B.+Instructional+Activity

GPS: The student will locate selected features in Europe.
====a. Locate on a world-regional political-physical map : The Danube River, Rhine River, Mediterranean Sea, English Channel, European Plain, the Alps, the Pyrenees, Ural Mountains, Iberian Peninsula, and Scandinavian Peninsula====

.b. Locate on a world regional political-physical map: Beligium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.Sponge:
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S/ will create a KWL Chart topic: Europe
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Groups 1 and 2:
====After locating and reading about the nations of the region, students will work in groups of three analyzing physical, political, and distribution maps identifying major features of the region. Students will answer critical thinking questions relating to the major physical features and climatic conditions of the region and its impact on population, trade, agriculture, and industry as well as the effects on where people live, work that they do, and transportation.Sample Questions:What impact do rivers have on population density?How has the availability of oil contributed to trade, population, and industrial development?How do the job markets differ in regions that have fewer water resources?How has the agricultural industry of arid regions adjusted to the lack of water resources?====

Groups 3 and 4:
===Examine a population density/ physical/natural resource map of Europe. Compare the two maps especially around the oceans and seas. Locate the mountains and river systems to determine how physical features impact where people live. Complete sample questions:Do major cities tend to develop inland or near major bodies of water such as rivers and coastal areas?Why would mountain valleys have a higher population density than mountainous areas?How do latitude/climate zones affect popluation density? How do natural resources affect where people live?===

Homework:
Textbook Online Practice Reading Comprehension and Map Activity Handout

Assessment:
T/ will use promethean board and flip chart to assess students on identifying countries and physical features listed in the standard/element.