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Name _______________________________________
Europe and Russia:
Date ________________________ Core _______
Physical Features
Chapter 14 sec. 1 pgs. 261-264
Ver. 2.0
Setting the Scene
______ What larger landmass is the continent of Europe a part of?
a.
b.
c.
d.
North America
Eurasia
South America
Antarctica
How many countries are in Europe and Russia? ________
______ What physical feature (lake, mountain, river, etc.) separates the European part of Russia
from the Asian part of Russia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the Nile River
the Rhine River
the Alpine Mountain System
the Ural Mountains
What is the Asian (eastern) part of Russia called?
E___________
The Physical Features of Europe and Russia
List the four major land regions of Europe.
 N__________________ H______________
 N________ E______________ P________
 C____________ U__________
 A__________ M_____________ S_________
The Northwestern Highlands
What countries and regions are part of the Northwestern Highlands?

F________

G_______ B_________

S_____________ which includes Norway and Sweden.
Plains and Uplands
______ Why is the population density so high in the North European Plain?
a.
b.
c.
d.
There are large deserts in the rest of Europe.
Most people like plain M&Ms, not peanut.
The plains have good weather and fertile soil.
All of the rest of the land is mountains.
What are the Central Uplands made up of?
M_____________
and
P_______________
The land in the Central Uplands is too rocky for farming, but you can find
H_________ animals there.
Alpine Mountain System
_____ Why do many people visit Switzerland and the Alps for a vacation?
a.
b.
c.
d.
to use their Swiss army knife.
because they like Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate.
to ski and hike in the mountains.
to get their Swiss watches fixed.
Siberia
_____ What physical geography problems does Siberia have that prevent many people from
living there?
a.
b.
c.
d.
In the west there is a desert and in the east there is an ocean.
In the west it is low and marshy and in the east it is cold and mountainous.
In the north it is too hot and in the south it is too cold.
In the west there is scattered population and in the south it is overcrowded.
River Resources and Transportation Corridors
Name three of Europe’s major rivers.
 R_________
 D___________
 V___________
What are tributaries? (define)
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Draw an example of tributaries.
_____ What word does navigable MOST seem like?
a.
b.
c.
d.
vegetable
navigate
negative
believable
_____ What does navigable mean?
a.
b.
c.
d.
to be part natural and part vegetable
to be able to travel or navigate on
to be less than zero
to seem true or honest
Why is the Volga river NOT navigable for at least 3 month a year?
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Ocean Patterns and Processes
Because the continent of Europe is surrounded by water on three sides,
it is called a
P______________ .
_____ What is the name of the warm air and water current that greatly affects Europe?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a peninsula
the Alpine Mountain System
the Gulf of Mexico
the Gulf Stream
Where does this warm air current start?
LAND REGIONS – circle and shade lightly
Northwestern Highlands, North European Plains, Central Uplands, Alpine Mountain System
RIVERS – trace and label in blue
Thames, Seine, Rhine, Elbe, Danube, Volga
MOUNTAINS – trace and label in brown
Pyrenees, Alps, Carpathians, Balkans, Caucasus
SEAS AND OCEANS – label in pencil or black
Atlantic, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea