Geography of Europe Study Guide
Unit 1
Directions: You may use your Europe PPT and notes to complete the basic review for your assessment. Some items will require you to apply the material learned in the unit PPT lesson. Examples will be provided for you to practice. You will also be incorporating ELA skills that have already been covered by your ELA teacher this year, such as parenthetical expression and word meaning through context clues.
1. Which of the following items are examples of parenthetical expression? (mark all that apply)
a. If you,an experienced hiker, had trouble, how hard will it be for me?
b. The play at Concordia University, where I am a student, was exceptionally funny.
c. Jack was injured by a falling limb—or so he claims.
d. Billy went to his grandmother’s house, and he went to the library.
The chart above represents the number of rainy days per month in Amsterdam, Netherlands for 2016. Use the chart to answer the following questions.
a. Which three months had nearly the same amount of rainy days in 2016?
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b. Which month had the most rainy days for 2016?
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c. Based on the chart, what conclusion can you draw about the number of rainy days in Amsterdam for the year? (Hint: Does the number of rainy days per month differ greatly from the other months, or are the totals close in number?)
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3. Read the statement then answer the following question.
Europe has a major railway system, large fleets of merchant ships, and an extensive system of highways.
Based on the statement, what would be the best definition of extensive?
a. Simple and very basic
b. Covering or affecting a large area
c. Underdeveloped
d. Unusable
Use the population density map above to answer the following question.
What conclusion can you draw about areas of lowest population density in Northern Ireland based on the map?
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5. Describe Europe based on land size and population ranking among the 7 continents.
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6. What European countries rely heavily on: (List at least 3 examples for each from PPT.)
Forestry?
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Fishing?
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Manufacturing?
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7. Describe the common Gothic architecture found in Europe using the PPT notes.
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8. What historical European connection did Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo share?
a. They were great European explorers.
b. They were Renaissance artists in Europe.
c. They are ninja turtles.
d. They were former kings of France.
9. Describe the importance of each European author using the PPT lesson notes.
a. Aristotle:______
b. Homer:______
c. Shakespeare:______
10. Europe is considered the birthplace of what civilization?______
11. What two continents does the country of Russia span?______
12. Label each of the 6 major European nations on the map and their correct capitals.
Countries: Germany, France, UK, Russia, Italy, Greece
Capitals: Berlin, Paris, London, Moscow, Rome, Athens