Cultural Geography

Thursday, October 19th

 Warm Up
The Answer Is

EUROPE
 Unit 3
Europe & Russia
Map quiz over countries weve discussed
every week
Map test at the end of every unit
Country project in a few weeks!
 Europe
A peninsula on the Eurasian Peninsula
The continents of Europe and Asia
make up Eurasia
Nation-state: each nation (group of
people) have their own state.
Western Europe has influences cultures
around the world.
 Northern Europe
Consists of:
British Isles
Scandinavia
Christianity has played in important role,
both Protestant and Catholic.
United Kingdom
 United Kingdom
Great Britain: The large island that
contains England, Wales and Scotland.
United Kingdom: the nation composed
of England, Scotland, Wales and
Northern Ireland
British Isles: the island group with Great
Britain and Ireland as the primary
members.
 United Kingdom
British Commonwealth former British
colonies.
52 counties including Canada, South
Africa, Australia, Jamaica, Kenya, India
and Malaysia
 United Kingdom
Europes largest island, a continental
island.
It sits on some of Europes major water
routes.
4 political divisions: England, Wales,
Scotland and Northern Ireland.
 United Kingdom
1707 the kingdoms of Wales, Scotland
and England officially joined together
under one parliament to become the
United Kingdom.
1801 Ireland joined the UK
1921 Ireland became its own nation,
with the exception of 6 counties in
Northern Ireland who stayed with the
UK.
 United Kingdom
England Angles Land
Largest country in the UK.
London originally established in 43 AD as a
trading post by the Romans.
The largest city in Western Europe.
Located on the Thames, which helps boats
navigate to ports upstream.
 United Kingdom
England
English Channel separates England
from the continent of Europe.
Straight of Dover narrowest point of
the English Channel.
White Cliffs of Dover made up of chalk
 United Kingdom
England - South-central
Kingdom is divided in shires, or
counties (i.e. Hampshire)
Limestone hills called the Cotswalds are
well known.
Bristol is an important port in the area.
Stonehenge
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England Southwest
Known for its moors, or a wasteland on
a high, treeless plateau.
Cant be used for agriculture.
Also known as heaths because fields of
heather are so common.
 United Kingdom
England Central
Home of the Industrial Revolution due
to the presence of iron and coal,
productive farms and easy
transportation.
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England Northern
The Pennines is a mountain range the
runs North to South through the
interior of the island.
Lake District series of 16 lakes formed
by glaciers.
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England
There are several islands that are part of
the United Kingdom that are not part
of England.
Isle of Man
Channel Islands