and
windmills
Germany
South/Central Regions:
______& ___________
North Region: _________
Germany
Netherlands
Regions & Countries‌
___________ Europe:
Austria
______________country -
shares borders with 8 other
countries
Capital city:__________
__________
One of the most
______________ countries in
Europe
One of
the__________countries in
the world
The worlds most _________
France Austria
country
Regions & Countries‌
________ Europe: Spain Greece
Portugal & Spain
Together are located on the
________________
_______
A peninsula shaped like a _____
Home of the _______________
Greece
Home of the Olympic Games
___________
Romania, Bulgaria, and Bosnia
Regions & Countries‌
Hungary

_________ Europe:
Poland
low land & rivers in the north, mountains
in the south
__________
Roughly the size of Indiana
Good flat land for ___________
Czech Republic
low hills and plateaus, surrounded by
low mountain ranges
__________
rich in ______________ (oil, gas, coal & salt) Ukraine
Ukraine
____________ country in Europe
Bordered by the ____________
Poland
Major Cities‌
Paris

___________ , England
Capital city of ___________
Home to the ___________ - the
longest river in England
Paris, France London
Berlin
Capital City of France
Relative location: _________________
Paris
Very ________ climate (warm
summers, rainy winters) Rome

Berlin, Germany
Capital City of Germany London

_______, Italy
Home to the _____________

Rome
Major Cities‌
Fjord
Kyiv

_____, Spain
almost exactly in the geographic Oslo

center of the ______________

Oslo, Norway
sits at the head of the Oslofjord
Kyiv
______: long, narrow, and deep inlet
of the sea
Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine
Capital and __________ city of Madrid

Ukraine
, Greece Athens

Located on a ____________ that Athens

extends into the _________

________________ climate - hot, dry
summers and mild, wet winters
Physical Features‌
Peninsulas
Peninsulas, islands, large ______, and
_________ ALL play a role in the
layout of Europe.

_________:
Landmass that includes Europe & Asia
Sits on the _____________________
Not separated by any oceans

___________ - a piece of land that is _________

on ________ sides
Iberian Peninsula
Italian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula Peninsula
Eurasia Landscape
Physical Features‌
Peninsulas

______ Peninsula 1 3

Southwest part of Europe

Mostly made up of _______ and _________

______(Appennine) Peninsula 2

Southern Europe - Italy

1
Scandinavian Peninsula 3 2 4
Rich in ______, iron, and copper in
Sweden
Large sources of _____ in Norway

_____ Peninsula 4
If you notice though, Europe is actually
Southeastern Europe (_______)
Covered in mountain ranges
just one big giant peninsula!
Physical Features‌ 4 Iceland

Islands

a body of land, __________ than a continent,

that is ______________ by water on ALL sides 1
2
Sicily
__________ 1
Made up of 4 nations: England,
Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
Ireland 2
Sicily 3
__________Island in the Mediterranean
Sea
3
Experiences intense _________
eruptions & __________
Iceland 4
“The Land of Fire and Ice” Fun Fact: Iceland was one of the key shooting
__________ and lava tunnels exist locations for Game of Thrones!
with __________ and ice caps
Physical Features‌
Mountains

_______
Popular _______ destinations
Most densely populated mountain range
in Europe

_______Mountains
Located between ______ and _______
Stretches over 270 miles - natural
physical border/barrier

Carpathian Mountains
_____________ mountain range in Europe
home to brown bears, wolves, and lynxes

The Carpathian
Alps Mountains
Physical
Plains & Fjords
Features‌
Fjords
Northern European _____
One of the largest stretches of _________ on
the earth’s surface
Stretches _____ the _______ Mountains ______
Northern Europe to the ______ Mountains

Fjords
_______ and ______ inlet with steep sides
______ by ________ as they move across land
Common in Scandanavia

Northern European Plains

Physical Features‌
5

Seas, Rivers, Oceans

Mediterranean Sea 1
Major trade route 4 2
_____ Sea 2
Shallow sea in Europe
__________ flows into it keeping salt levels low
_____ Sea 3
Used to be a freshwater body of water but
3
has since become _________

1
Atlantic Ocean 4
____ Ocean 5
The __________ ocean in the world
Northern Europe
Physical
Seas, Rivers, Oceans
Features‌
Danube River
Flows _____ the Black Forest in ________ to the
__________
______River
creates a ______ between _______ and _______
Important for _______________ and shipping

Seine River
Located in ________
Location of many historical locations in
France

_____________
Only passageway between the Atlantic and
Mediterranean
Climate‌
Includes _________& ______ latitudes

_________________
A warm current in the atlantic ocean that
stretches into the Gulf

_____________
Winds that develop from the middle latitudes
blowing from high pressure toward the poles
Economics‌
The Industrial Revolution
Started in ____________
Caused many people to move to the______
for ________and formed a large
workforce for manufacturing and
___________ jobs
Began using larger more advanced
machinery to produce more product
_____________ and _________

Inventions:
_____________, power loom, spinning jenny -
revolutionized textile production
Bessemer process - mass production of
_____
Cotton Gins

Industry:
Iron, _____, coal mining, and _____________
industries boomed
Economics‌
In most of Europe:
____________ workforce
_____________ and ___________ societies
Due to advancements in industry and
technology, Europe has a larger economy
Able to be involved in _______________

Farming:
Can produce a _______ amount of crops
_________ farming techniques
Fertile soil
Black earth (__________)
__________ that is rich in nutrients
Economics‌
Infrastructure
______________
The ___________ (Channel Tunnel)
Links _______ and ______ under the English Channel
About 31 miles long
24 of the miles are under sea level
longest underwater tunnel in the world
Industrial Development:
Differences between Western & Eastern Europe
_________ Europe: generally ____________ than
Western Europe
Economic Systems
Eastern - relies on _____ & ______ industry & was
historically ___________ (not very much
freedom)
Economics‌
Eastern Europe - Communism vs. Capitalism
___________ - a type of government where people do
not own individual property
The government owns everything
Everyone shares the wealth
__________ - an economic system where the citizens
own companies and compete with other companies

We typically see some kind of ________________ in most

places around the world today.
Mixed economies combine varying levels of
communist, capitalist, and socialist ideas in their
economic systems.

______________
Formed to unite European countries
Alliance for ________, security, and citizens rights
Cultural Influences‌
The birthplace of the Western Culture!

________:
Center for ___________ thought & ________
discovery in fields like mathematics,
astronomy, and medicine
Birthplace of ___________
_______:
Center of ________ and ________ that had a
massive influence on the modern world
Greece
Birthplace of _____________

Latin (_______________)
the foundation of many romance languages like
French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian
Greek
Greek alphabet ____________ the Roman
alphabet Rome
Cultural Influences‌
Spread of European Culture

Exploration:
The _________________
Kings and Queens of European
powers wanted more ______, ______,
and money

Colonization:
Europeans would ________ claim land and
_________ the people who originally lived
in the area

___________:
___________Using to control the people in
areas they claimed
Cultural Influences‌
Ethnic Groups
Europe is home to many languages,
customs, and religions
Over ____ ethnic groups are in Europe
Examples: Germanic, Baltic, Greek

Population
_____ population
As of 2021, about 748 million people
live within Europe

Conflict:
________
________
French Revolution
Russia/Ukraine