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Map ActivityCHAPTER 13

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Holt World Geography Today 25 Map Activities

European Mineral and Energy Resources

The map below shows the location of key mineral and energy resources in Europe. Study

the map, then answer the questions on the following page.

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Mineral and Hydroelectric Sites of Europe

Chromite

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Wolfram (tungsten)

Antimony

Copper

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Chapter 13, Map Activity, continued

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Holt World Geography Today 26 Map Activities

1. What do the following symbols on the map mean: Cu; dotted-line circles; triangle

with point facing down; thin, dark bars?

2. What minerals are shown in the British Isles? What is shown off the coast, in the

North Sea?

3. Where are most of the coal deposits in Europe?

4. What resources are found in the Alps? Would you say that the Alps region is rich or

poor in mineral and energy resources?

5. What precious metal is found in three places in Scandinavia but is scarce in other

parts of Europe? What two minerals found in Scandinavia appear nowhere else in

Europe?

6. Critical Thinking: Location Europe has to import many of the minerals and energy

resources it needs for its industrial development. Do you think Europe’s location is an

advantage or disadvantage in getting the mineral imports it needs? Explain.

ACTIVITY Choose one of the minerals or energy sources shown on the map and find out

key facts about it. Prepare a poster or chart describing this resource, how it is used, and

where it is found in Europe and throughout the world.

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Map ActivityCHAPTER 14

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Holt World Geography Today 27 Map Activities

France’s Colonial Empire

France once had one of the largest colonial empires in the world. The map below shows

French possessions and former colonies in 1914, on the eve of World War I. Examine the

map and answer the questions on the following page.

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France and possessions in 1914

Former colonies with date of loss

Chapter 14, Map Activity, continued

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Holt World Geography Today 28 Map Activities

1. What colonies did France give up in 1713? What colonies did it lose in 1763?

2. What possessions did France still have in the Americas in 1914? What territory did it

control in the Mediterranean?

3. Where was French Indochina?

4. What French possessions does the map show in the South Pacific?

5. Critical Thinking: Location Where were most of France’s colonial possessions in

1914? How might location have played a part in that?

ACTIVITY With a classmate, do research on one of France’s current overseas possessions.

Create an illustrated poster that presents key facts about the territory and its people.

Include an analysis of the territory’s political status and why it remains a French possession.

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