Download World Geography Europe Learning Targets Last Updated—1/5/2015

World Geography
Europe Learning Targets
Last Updated—1/5/2015
Topic
Physical Geography
Learning Targets
Academic Vocabulary
 I can identify physical factors that constitute a region. (WG.9.A)
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
Nordic countries
The United Kingdom
Great Britain
British Isles
 I can describe different landforms and the physical processes that
cause their development. (WG.4.B)
General pattern of European landforms
"Peninsula of peninsulas"
-Scandinavian , Iberian , Italian, Balkan
fjords
Mountain chains
-Alps, Pyrenees, Balkan
Rivers (and their importance)
-Danube, Rhine
Bodies of Water
-North Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea
Strait of Gibraltar, English Channel
Tectonic forces
 I can explain how elevation, latitude, wind systems, ocean
currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers influence
temperature, precipitation, and distribution of climate regions.
(WG.4.A)
General pattern of climates in Europe
Factors influencing climate in Europe (LAPDOG)
Latitude
Altitude
Prevailing Winds
Distance from Ocean
Ocean Currents
Gulf Stream/North Atlantic Drift
Great Mountain Barriers
Topic
Learning Targets
HumanEnvironment
Interaction
 I can examine the environmental, economic, and social impacts of
technology on agriculture and natural resources. (WG.19.C)
polders (Netherlands land reclamation)
Canals
Pollution on the Rhine/Danube River
acid rain
Oil and the North Sea
 I can describe the interaction between humans and the physical
environment and analyze the consequences of extreme weather and
other natural disasters. (WG.8.B)
Venice
subsidence
Topic
Culture and
Population
Learning Targets
Academic Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary
 I can analyze the effects of physical and human geographic
patterns and processes on the past and describe their impact on the
present, including significant physical features that have shaped the
distribution of culture groups today. (WG.1.A)
 Analyze cultural changes in specific regions caused by migration,
war, trade, innovations, and diffusion. (WG.18.A)
Importance of North European Plain
Roman Empire
-Influence on patterns of language
(Romance, Germanic, and Slavic language groups)
-Influence on patterns of religion
(Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Eastern Orthodox)
Black Death/bubonic plague
Irish potato famine and Irish out-migration
Mountain chains as barriers to cultural diffusion
Distribution of Islam in Europe
I can describe distinctive cultural patterns and landscapes
associated with Europe and their distribution.
Roma
Sami (Laplanders)
Basques (Basque separatism)
Visual Literacy PowerPoint
Stateless Nations
 I can analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics,
and maps to describe the population characteristics of different
societies and predict future population trends. (WG.7.A)
Compare Europe to other parts of the world
and related population issues.
Topic
Political
Geography
Topic
Urban
Geography
Learning Targets
Academic Vocabulary
 I can evaluate the spread of democratic ideas in Europe.
(WG.18.D)
Fall of communism in Eastern Europe
(economic, social, political issues)
Eastern Europe satellite nations
Berlin Wall
 I can analyze the factors that influence the power to control
territory and resources, create conflict/war, and impact international
political relations. (WG.14.C)
Changes in European boundaries in the 20th century
Pre WW
Post WWI
Post WWII
Fall of Communism
Landforms associated with unstable boundaries
Landforms associated with stable boundaries
Importance of Britain's island location
Slovakia Case Study
"Velvet Divorce"
Causes of unrest in Northern Ireland
 Assess causes, effects, and perceptions of conflicts between
groups of people. (WG.18.B)
Breakup of Yugoslavia
Learning Targets
 I can locate and describe human and physical features that
influence the size and distribution of settlements. (WG.6.A)
Nationalism/Ethnonationalism
Nation-States
Balkanization
Josip Broz Tito
Serbs/Croats/Bosnians
Language, Religion, History of Conflict
"Greater Serbia"
irredentism
Kosovo
Ethnic Albanians
ethnic cleansing
genocide
Academic Vocabulary
Patterns of population density in Europe
Geographic Influences on settlement patterns
Coal Fields/ Industrial Revolution
Physical Landforms
Topic
Economic
Geography
Learning Targets
Academic Vocabulary
 I can analyze indicators to determine the level of development in
European countries. (WG.5.B)
Regional differences in economic indicators
 I can compare global trade patterns over time and examine the
implications of globalization, including outsourcing and free trade
zones. (WG.10.D)
The European Union
Why was the EU created?
Economic goals
Political goals
Benefits of membership
Reduction/elimination of tariffs
Open borders for EU members
The Euro
“Robin Hood”
Disadvantages
Loss of Culture
Job Competition
“Robin Hood”
Current Issues
EU enlargement: admit or not admit???
Turkey
formerly communist countries of Eastern Europe
 I can compare the ways people satisfy their basic needs through
the production of goods and services such as subsistence agriculture
and commercial agriculture or cottage industries versus commercial
industries. (WG.10.C)
Iceland Case Study
- How does Iceland's unique geography promote its major
economic activities?
-What advantages and disadvantages do Iceland get from
tectonic activity?
-sustainable harvest
Andalucia Case Study
-what factors explain Andalucia's lagging economic
development?
 I can describe the forces that affect the distribution of goods and
services in free-enterprise, socialist, and communist economic
systems.
socialism and mixed economies in Europe
transition economies in Eastern Europe
(from communism to capitalism)