Starter quiz
- Match the country to the correct capital city.
- Wales⇔Cardiff ✓
- Scotland⇔Edinburgh ✓
- Austria⇔Vienna ✓
- Spain⇔Madrid ✓
- A major city usually has a population of over ______
- 100
- 1000
- 100,000 ✓
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- Which of these climate zones are found in Europe?
- tropical
- temperate ✓
- polar ✓
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- Atlas maps are a useful way of investigating a location. They provide a ______ image.
- '2D' ✓
- Physical features are ______ features, for example rivers and mountains. Which word correctly fills the gap?
- natural ✓
- man made
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- Which of these are physical landmarks in Europe?
- the Alps in France ✓
- the Eiffel Tower in France
- the river Thames in England ✓
- the Colosseum in Italy
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Exit quiz
- Match the correct key word and definition.
- physical geography map⇔These maps show the landscape and rivers. ✓
- human geography map⇔These maps show country borders, cities and towns. ✓
- What does scale on a map show?
- How distance on the map compares to the actual distance on the ground. ✓
- The height of the land.
- The direction of an area.
- The population size on the map.
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- A key on a map explains what the symbols on the map mean.
- True ✓
- False
- What physical features are seen in Northern Europe?
- glaciers ✓
- fjords ✓
- hot deserts
- warm seas
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- Which of these mountain ranges are in Europe?
- the Himalayas
- the Pyrenees ✓
- the Rockies
- the Alps ✓
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- Match each physical feature to the European country it is located in.
- Mount Elbrus⇔Russia ✓
- River Seine⇔France ✓
- Lake Bled⇔Slovenia ✓
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Key learning points
- Atlas maps can be used to investigate the key physical features of Europe.
- Europe has a diverse range of physical geographical features such as mountains and rivers.
- The Alps and the Pyrenees are major mountain ranges in Europe.
- Europe is home to some major rivers including the Volga, the Danube and the Rhine.
- The Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean both border countries in Europe but are very different in size and character.
Common misconception
Learners may struggle to make sense of atlas maps which often show a lot of complex information.
Spend additional time exploring a digital atlas map as a class or group to reinforce learners’ understanding of different map conventions.
Keywords
Map key - A map key is a box of information on a map that tells you what the lines and symbols on the map mean.
Scale - The scale on a map shows what size the area that is represented in the map really is.
Interpretation - An interpretation is an opinion on or explanation of the meaning of something.
Physical feature - A physical feature is natural and has not been built by humans.
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