NAME: ______Period: ______

EUROPE & RUSSIA

LABEL (and color) the countries of Europe and Russia

CAPITAL CITIES: Find the capital city for each of these European countries.

  • Albania______
  • Armenia______
  • Austria______
  • Belarus______
  • Belgium______
  • Bulgaria______
  • Crete______
  • Croatia______
  • Cyprus______
  • CzechRepublic ______
  • Denmark______
  • Estonia______
  • Finland______
  • France______
  • Germany______
  • Greece______
  • Hungary______
  • Ireland______
  • Italy______
  • Latvia______
  • Lithuania______
  • Luxembourg______
  • Malta______
  • Moldova______
  • Monaco______
  • Netherlands______
  • Norway______
  • Poland______
  • Portugal______
  • Romania______
  • Russian Federation ______
  • Serbia-Montenegro ______
  • Slovakia______
  • Slovenia______
  • Spain______
  • Sweden______
  • Switzerland______
  • Turkey______
  • Ukraine______
  • United Kingdom
  • England ______
  • Northern Ireland ______
  • Scotland ______
  • Wales ______

  • SHOW THE LOCATION OF THE MAJOR BODIES OF WATER
  • SHOW THE LOCATION OF THE MAJOR LANDFORMS
  • NAME THE FIVE PENISULAS

Major Landforms – Draw them on the map and describe them below.

Alps Mountains:
Apennines Mountains:
Atlantic Highlands:

Balkan Mountains:

Carpathian Mountains:

Caucasus Mountains:

Great Hungarian Plains:

Kjolen Mountains:

North European Plains:

Pyrenees Mountains:
Scandinavian Shield:

Ural Mountains:

Major Bodies of Water - Draw them on the map and describe them below.

Arctic Ocean:

Atlantic Ocean:

Baltic Sea:

Black Sea:

Caspian Sea:

Danube River:

Elbe River:

Loire River:

Mediterranean Sea:

North Sea:

Norwegian Sea:

Oder River:

Po River:

Rhine River:

Seine River:

Volga River:

EUROPE & RUSSIA

FIVE (5) THEMES OF GEOGRAPHYATLAS ACTIVITIES (Pages 254-259)

1. Location:

  • Which is closer to the equator – Russia or the U.S.?
  • Which is closer to the Arctic Circle – Europe or the U.S.?
  • Are the climates of Europe and the U.S. similar? Why or why not?

2. Place: Compare the land areas of Europe & Russia to the U.S.?

  • Largest?
  • Middle?
  • Smallest?

3. Regions:

  • What are the three major climate regions in Russia?
  • Does Europe have greater or lesser variety of climate regions than Russia? Why?

4. Human-Environment Interaction: Describe some ways that people and Europe might have adapted to their climates or to the landscapes in their area.

5. Place:

  • What is population density?
  • Which country appears to be the most densely populated?
  • Which country appears to the least densely populated?
  • What might explain the differences in population density?

6. Movement (of people):

  • Compare the Population Density Map (page 256) and the Major Railroad Lines (page 257). What do these maps suggest?
  • Organize your journey by railway.

A. ______

B. ______

C. ______

D. ______

BONUS. ______

7. Regions:

  • List the countries that were once a part of Soviet Union.
  • About how far is the eastern border of Russia from the western border of Russia?
  • Do you think this is an accurate measurement? Why or why not?