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Mapping Lab: Europe and Russia

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16 questions
Location
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10
Drag and drop each terrain feature to the correct location using the grid coordinates provided.
Other Answer Choices:
Apennines (43°N, 13°E)
Northern European Plain (55°N, 25°E)
Black Sea (43°N, 35°E)
Danube River (45°N, 20°E)
Iberian Peninsula (40°N, 5°W)
Required
10
Drag and drop each terrain feature to the correct location using the grid coordinates provided.
Other Answer Choices:
Caucasus Mountains (43°N, 45°E)
Lake Baikal (53°N, 108°E)
Central Siberian Plateau (65°N, 100°E)
Ob River (62°N, 65°E)
Kamchatka Peninsula (55°N, 160°E)
Black Sea (43°N, 35°E)
Required
10
Drag and drop each country to the correct location using the grid coordinates provided.
Other Answer Choices:
United Kingdom (52°N, 2°W)
Spain (38°N, 5°W)
Italy (45°N, 10°E)
Iceland (65°N, 12°W)
Finland (65°N, 25°E)
Greece (40°N, 22°E)
Poland (52°N, 20°E)
Russia (60°N, 50°E)
Croatia (45°N, 15°E)
Ukraine (50°N, 30°E)
Intepreting Maps

Use the maps to answer each of the questions

If doing this from home, use the following links:
Political
Physical
Climate
Vegetation
Land Use
Population
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3
__________ is the most common climate above 70°N latitude. __________and __________both have this climate type.
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1

What is the most common resource found in Russia east of 90°E?

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1

What highly populated city of Europe lies on the Prime Meridian? (use correct spelling and capitalization)

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4

Which four countries in Europe have the lowest overall population density?

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1

Why do fewer people live in these countries? (#7)

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3
__________is the most common vegetation type in the countries around the Mediterranean Sea. Both __________ and __________ have this climate type.
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3
__________ is the most common climate in Europe. __________and __________both have ONLY this climate type.
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1

What river runs through the center of Hungary, into Serbia, and then runs along the border between Romania and Bulgaria? (use correct capitalization and spelling)

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1
Find a single longitude line in Russia where there is a cluster of minerals, including iron, precious metals, coal, and petroleum.

This cluster is found at _______°E longitude.

What physical feature helps explain this cluster? _______
3
What is the main economic activity in Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia? _______

How might the climates there explain why this is the main activity? _______

How might the physical features of the land help explain it? _______
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1

In which European city does this man most likely live? (Use correct capitalization and spelling)
“I am from a city of over 4 million people. I work in a plant where we manufacture handbags. Most of my friends work in manufacturing, too. I like to climb in the mountains not far from my home. I also love driving to the Mediterranean seashore for the weekend. The climate where I live is great, because winters are mild with just a little rain.”

Think Like a Geographer
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15

Use the maps to drag each description to the correct location. Each category should have 5 characteristics. Some characteristics will be used twice.

  • Land Use: forestry
  • Land Use: nomadic herding
  • Physical: located on West Siberian
    Plain
  • Physical: located in Scandinavia
  • Population: under 2 per square mile
  • Vegetation: Mixed forest
  • Land Use: commercial farming
  • Vegetation: Tundra
  • Climate: Subarctic
  • Population: 2 to 25 people per square mile
  • Climate: Humid Continental
  • Physical: located on Northern European Plain
  • Population: 25 to 125 people per square mile
  • Vegetation: Coniferous forest
  • (66°N, 25°E)
  • (57°N, 22°E)
  • (67°N, 79°E)
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1

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