TEMA II
I.E.S. Bezmiliana Departamento de Ciencias Sociales
TEMA II
EUROPE
I.- Europe
I.1.- Location
I.2.- Borders
I.3.- Relief
I.4.- Climate
I.5.- Vegetation
- Images gallery
II.- European Union
III.- Objectives
IV.- Evaluation criteria
I.1.- LOCATION
Europe is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Artic Ocean and between Asia and Africa.
Europe has an area of 10’4 millions of Km2
I.2.- BORDERS
The borders of Europe are:
· In the West: The Atlantic Ocean
· In the East: The Ural mountains, the Ural river and the Caspian sea.
· In the North: The Artic ocean
· In the South: The Caucasus mountains, the Black sea and the Mediterranean sea.
I.3.- RELIEF
The relief of Europe is varied:
· In Northern and Central Europe are the very old mountains.
They are in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Scandinavian peninsula ( Scandinavian mountains), Germany and France ( the Massif Central).
· In Central Europe is the European Central Plain. It has a triangular shape, from the Atlantic Ocean to Ural Mountains.
· In the South, there are the young mountains: The Alps, Betic systems, Pyrenees, Carpathian mountains and Apennines. The are very high mountains.
http://www.euratlas.com/Atlasphys/Grampians2.htm
I.3.1.- Rivers and Lakes
In Europe there are a lot of rivers. The most important are the Danube and the Ural.
· The main river of the Artic watershed is the Northem Dvina.
· The main rivers of the Atlantic watershed are the Vistula, the Elbe, the Rhine, The Seine end the Tajo.
· The main river of the Mediterranean watershed is the Ebro.
Ebro river
· The main rivers that flow into the Black sea are the Don and the Danube.
· The main rivers that flow into the Caspian sea are the Volga ( the longest river in Europe) and the Ural.
· The most important lakes in Europe are the Ladoga and the Onega
http://www.euratlas.com/Atlasphys/Grampians2.htm
I.3.2.- Activities
1.- Draw a map of Europe and draw the borders, the oceans and the seas that sorround them.
2.- Write one peninsula in the North of Europe and two in the South.
3.- Observe the map and write five islands of the European continent.
4.- Draw two straight lines: the first line is from Cape North to Cape Matacan ( South of Greece), and the second line is from Cape Saint Vicent to Ural Mountains. What reliefs ( mountains, plains, plateaux, rivers, etc.) cross each line?.
5.- Write two European rivers of the Mediterranean watershed and two of the Atlantic watershed.
I.4.- CLIMATE
I.4.1.- Cold climates
► Polar climates (with permanent ice).
· Location: The north of the Artic Circle. Europe has a very small area with a polar climate: Northem Russia and parts of Scandinavia.
· Temperature: Always below zero, at times can reach minus 50º C.
· Precipitation: Always in the form of snow.
► High mountains climates
· Location: The Alps
· Temperature: Low
· Precipitation: Increases with the altitude
I.4.2.- Temperate climate
Europe is in the temperate climate zone, but has a variety of climates.
► Mediterranean climate
· Location: Mediterranean countries
· Temperature: No extremes winter and in summer it is warm and dry.
· Precipitation: Irregular and low, falling almost always in winter.
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► Oceanic climate
· Location: The majority of Europe: The North and the West.
· Temperature: Mild throughout the year due to the effect of the sea.
· Precipitation: High (more than 800mm) and regular throughout the year.
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► Continental climate
· Location: Inland and eastern Europe.
· Temperature: Long, cold winter and brief and warm summer.
· Precipitation: Moderate: less than 600mm and falls almost always in winter
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I.5.- VEGETATION
There is a large variety of vegetation throughout Europe:
I.5.1.- In the areas of cold climates the characteristic vegetation is the Tundra, and consists of plants adapted to the cold such as moss and lichen.
I.5.2.- In the areas of Mediterranean climate the vegetation consist of Mediterranean forest with Evergreen trees like holm oak, olive tree, rosemary, lavender, etc.
I.5.3.-In the areas of oceanic climate, there are mainly deciduous forests with plants such as oak trees, beech trees, chestnut trees, etc.
I.5.4.-In continental climates, the most common vegetation is rockrose and grassland
I.5.5.- Activities
1.- Find on the map of the world the latitudes of the warm climates.
2.- Complete the chart by filling in the blanks.
Cold
Mediterranean
Oceanic
Continental
Location
Temperature
Precipitation
3.- Analyse the following climatic series and say which types of climate they are.
Remember you must analyse the climatic series with the next model:
In this climate the annual temperature is_____________
The coldest month is_____________ in (season)_______________
The warmest month is_____________ in (season)______________
The biggest amount of precipitation is in _______________, in (season)____________
The driest month/months is/are _______________________, in (season)____________
So, I think this climate is in the_____________ zone (climatic zone) and it could be a________________ Climate.
a)
J
F
M
A
My
Jn
Jl
Aug
S
O
N
D
Tº
5
5’5
7’5
9
11’5
14’5
15
16
14
11
8
6
Pmm.
96
76
50
55
61
53
78
76
76
86
106
103
Annual temperature average _____________
Total rain fallen________________________
Difference between the coldest month and the warmest month of the year_________________________________
Shannon (Ireland)
b)
J
F
M
A
My
Jn
Jl
Aug
S
O
N
D
Tº
10
11’5
14
16’5
20
24’5
27’5
28
24’5
19’5
14’5
11
Pmm.
55
73
84
58
33
23
0
0
28
66
94
71
Annual temperature average _____________
Total rain fallen________________________
Difference between the coldest month and the warmest month of the year_________________________________
Seville (Spain)
c)
J
F
M
A
My
Jn
Jl
Aug
S
O
N
D
Tº
-7
-4
0
8’5
16’5
20
23
22
16
9’5
1’5
-3’5
Pmm.
33
40
30
35
40
61
58
25
25
33
34
38
Annual temperature average _____________
Total rain fallen________________________
Difference between the coldest month and the warmest month of the year_________________________________
Rostov-Na-Donu (Russia)
d)
J
F
M
A
My
Jn
Jl
Aug
S
O
N
D
Tº
-13
-12
-11
-8’5
-3’5
-0’5
2’5
2’5
-1’5
-5
-8’5
-10’5
Pmm.
96
117
89
106
48
81
111
127
119
86
86
96
Annual temperature average _____________
Total rain fallen________________________
Difference between the coldest month and the warmest month of the year_________________________________
Fanaraken (Norway)
4.- Draw a map showing the vegetation formations of Europe.
5.- This is a group activity, and it consists of doing “big posters” of:
· Climate…………. A map of climatic zones
…………. Different graphics of different kind of climates.
· Relief
· Vegetation……….. A map with vegetation of Europe
Important:
Every poster will have a key (colours, symbols, etc.), and a little comment about the subject ( you can find the information inside the unit).
II.- EUROPEAN UNION
In this part of the unit we will use an internet page, where you can find everything about the EU.
http://wizard.4teachers.org/builder/worksheet.php3?ID=43697
II.1.- Activities
1.- Make a poster with a map of European Union specifying years of incorporation of each country (use the same colour for countries that belong to EU from the same year).
2.- Make a poster with a timeline of EU with the most important dates.
3.- Make a poster with the European Union’s Institutions.
IMAGES GALLERY
MOSS
LIKEN
HOLM OAK
OLIVE TREE
ROSEMARY
LAVENDER
OAK TREES
BEECH TREES
CHESTNUT TREES
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ROCKROSE
OBJECTIVES
· To acknowledge the variety of our continent relieves
· To know the most important geographical features of Europe
· To learn the variety of climates in Europe
· To acknowledge the European vegetation
· To learn the difference between maps of Europe and of the European Union
· To make a map which can be considered a cross-curricular activity as it can be linked to other themes and subjects.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The student should:
· Create in groups:
· A climate poster with the climatic zones in Europe and with graphics of the
· different kinds of climate.
· A poster of the European relief.
· A poster of vegetation in Europe.
· A poster of the Europe Union with flags, coins, languages and population of each country.
IMPORTANT
Every map or poster will have a key and a brief comment about the subject.
