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European Geography Review European Geography Review Physical Features Physical Features Scandinavian Scandinavian Peninsula Peninsula Ural Mountains Ural Mountains European Plain European Plain Rhine River Rhine River Danube River Danube River Alps Mountains Alps Mountains English Channel English Channel Pyrenees Pyrenees Mountains Mountains Iberian Peninsula Iberian Peninsula Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea

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Page 1: CRCT Geography review

European Geography ReviewEuropean Geography ReviewPhysical FeaturesPhysical Features

Scandinavian Scandinavian Peninsula Peninsula

Ural MountainsUral Mountains European PlainEuropean Plain Rhine RiverRhine River Danube RiverDanube River Alps MountainsAlps Mountains English ChannelEnglish Channel Pyrenees Pyrenees

MountainsMountains Iberian PeninsulaIberian Peninsula Mediterranean Mediterranean

SeaSea

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European Geography ReviewEuropean Geography ReviewPhysical Features QuizPhysical Features Quiz

1.1. ____________________________2.2. ____________________________3.3. ____________________________4.4. ____________________________5.5. ____________________________6.6. ____________________________7.7. ____________________________8.8. ____________________________9.9. ____________________________10.10. ____________________________11.11. ____________________________

Iberian Peninsula

European Plain

Scandinavian Peninsula

Mediterranean Sea

English Channel

Not GPS (Aegean Sea)

Ural Mountains

Pyrenees Mountains

Rhine River

Danube River

Alps Mountains

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European Geography ReviewEuropean Geography ReviewPolitical FeaturesPolitical Features

RussiaRussia PolandPoland UkraineUkraine GermanyGermany BelgiumBelgium United KingdomUnited Kingdom FranceFrance SpainSpain ItalyItaly

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European Geography ReviewEuropean Geography ReviewPolitical Features QuizPolitical Features Quiz

1.1. ____________________________2.2. ____________________________3.3. ____________________________4.4. ____________________________5.5. ____________________________6.6. ____________________________7.7. ____________________________8.8. ____________________________9.9. ____________________________

United Kingdom

France

Spain

Italy

Germany

Poland

Ukraine

Russia

Belgium

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Chernobyl Nuclear Plant DisasterChernobyl Nuclear Plant Disaster A major human A major human

accidentaccident at nuclear at nuclear plant near a city in plant near a city in UkraineUkraine called called ChernobylChernobyl. (. (19861986))

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Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant DisasterChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster The spread of The spread of

radiation caused:radiation caused: Hundreds of Hundreds of deaths deaths High rates of High rates of birthbirth

defects and defects and cancercancer Contamination to the Contamination to the

environmentenvironment Drinking Drinking waterwater was was

unsafe to drink for unsafe to drink for monthsmonths

FishingFishing was unsafe was unsafe for yearsfor years

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Acid Rain in Germany’s Black ForestAcid Rain in Germany’s Black Forest GermanyGermany has an important has an important natural natural resource called the resource called the

Black ForestBlack Forest Yet Yet acid acid rain caused by rain caused by sulfursulfur from from coalcoal plants has plants has

destroyed destroyed 5050% of the forest. % of the forest. Germany is using more Germany is using more solarsolar, wind and , wind and waterwater energy. energy.

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Air Pollution In the United KingdomAir Pollution In the United Kingdom

United KingdomUnited Kingdom faces faces the problem of the problem of air air pollutionpollution..

AirAir pollution creates pollution creates environmentalenvironmental & & healthhealth problems. problems.

Air pollution goes back Air pollution goes back to the to the IndustrialIndustrial RevolutionRevolution. .

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Air Pollution In the United KingdomAir Pollution In the United Kingdom Great Smog Of 1952Great Smog Of 1952

In1952In1952, London, London experienced experienced fourfour days were people days were people couldn’t couldn’t seesee in front of them due to in front of them due to smogsmog: when : when water water mixes with mixes with smokesmoke from from coalcoal factories factories

Government Solution to the Great SmogGovernment Solution to the Great Smog The United Kingdom created London The United Kingdom created London smokelesssmokeless

zoneszones that restricted the use of burning dirty that restricted the use of burning dirty fossilfossil fuelsfuels

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European LanguagesEuropean LanguagesMost European languages fit into Most European languages fit into oneone of of

three three categoriescategories1.1. GermanicGermanic Language Group Language Group

1.1. EnglishEnglish and German and German2.2. RomanceRomance Language Group Language Group

1.1. French, French, ItalianItalian and and SpanishSpanish3.3. SlavicSlavic Language Group Language Group

1.1. RussianRussian

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European ReligionEuropean Religion

ChristianityChristianity Name of founder: Name of founder:

JesusJesus Sacred Text: Sacred Text: BibleBible Name of followers: Name of followers:

ChristiansChristians IslamIslam

Name of founder: Name of founder: MuhammadMuhammad

Sacred Text: Sacred Text: KoranKoran Name of followers: Name of followers:

MuslimsMuslims

JudaismJudaism Name of founder: Name of founder:

AbrahamAbraham Sacred Text: Sacred Text: TorahTorah Name of followers: Name of followers:

JewsJews

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Latin America Geography ReviewLatin America Geography ReviewPhysical FeaturesPhysical Features

Sierra Madre Sierra Madre MountainsMountains

Gulf of MexicoGulf of Mexico Caribbean SeaCaribbean Sea Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean Pacific OceanPacific Ocean Atacama Atacama

DesertDesert Amazon RiverAmazon River Panama CanalPanama Canal Andes Andes

MountainsMountains

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Latin America Geography ReviewLatin America Geography ReviewPhysical Features QuizPhysical Features Quiz

1. ______________1. ______________2. ______________2. ______________3. ______________3. ______________4. ______________4. ______________5. ______________5. ______________6. ______________6. ______________7. ______________7. ______________8. ______________8. ______________9. ______________9. ______________

Sierra Madre Mountains

Gulf of Mexico

Caribbean Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Atacama Desert

Amazon River

Panama Canal

Andes Mountains

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Latin America Geography ReviewLatin America Geography ReviewPolitical FeaturesPolitical Features

MexicoMexico CubaCuba HaitiHaiti PanamaPanama VenezuelaVenezuela ColumbiaColumbia BrazilBrazil BoliviaBolivia

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Latin America Geography ReviewLatin America Geography ReviewPolitical Features QuizPolitical Features Quiz

1. ______________1. ______________2. ______________2. ______________3. ______________3. ______________4. ______________4. ______________5. ______________5. ______________6. ______________6. ______________7. ______________7. ______________8. ______________8. ______________

Mexico

Columbia

Brazil

Bolivia

Cuba

Haiti

Panama

Venezuela

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Mexico City Environmental ProblemMexico City Environmental Problem Mexico CityMexico City

Environmental problem: Environmental problem: Air PollutionAir Pollution Causes: Causes: FactoriesFactories, Cars, Overcrowding, , Cars, Overcrowding,

MountainsMountains Effects: Effects: LungLung problems, problems, DamageDamage to to

atmosphere and vegetation, and atmosphere and vegetation, and acidacid rain damaging monumentsrain damaging monuments

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Amazon Rainforest Environmental Amazon Rainforest Environmental ProblemProblem Amazon Rainforest Amazon Rainforest

Environmental problem: Environmental problem: DeforestationDeforestation Causes: Causes: LoggingLogging, mining, farming, , mining, farming,

growing cities, growing cities, cattle ranchingcattle ranching Effects: Effects: Global Warming,Global Warming, natives and natives and

animals are animals are forcedforced to move to move

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Venezuela Environmental ProblemVenezuela Environmental Problem VenezuelaVenezuela

Environmental problem: Environmental problem: Oil PollutionOil Pollution Causes: Causes: OilOil tanker spills, Digging for oil by tanker spills, Digging for oil by

Lake Lake Maracaibo Maracaibo Effects: Lung Effects: Lung problemsproblems, unemployed , unemployed

fishermanfisherman and and floodsfloods

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Geography of CanadaGeography of Canada

Many Canadians live in the southern part

of Canada because the climate is better.Northern Canada

can be described as a tundra, which is why not many people live there.

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Resources of CanadaResources of Canada

The Canadian Shield is home to many valuable resources in Canada such as gold and timber.

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Language and ReligionLanguage and Religion

The official languages of Canada is English and French. The most common religion in Quebec is Catholic.

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Canadian Geography ReviewCanadian Geography ReviewPhysical FeaturesPhysical Features

Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean Pacific OceanPacific Ocean Arctic OceanArctic Ocean Hudson BayHudson Bay Great LakesGreat Lakes St. Lawrence St. Lawrence

RiverRiver Canadian ShieldCanadian Shield Rocky MountainsRocky MountainsE

F

G

H

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Canadian Geography ReviewCanadian Geography ReviewPhysical FeaturesPhysical Features

A.A. ____________________________________________________

B. __________________________B. __________________________

C. __________________________C. __________________________

D. __________________________D. __________________________

E. __________________________E. __________________________

F. __________________________F. __________________________

G. __________________________G. __________________________

H. __________________________H. __________________________

Rocky Mountains

Hudson Bay

Great Lakes

Arctic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

St. Lawrence River

Canadian Shield

Pacific Ocean

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Label the following on your Label the following on your physical mapphysical map

G.V.D

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Ayers Rock and Great Ayers Rock and Great Victoria DesertVictoria Desert

Ayers RockAyers Rock: is a huge : is a huge reddish reddish rock towering out of rock towering out of the flatlands. It is a the flatlands. It is a granitegranite rock that was gray until the rock that was gray until the ironiron surface turned into surface turned into rust.rust. It’s like It’s like Stone Stone Mountain.Mountain.

Great Victoria DesertGreat Victoria Desert: Only : Only receives receives 88 to to 1010 inches of inches of waterwater a year. It has some a year. It has some grasslands and salt lakes. grasslands and salt lakes. Very Very few few Australians live in Australians live in the G.V.D. because it is too the G.V.D. because it is too hothot and and drydry. .

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Australian TradeAustralian Trade

Australia Australia exports exports many many naturalnatural resources to resources to ChinaChina

Australia Australia imports imports many many finished goods such as finished goods such as cars cars and dishwashers from and dishwashers from ChinaChina

Because Australia is in a Because Australia is in a remoteremote location most location most tourists tourists come from their come from their neighbor, neighbor, New ZealandNew Zealand. . Tourist also come from Tourist also come from EnglandEngland, the United States , the United States and China. and China.

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Australian ClimateAustralian Climate

Climate:Climate: Northern Northern AustraliaAustralia

Tropical Tropical climate: climate: warmwarm to hot all to hot all year year longlong Central Central Australia (Australia (InteriorInterior))

DesertDesert: : LargestLargest part of Australia, gets less than 10 part of Australia, gets less than 10 inches of inches of rain rain a yeara year

Southeast/Southwest:Southeast/Southwest: temperatetemperate climate climate Not too cold Not too cold winters winters and not too and not too hothot summerssummers, ,

which is why most Australians live on the which is why most Australians live on the SoutheasternSoutheastern Coast Coast