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Name Class Date © NGSP & HB 1.1 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY SECTION GEOGRAPHY GeoActivity Use with Europe Geography & History, Section 1.1, in your textbook. Go to Interactive Whiteboard GeoActivities at myNGconnect.com to complete this activity online. Map Europe’s Land Regions Study the chart below to learn more about Europe’s land regions. Then use the information to shade in the regions on the map and answer the questions. Europe’s Land Regions and Economy 1. Create Maps Use the information above to plot the four land regions of Europe on the map. Choose a color for each region and shade in the map. Remember to create a legend for the map. 2. Make Generalizations How might the geographic features of a region affect its economy? Choose one land region and explain. Alpine Region Central Uplands Northern European Plain Western Uplands P O R T U G A L CITY VATICAN CITY VATICAN GREECE ANDORRA MONT. BUL GARI A MONACO MALTA KOS. I CELA N D N O R W A Y S W E D E N M O L D O V A S L O V A K I A LUX. BELGIUM U K R A I N E CZECH REPUBLIC (CZECHIA) CZECH REPUBLIC (CZECHIA) GERMANY POL AND LIECH. BEL ARUS HUNGARY SWITZ. R O MA N I A CROATIA KI NGDOM ENGLAND SCOTLAND WALES UNI TED KI NGDOM ENGLAND SCOTLAND WALES UNI TED ESTONI A LATVI A DENMARK LI THUANI A I REL AND IRELAND NORTHERN I T A L Y MAC. BOSN. & HERZG BOSN. & HERZG A L B A N I A SAN MARINO S P A I N S L O V E N I A F R A N C E NETH. F I N L A N D SERBIA AUSTRIA M e d i t e r r a n e a n S e a ARCTIC OCEAN A TLA N TIC O C E A N N S E W 0 400 Kilometers 0 400 Miles 200 200 0 400 Kilometers 0 400 Miles 200 200 EUROPE’S LAND REGIONS LAND REGION LOCATIONS TRAITS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Western Uplands Scandinavian Peninsula, Scotland, Ireland, Iceland, Portugal, Spain Rugged highlands, poor soil, many marshlands and lakes Livestock, hydroelectric power Northern European Plain England, northern France and Germany, northeastern Europe Good soil, river systems Farming, trade Central Uplands Eastern France, Luxembourg, southern Germany Hills, forests, rough plateaus Livestock, mining Alpine Region Mountains of Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, and southeastern Europe Mountains Vineyards, orchards, olive groves Europe Geography & History SECTION 1.1

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Page 1: ION 1.1 GeoActivity myNGconnect.com Interactive Whiteboard ... · 1.1 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY SEC T ION GEOGRAPHY GeoActivity Use with Europe Geography & History, Section 1.1 , in your

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GeoActivityUse with Europe Geography & History, Section 1.1, in your textbook.

Go to Interactive Whiteboard GeoActivities at myNGconnect.com to complete this activity online.

Map Europe’s Land RegionsStudy the chart below to learn more about Europe’s land regions. Then use the information to shade in the regions on the map and answer the questions.

Europe’s Land Regions and Economy

1. Create Maps Use the information above to plot the four land regions of Europe on the map. Choose a color for each region and shade in the map. Remember to create a legend for the map.

2. Make Generalizations How might the geographic features of a region affect its economy? Choose one land region and explain.

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Western Uplands

Scandinavian Peninsula, Scotland, Ireland, Iceland, Portugal, Spain

Rugged highlands, poor soil, many marshlands and lakes

Livestock, hydroelectric power

Northern European Plain

England, northern France and Germany, northeastern Europe

Good soil, river systems

Farming, trade

Central Uplands

Eastern France, Luxembourg, southern Germany

Hills, forests, rough plateaus

Livestock, mining

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Mountains of Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, and southeastern Europe

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