LCNR

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LCNR

• GPS SS6G10 The student will explain the impact
  of location, climate, natural resources, and
  population distribution in Europe.
• EQ Why are people attracted to certain regions
  in which to live?

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Geographys impact on people and trade

• POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
• Geography impacts populations
• Mountains affect population distribution
• Most of Europes population and major cities are
  in lower elevations
• Affects what areas become industrialized cities
  and more economically developed.

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LOCATION

• A specific place on the Earth.
• Rivers and seas have been important
• People and industries settle along rivers because
  of the fertile shores and access to travel and
  trade.
• Seas provide water (trade) routes

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UNITED KINGDOM

• Western Europe
• Islands
• NW of France

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RUSSIA

• Northern Asia/Europe
• West of the Urals
• Borders the Arctic Ocean
• Between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean

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ITALY

• Southern Europe
• Peninsula extending into the central
  Mediterranean Sea

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GERMANY

• Central Europe
• Borders the Baltic Sea and the North Sea

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CLIMATE

• Weather patterns typical for an area over a long
  period of time.
• Areas with milder climates usually have larger
  populations.
• People like to live in places that do not get too
  cold or too hot.
• Use the atlas pg. 140 to find the climates of UK,
  Russia, Italy, and Germany.

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NATURAL RESOURCES

• Substance from the earth that is not made by
  people but can be used by them.
• Areas rich in farmland have larger populations
• Many of Europes largest cities are located on
  the Great European Plain
• Use the atlas pg. 142 to find the energy
  resources and metals used in UK, Russia, Italy,
  and Germany.

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POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

• The pattern of population in a country, a
  continent, or the world.
• Use the atlas pg. 143 to find the majority of the
  populations in UK, Russia, Italy, and Germany.