Watermarked Europe Map

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Year 8
European Map work
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You need to colour in the member countries of the
European Union ( EU ).Use your atlas to help you
United Kingdom Denmark Italy Republic of
Ireland France Spain Luxembourg Netherlands Greece
Belgium Germany Austria Finland Sweden Portug
al Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Cyprus Latvia
Lithuania Malta Poland Slovakia Slovenia
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As you colour in the EU countries you need to
complete your list of countries on the back of
your map along with the capital cities, e.g.
COUNTRY CAPITAL CITY 1. United
Kingdom London 2. Denmark 3 .Italy 4 .Republic
of Ireland 5. France 6. Spain 7. Luxembourg 8.
Netherlands
Etc etc..
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A Political Map of Europe
Denmark ?
Germany ?
United Kingdom??
France ??
Spain ??
Sweden ??
Norway ?
Switzerland ?
Ireland ?
Portugal ?
Italy ?
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A Physical Map of Europe
Now that we have marked in the main countries and
their capital cities we shall now complete a
PHYSICAL map of Europe.

• Mark in the following mountain ranges in brown
• The Alps
• Pyrenees
• Apennines
• Central Massif
• Carpathians

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• Then mark in the following major European Rivers
• Rhine
• Danube
• Elbe
• Loire
• Thames
• Seine

• Then mark in the following Ocean and sea areas
• Atlantic Ocean
• North Sea
• Black Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• English Channel

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A Physical Map of Europe

• Rhine
• Danube
• Elbe
• Loire
• Thames
• Seine

North Sea
7. The Alps 8. Pyrenees 9. Apennines 10. Central
Massif 11. Carpathians
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Atlantic Ocean
Black Sea
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Mediterranean Sea
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Now that you have finished your political and
physical maps of Europe you will now need to
complete a written description.
Use your maps to complete the worksheet on the
description of Europe
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Remember your compass directions, they will help
you!!
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A Description of Europe
When writing your description of Europe you need
to build in the following-
Physical geography mountainous areas. What are
their names and where are they found? What are
the names of the main rivers and where do they
flow? Sea areas?
Use place names. ( check the spelling using your
map and atlas)
Human geography The different countries, where
are they and what are the names of their capital
cities? Use compass directions.
Build in direction. use compass points.
Which countries are members of the EU?
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A Description of Europe
Use the sheet that you have been given on the
description of Europe. You need to make a copy of
the description and use the words at the bottom
of the page to fill in the missing words. There
are more words than there are spaces, so you will
have to use your maps and compass directions!!!!