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EUROPE LEARNING TARGETS AND SUCCESS CRITERIA
We are learning to use maps, globes and
geographic tools to gather, process and report
information about people, places and
environments.
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We are looking for understanding of the basic properties of maps, globes and diagrams to gather,
process and report information about people, places and environments.
Political features - Countries, cities, capitals
(We did this on a website)
Physical features - lakes, rivers, oceans, seas, mountains, peninsulas
The Atlas Activity used a variety of maps (climate, population, precipitation, economy)
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EUROPE LEARNING TARGETS AND SUCCESS CRITERIA
We are learning to use latitude and longitude
coordinates to identify absolute location.
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We are looking for a line of latitude and a line of longitude that intersect at a specific place in Europe.
Latitude - North or South of Equator, look to the sides first
Longitude – West or East of Prime Meridian, look at top or bottom of the paper (Goes thru Europe)
Hemisphere - half of the Earth
Artic Circle - 66.5 degrees North – (Tundra is here)
Europe is always North!
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EUROPE LEARNING TARGETS AND SUCCESS CRITERIA
We are learning to identify common
characteristics of places that geographers use to
create regions.
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We are looking for common landforms, climate, population, culture, and/or economic characteristics
that geographers use to create region.
Regions have something in COMMON:
● Alps - rugged mountain range
● Tundra - Cold, treeless plains, frozen soil – N = no trees
● Taiga - region below tundra; forest, swampy, lots of trees
● European Union (EU) - 27 out of 47 countries have joined, share money (Euro), people and
goods can travel easily, trade easily
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EUROPE LEARNING TARGETS AND SUCCESS CRITERIA
We are learning to explain how variations among
physical environments in Eastern Hemisphere
influence human activities.
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EXAMPLES:
We are looking for ways humans depend on the natural environment to survive. We are looking for
ways that humans adapt to the natural environment.
EXAMPLES OF HOW HUMANS ADAPT TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT:
● Clothing - dressing for the weather
● Food - eating what is able to grow in their climate
● Jobs - working where there are jobs in the area (fishing)
● Fun (skiing, hiking)
● Transhumance – moving livestock
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EUROPE LEARNING TARGETS AND SUCCESS CRITERIA
We are learning to explain how human activities
have altered the physical environment
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We are looking for ways humans modify the environment to meet their needs (e.g. dams, mines,
farms, roads)
EXAMPLES of Modifying (Changing) the Environment
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Tunnels built through mountains (Alps)
Funiculars (cable cars in the Alps)
Hydroelectricity created from running water (waterwheels)
Reforesting to replace trees (in the Alps)
Building avalanche guards
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EUROPE LEARNING TARGETS AND SUCCESS CRITERIA
We are learning to explain political,
environmental, social and economic factors that
cause the movement of people, products and
ideas in Europe.
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EXAMPLES:
We are looking for factors that cause people, products and ideas to move to and within Europe.
Political : government, citizen rights, military
Environmental : climate, natural disasters, landforms
Social :culture, religion, education, health care
Economic : resources, jobs, trade, money
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EUROPE LEARNING TARGETS AND SUCCESS CRITERIA
We are learning to describe the lasting impact of
the movement of people, products and ideas in
Europe.
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We are looking for examples of the lasting effects of the movement of people, products and ideas in
Europe.
How do we know if a source is credible/accurate???
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Compare/verify it with another source
Look at the date
Spelling, capitalization, punctuation errors?
What kind of website: .com, .org, .gov, .edu?
Author’s purpose to entertain or give facts?
No opinion, just the facts
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EUROPE LEARNING TARGETS AND SUCCESS CRITERIA
We are learning to explain how tradition and
diffusion have influenced modern cultural
practices and products.
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EXAMPLES:
We are looking for examples of how ideas, goods, and cultural practices have spread as people have
moved and migrated.
Tradition - passed on for generations
○ Foods (French baguettes / Italian cookies)
○ Holidays (St. Patrick’s Day)
○ Religious practices and rituals
○ Dances (Irish Dancing / Spanish Flamenco Dancing)
Diffusion - the spreading of people, ideas, and products among places
○ Spread of religions throughout Eastern Hemisphere
○ Spread of foods throughout Eastern Hemisphere
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EUROPE LEARNING TARGETS AND SUCCESS CRITERIA
For this test, you will also need to know the following information which can be found in previous
learning targets:
Supply and Demand
Specialization
Trading
Imports and Exports
Goods and Services
Productive Resources:
 Natural Resources
 Capital Resources
 Human Resources
Reading maps, tables, charts