GPS: SS6G10 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, natural

resources, and population distribution in Europe.

EQ: Why are people attracted to certain regions in which to live?

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION Geography impacts populations Mountains affect population distribution Most of Europe’s population and major

cities are in lower elevations Affects what areas become industrialized

cities and more economically developed.

A specific place on the Earth. Rivers and seas have been important People and industries settle along rivers

because of the fertile shores and access to travel and trade.

Seas provide water (trade) routes

Western Europe Islands NW of France

Northern Asia/Europe West of the Urals Borders the Arctic Ocean Between Europe and the North Pacific

Ocean

Southern Europe Peninsula extending into the central

Mediterranean Sea

Central Europe Borders the Baltic Sea and the North Sea

Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time.

Areas with milder climates usually have larger populations.

People like to live in places that do not get too cold or too hot.

Use the atlas pg. 140 to find the climates of UK, Russia, Italy, and Germany.

Substance from the earth that is not made by people but can be used by them.

Areas rich in farmland have larger populations

Many of Europe’s largest cities are located on the Great European Plain

Use the atlas pg. 142 to find the energy resources and metals used in UK, Russia, Italy, and Germany.

The pattern of population in a country, a continent, or the world.

Use the atlas pg. 143 to find the majority of the populations in UK, Russia, Italy, and Germany.