Social Science Unit 4

We will have one last Social Science test before the holidays. It will be on Unit 4, Landforms and territories of Europe.



You must know several definitions and also the map.   Locate on the map:

Mountains:  Ural, Caucasus, Scandinavian, Grampian, Alps, Carpathian, Balkan, Pyrenees, Dinaric Alps, Apennines, Massif Central

Peninsulas:  Kola, Crimean, Iberian, Balkan, Italian, Scandinavian, Jutland

Islands: Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily,  Crete, Azores, Cyprus, British Isles, Iceland. Balearic

Capes:  North, Saint Vicent, Matapan, Fisterra

Gulfs:  Bothnia, Bizkaia, Lion, Genoa

Plains.  Russian Plain, Great European Plain

Seas:  Mediterranean, Black, Caspian, Adriatic, North, Baltic, Cantabrian,Tyrrhenian.

Oceans: Atlantic, Artic

Peaks: Mont Blanc, Elbrus, Mulhacén, Aneto

Other: Strait of Gibraltar, English Channel, Asia, Africa

Map games to practice:

European Relief (What is it called?)
European Relief 2 (Where is it?)
Coasts of Europe 1 (What is it called?)
Coasts of Europe 2 (Where is it?)

The maps about the coasts have a lot of information that you don't need to memorise, but you can use the  "Mirar" feature (instead of "Jugar") to practice!

After Semana Santa we will start to learn the countries of Europe (political map!)

Here is a presentation about Physical Geography of Europe. It includes rivers and climate (which we will learn about later!)

Physical geography of Europe from Laura Salvador