Worksheet: Geography of Europe: Part 2 (Textbook, pages 497-499)
ANSWER KEY
- How is the topography of southern Europe different from that of the North European Plain?
Northern European Plain has large areas of flat land with many rivers, while southern Europe has high mountains.
- List the rivers located in the Northern European Plain.
Rivers such as Seine, Rhine, Po, Elbe, Danube, Vistula and Dnieper.
- What four peninsulas do you see labeled?
Peninsulas such as Iberian, Scandinavian, Italian and Balkan.
- Why might Iberian Peninsula be isolated from the rest of Europe?
It is separated by the Pyrenees Mountains and is farther to the west.
- How might the Alps have affected the movement of peoples?
It might have prevented or slowed people who wanted to move north or south through the area.
- How is the climate and vegetation of Southern Europe different from that of Northern Europe?
Northwestern Europe has a mild and cooler, wetter climate. Cold winds from the north and northeast can bring freezing weather in winter which is common in Scandinavia. In the fields around the cities, farmers grew all sorts of crops.
Southern Europe is largely warm and sunny, so shrubs and trees that don’t need a lot water are common there.
- How did geography influence where people lived in Europe?
Northern Europe cities were away from oceans and near rivers, while in southern Europe, cities were near the coast and river valleys.
- How can Northern Europe’s flat land be an advantage and a disadvantage to its people?
Northern European Plains farmers can grow all sorts of crops, but the flat lands also made an easy route for invaders to follow.
Worksheet: Geography of Europe: Part 2 (Textbook, pages 497-499)
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- How is the topography of southern Europe different from that of the North European Plain?
- List the rivers located in the Northern European Plain.
- What four peninsulas do you see labeled?
- Why might Iberian Peninsula be isolated from the rest of Europe?
- How might the Alps have affected the movement of peoples?
- How is the climate and vegetation of Southern Europe different from that of Northern Europe?
- How did geography influence where people lived in Europe?
- How can Northern Europe’s flat land be an advantage and a disadvantage to its people?