KEY
North European Plain
1 000 km
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FRANCE
BELGIUM
GERMANY
POLAND
DENMARK
NETHERLANDS
UKRAINE
MOLDOVA
FINLAND
ESTONIA
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
North European Plain
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The North European Plain is a huge expanse of lowland or plain. It stretches
over 4 000 km across western and northern Europe.
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Match to make sentences in your notebook.
a)
The Alps
1.
is one of the biggest expanses of lowland in the world.
b)
The Appenines
2.
are between Sweden and Norway.
c)
The North European Plain
3.
form part of eight European countries.
d)
The Scandinavian Mountains
4.
run down the centre of Italy.
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Listen and write which of Europe’s mountain ranges are being described.
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Find out about Europe’s mountain ranges. Answer the questions.
a)
Which famous lake is in the Alps?
b)
Which is the second-longest mountain range in Europe?
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Combine different types of maps.
a)
Use a template and tracing paper to create an outline political map of Europe.
b)
Place your tracing over the relief map of Europe on page 26 and draw the main mountain ranges.
c)
Write about where the main features of relief are located. Use a scale to estimate distances.
The Carpathian mountains run through … and…
The … mountain range is … kilometres long.
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QUIZ
Check your learning.
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C T I V I T I E S
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The Carpathian
Mountains are home to
more than half of the world’s
population of brown bears.
Bears are taken from there
to reinforce endangered
bear populations
in Spain and France.
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