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Personal Journal

During the first five minutes of class during this unit, answer the following questions with a minimum of 3 complete sentences. Each question will tie into your participation grade for the day.

1.  What do you know about this area in terms of human and/or physical geography?

2.  What do you want to know about the people that live there and their human and/or physical geography?

3.  What were you able to learn about this area that you didn’t know before?

4.  Would you consider traveling or moving into this area? Why or why not?

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Vocabulary

Define and identify the following terms using pages 504-587. Additionally, list one term next to the vocabulary word that best describe the word, but is not in the definition.

1.  Domestication

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2.  Communism

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3.  Eurasia

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4.  Tundra

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5.  Acid Rain

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6.  Ghetto

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7.  Holocaust

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8.  Collective Farm

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9.  Annex

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10.  Command Economy

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5 Themes of the Region

Read Chapter 18 Pages 372 – 387 to answer the following questions.

1.  How have the different histories of the regions countries influenced their present-day economic well-being? (Pg. 372)

2.  Human-Environment Interaction: Where are most of Northern Eurasia’s cities? (Pg. 373)

a.  Why might they be located there?

b.  Why do you think major cities in Central Europe grew on the banks of the Danube?

3.  Movement: How would elevation affect the building of an east-west highway across Northern Eurasia? (Pg. 374)

4.  Region: Which Central European and Northern Eurasian countries have a single predominant climate? (Pg. 376)

5.  Human-Environment Interaction: What makes this region suitable for farming? (Pg. 378)

6.  Region: What parts of Central Europe and Northern Eurasia are sparsely populated? (Pg. 380)

a.  Why?

7.  Location: What obstacles do these areas face in transporting goods to markets? (Pg. 382)


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Map Activity

Label the various geographical locations in Central Europe & Northern Eurasia. Use pages 370 - 435 to find locations.

1.  Color and label countries of Europe

1.  Estonia
2.  Lithuania
3.  Poland
4.  Slovakia
5.  Moldova
6.  Bulgaria
7.  Albania
8.  Bosnia & Herzegovina
9.  Slovenia
10.  Russia / 11.  Latvia
12.  Belarus
13.  Czech Republic
14.  Ukraine
15.  Romania
16.  Macedonia
17.  Serbia and Montenegro
18.  Croatia
19.  Hungary
20.  Turkey / Features:
21.  Black Sea
22.  Baltic Sea
23.  Balkan Peninsula
24.  Lake Baikal
25.  Danube River
26.  Caspian Sea
27.  Ural Mountains
28.  Carpathian Mountains
29.  Gulf of Riga
30.  Gulf of Finland
31.  North European Plains
32.  Arctic Ocean

2.  Where is the Arctic Circle located?

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3.  What are some problems that can be evaluated looking at the Balkan Peninsula?

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4.  How many people live in Russia? How large is the country? Determine the population density. (3 POINTS)

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Current Event

You will create a PowerPoint and present on a Western, Central or Eastern European country. Monitor your country on the news looking for stories on your assigned country. You will present a news update on this region to the class.

Regional Areas (One will be assigned per student)

·  Poland
·  Czech and Slovak Republics and Hungary
·  Balkan Peninsula
·  Baltic States
·  Border Nations
·  British Isles (Ch. 15)
·  Nordic Nations (Ch. 15) / ·  Ireland (Ch. 15)
·  France (Ch. 16)
·  Germany (Ch. 16)
·  Benelux Countries (Ch. 16)
·  Switzerland & Austria (Ch. 16)
·  Spain & Portugal
·  Italy
·  Greece

Your project will should include on ONE PowerPoint slide:

-Short history of the area bulleted – Notes can be put in the notes portion.

-Geographic features of the area – Can be done with a map.

-Economic activities of the area.

-You may include a short video(s) on regions in the country.

Presentation (5-10 Minutes)

-Your presentation will include minimum of two current situations in the area.

Print a Presentation Rubric from the class website.

Projects will be worth 50 points


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& Northern Eurasia

Review

Identify the following locations to prepare for the quiz.

Hungary
Baltic
Danube River
North European Plains
Balkan Peninsula
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Romania,
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Albania
Gulf of Finland / Arctic Ocean
Lake Baikal
Russia
Ural Mountains
Ukraine

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