Lesson 5.1

Remember, a knowledge check includes materials from previous lessons AND materials you have not yet learned. Try your best!

• explore Europe

• learn about the nations in Europe

• explore the history and culture of Europe

This Unit:

• discuss physical geography of Europe

• make connections to prior lessons/units

Today:

​Geography has helped culture spread, and has determined where people live and how they build houses, towns, and cities.

Physical features help form the political borders of countries.

Vosges (borders France and Germany)










Alps (borders France and Italy)


Pyrenees (borders France and Spain)

Many large cities are located near water, such as the coast or major rivers.

Paris - located on the Siene (sen)

Nantes - located on the Loire (la-war)

Strasbourg - located on the Rhine

Lyon - located on the Rhone (row-n)

Toulouse - located on the Garonne

Rivers flow towards the larger bodies of water that surround Europe.

English Channel


Atlantic Ocean


Bay of Biscay


Mediterranean Sea


North Sea

Which continent is to the EAST of Europe?
Which continent is to the SOUTH of Europe?
Which continent is to the WEST of Europe?

Asia is to the EAST of Europe.
Africa is to the SOUTH of Europe.
North America is to the WEST of Europe.

These statements describe the relative location of Europe.

Peninsula: a piece of land almost entirely surrounded by water

Scandinavian Mountains in Norway and Sweden.
Alps run through 8 countries in Europe!
Pyrenees Mountains in France and Spain

Danube River runs through 10 countries!
Rhine River runs through 6 countries!

Great European Plains: large flat areas in Europe.