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European Geography ReviewEuropean Geography ReviewPhysical FeaturesPhysical Features
Scandinavian Scandinavian Peninsula Peninsula
Ural MountainsUral Mountains European PlainEuropean Plain Rhine RiverRhine River Danube RiverDanube River Alps MountainsAlps Mountains English ChannelEnglish Channel Pyrenees Pyrenees
MountainsMountains Iberian PeninsulaIberian Peninsula Mediterranean Mediterranean
SeaSea
European Geography ReviewEuropean Geography ReviewPhysical Features QuizPhysical Features Quiz
1.1. ____________________________2.2. ____________________________3.3. ____________________________4.4. ____________________________5.5. ____________________________6.6. ____________________________7.7. ____________________________8.8. ____________________________9.9. ____________________________10.10. ____________________________11.11. ____________________________
Iberian Peninsula
European Plain
Scandinavian Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
English Channel
Not GPS (Aegean Sea)
Ural Mountains
Pyrenees Mountains
Rhine River
Danube River
Alps Mountains
European Geography ReviewEuropean Geography ReviewPolitical FeaturesPolitical Features
RussiaRussia PolandPoland UkraineUkraine GermanyGermany BelgiumBelgium United KingdomUnited Kingdom FranceFrance SpainSpain ItalyItaly
European Geography ReviewEuropean Geography ReviewPolitical Features QuizPolitical Features Quiz
1.1. ____________________________2.2. ____________________________3.3. ____________________________4.4. ____________________________5.5. ____________________________6.6. ____________________________7.7. ____________________________8.8. ____________________________9.9. ____________________________
United Kingdom
France
Spain
Italy
Germany
Poland
Ukraine
Russia
Belgium
Chernobyl Nuclear Plant DisasterChernobyl Nuclear Plant Disaster A major human A major human
accidentaccident at nuclear at nuclear plant near a city in plant near a city in UkraineUkraine called called ChernobylChernobyl. (. (19861986))
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant DisasterChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster The spread of The spread of
radiation caused:radiation caused: Hundreds of Hundreds of deaths deaths High rates of High rates of birthbirth
defects and defects and cancercancer Contamination to the Contamination to the
environmentenvironment Drinking Drinking waterwater was was
unsafe to drink for unsafe to drink for monthsmonths
FishingFishing was unsafe was unsafe for yearsfor years
Acid Rain in Germany’s Black ForestAcid Rain in Germany’s Black Forest GermanyGermany has an important has an important natural natural resource called the resource called the
Black ForestBlack Forest Yet Yet acid acid rain caused by rain caused by sulfursulfur from from coalcoal plants has plants has
destroyed destroyed 5050% of the forest. % of the forest. Germany is using more Germany is using more solarsolar, wind and , wind and waterwater energy. energy.
Air Pollution In the United KingdomAir Pollution In the United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom faces faces the problem of the problem of air air pollutionpollution..
AirAir pollution creates pollution creates environmentalenvironmental & & healthhealth problems. problems.
Air pollution goes back Air pollution goes back to the to the IndustrialIndustrial RevolutionRevolution. .
Air Pollution In the United KingdomAir Pollution In the United Kingdom Great Smog Of 1952Great Smog Of 1952
In1952In1952, London, London experienced experienced fourfour days were people days were people couldn’t couldn’t seesee in front of them due to in front of them due to smogsmog: when : when water water mixes with mixes with smokesmoke from from coalcoal factories factories
Government Solution to the Great SmogGovernment Solution to the Great Smog The United Kingdom created London The United Kingdom created London smokelesssmokeless
zoneszones that restricted the use of burning dirty that restricted the use of burning dirty fossilfossil fuelsfuels
European LanguagesEuropean LanguagesMost European languages fit into Most European languages fit into oneone of of
three three categoriescategories1.1. GermanicGermanic Language Group Language Group
1.1. EnglishEnglish and German and German2.2. RomanceRomance Language Group Language Group
1.1. French, French, ItalianItalian and and SpanishSpanish3.3. SlavicSlavic Language Group Language Group
1.1. RussianRussian
European ReligionEuropean Religion
ChristianityChristianity Name of founder: Name of founder:
JesusJesus Sacred Text: Sacred Text: BibleBible Name of followers: Name of followers:
ChristiansChristians IslamIslam
Name of founder: Name of founder: MuhammadMuhammad
Sacred Text: Sacred Text: KoranKoran Name of followers: Name of followers:
MuslimsMuslims
JudaismJudaism Name of founder: Name of founder:
AbrahamAbraham Sacred Text: Sacred Text: TorahTorah Name of followers: Name of followers:
JewsJews
Latin America Geography ReviewLatin America Geography ReviewPhysical FeaturesPhysical Features
Sierra Madre Sierra Madre MountainsMountains
Gulf of MexicoGulf of Mexico Caribbean SeaCaribbean Sea Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean Pacific OceanPacific Ocean Atacama Atacama
DesertDesert Amazon RiverAmazon River Panama CanalPanama Canal Andes Andes
MountainsMountains
Latin America Geography ReviewLatin America Geography ReviewPhysical Features QuizPhysical Features Quiz
1. ______________1. ______________2. ______________2. ______________3. ______________3. ______________4. ______________4. ______________5. ______________5. ______________6. ______________6. ______________7. ______________7. ______________8. ______________8. ______________9. ______________9. ______________
Sierra Madre Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atacama Desert
Amazon River
Panama Canal
Andes Mountains
Latin America Geography ReviewLatin America Geography ReviewPolitical FeaturesPolitical Features
MexicoMexico CubaCuba HaitiHaiti PanamaPanama VenezuelaVenezuela ColumbiaColumbia BrazilBrazil BoliviaBolivia
Latin America Geography ReviewLatin America Geography ReviewPolitical Features QuizPolitical Features Quiz
1. ______________1. ______________2. ______________2. ______________3. ______________3. ______________4. ______________4. ______________5. ______________5. ______________6. ______________6. ______________7. ______________7. ______________8. ______________8. ______________
Mexico
Columbia
Brazil
Bolivia
Cuba
Haiti
Panama
Venezuela
Mexico City Environmental ProblemMexico City Environmental Problem Mexico CityMexico City
Environmental problem: Environmental problem: Air PollutionAir Pollution Causes: Causes: FactoriesFactories, Cars, Overcrowding, , Cars, Overcrowding,
MountainsMountains Effects: Effects: LungLung problems, problems, DamageDamage to to
atmosphere and vegetation, and atmosphere and vegetation, and acidacid rain damaging monumentsrain damaging monuments
Amazon Rainforest Environmental Amazon Rainforest Environmental ProblemProblem Amazon Rainforest Amazon Rainforest
Environmental problem: Environmental problem: DeforestationDeforestation Causes: Causes: LoggingLogging, mining, farming, , mining, farming,
growing cities, growing cities, cattle ranchingcattle ranching Effects: Effects: Global Warming,Global Warming, natives and natives and
animals are animals are forcedforced to move to move
Venezuela Environmental ProblemVenezuela Environmental Problem VenezuelaVenezuela
Environmental problem: Environmental problem: Oil PollutionOil Pollution Causes: Causes: OilOil tanker spills, Digging for oil by tanker spills, Digging for oil by
Lake Lake Maracaibo Maracaibo Effects: Lung Effects: Lung problemsproblems, unemployed , unemployed
fishermanfisherman and and floodsfloods
Geography of CanadaGeography of Canada
Many Canadians live in the southern part
of Canada because the climate is better.Northern Canada
can be described as a tundra, which is why not many people live there.
Resources of CanadaResources of Canada
The Canadian Shield is home to many valuable resources in Canada such as gold and timber.
Language and ReligionLanguage and Religion
The official languages of Canada is English and French. The most common religion in Quebec is Catholic.
Canadian Geography ReviewCanadian Geography ReviewPhysical FeaturesPhysical Features
Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean Pacific OceanPacific Ocean Arctic OceanArctic Ocean Hudson BayHudson Bay Great LakesGreat Lakes St. Lawrence St. Lawrence
RiverRiver Canadian ShieldCanadian Shield Rocky MountainsRocky MountainsE
F
G
H
Canadian Geography ReviewCanadian Geography ReviewPhysical FeaturesPhysical Features
A.A. ____________________________________________________
B. __________________________B. __________________________
C. __________________________C. __________________________
D. __________________________D. __________________________
E. __________________________E. __________________________
F. __________________________F. __________________________
G. __________________________G. __________________________
H. __________________________H. __________________________
Rocky Mountains
Hudson Bay
Great Lakes
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
St. Lawrence River
Canadian Shield
Pacific Ocean
Label the following on your Label the following on your physical mapphysical map
G.V.D
Ayers Rock and Great Ayers Rock and Great Victoria DesertVictoria Desert
Ayers RockAyers Rock: is a huge : is a huge reddish reddish rock towering out of rock towering out of the flatlands. It is a the flatlands. It is a granitegranite rock that was gray until the rock that was gray until the ironiron surface turned into surface turned into rust.rust. It’s like It’s like Stone Stone Mountain.Mountain.
Great Victoria DesertGreat Victoria Desert: Only : Only receives receives 88 to to 1010 inches of inches of waterwater a year. It has some a year. It has some grasslands and salt lakes. grasslands and salt lakes. Very Very few few Australians live in Australians live in the G.V.D. because it is too the G.V.D. because it is too hothot and and drydry. .
Australian TradeAustralian Trade
Australia Australia exports exports many many naturalnatural resources to resources to ChinaChina
Australia Australia imports imports many many finished goods such as finished goods such as cars cars and dishwashers from and dishwashers from ChinaChina
Because Australia is in a Because Australia is in a remoteremote location most location most tourists tourists come from their come from their neighbor, neighbor, New ZealandNew Zealand. . Tourist also come from Tourist also come from EnglandEngland, the United States , the United States and China. and China.
Australian ClimateAustralian Climate
Climate:Climate: Northern Northern AustraliaAustralia
Tropical Tropical climate: climate: warmwarm to hot all to hot all year year longlong Central Central Australia (Australia (InteriorInterior))
DesertDesert: : LargestLargest part of Australia, gets less than 10 part of Australia, gets less than 10 inches of inches of rain rain a yeara year
Southeast/Southwest:Southeast/Southwest: temperatetemperate climate climate Not too cold Not too cold winters winters and not too and not too hothot summerssummers, ,
which is why most Australians live on the which is why most Australians live on the SoutheasternSoutheastern Coast Coast