GEOGRAPHY

&
HISTORY

1º DE E.S.O

IES FERNANDO III

CENTRO BILINGÜE
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OUTLINE ASPECTOS LINGÜÍSTICOS VOCABULARY

1 – PHYSICAL MAPS OF EUROPE  PRESENT SIMPLE  BEAR

 CLIMATIC MAP OF EUROPE  BEECH
 PRESENTE CONTÍNUO
 BIRCH
 SEAS AND RIVERS OF  IMPERATIVE  BOUNDARIES
EUROPE  VERBO “HABER”  CLIMATIC
 MOUNTAIN RANGES OF  CONIFEROUS
EUROPE  CORK OAK
 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT  COUNTRIES
 DECIDUOUS FOREST
OF EUROPE PHONETICS  FIR
 ACTIVITIES  GRASS
2- POLITICAL MAPS OF EUROPE  VOCALES CORTAS Y  HIGH MOUNTAIN
 COUNTRIES OF EUROPE LARGAS  MOUNTAIN RANGES
 CAPITAL CITIES OF  ING- ENDING  NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT
EUROPE  INTONATION  OAK
 ACTIVITIES IN QUESTIONS  SQUIRREL
3- MAP OF THE EUROPEAN UNION  STEPPES
4 – VOCABULARY  TO CUT OUT
 TO DESCRIBE
 TO TRANSLATE

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Image from: http://www.mapsorama.com/maps/europe/Piri_Reis_map_of_Europe_and_the_Mediterranean_Sea.jpg

1 – PHYSICAL MAP OF EUROPE

Europe is one of the seven continents.

The seven continents or continental
landmasses are AFRICA, AMERICA
(North America and South America),
ANTARCTICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA
(Oceania) and EUROPE.

Europe has about 10,180,000 square

kilometres and it is the smallest
continent on Earth. It has a remarkable
maritime character . Europe has a lot of
islands (Iceland, British Islands, Balearic
Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete and some others), and a lot of peninsulas (Iberian, Italic, Balkan,
Scandinavian, Jutland and others more). The boundaries of Europe are: the Ural Mountains, the Ural River
and the Caspian Sea to the East; the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea to the Southeast; the Arctic
Ocean and other seas to the North; the Atlantic Ocean to the West; and the Mediterranean Sea to the South.

- Climatic map of Europe:

Image from: http://www.stacey.peak-media.co.uk/Year10/A4NaturalWorld/A4NaturalWorld-Climates/europe_climate.gif

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- Seas and rivers of Europe.

- Mountain ranges of Europe. Image from: http://www.freeworldmaps.net/printable/europe/physical.jpg

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- Natural environment of Europe

Chaparral (Mediterranean scrub)

and Mediterranean forest

Temperate deciduous
forest

Coniferous forest

Temperate grassland
(prairies and steppes)

Tundra

High mountain

NATURAL
CLIMATE VEGETATION FAUNA
ENVIRONMENT

Chaparral
(Mediterranean scrub) Holm oak, cork oak, Lynx, rabbit,
Mediterranean
and Mediterranean thyme, rockrose… vulture…
forest

Beech, oak…, oceanic

Temperate deciduous Oceanic climate or
NATURAL forest Marine west coast
scrublands and Deer, bear, squirrel…
ENVIROMENT prairies
OF
TEMPERATE
CLIMATES Coniferous forest Continental Fir, pine… Moose, reindeer…

Temperate grassland
Continental Grass, herbs… Steppe eagle…
(prairies and steppes)

Moss, lichen, birch, Lemming, arctic

Tundra Arctic and Polar
NATURAL small willow… hare…
ENVIRONMENT
OF FRIGID
CLIMATES Vegetation is in life
Mountain or wild
High mountain High mountain zone in different
goat, chamois…
altitudes.

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Activities:
- Answer these questions and activities.
- What is the size of Europe in kilometres?
- Write the name of three islands and three peninsulas of Europe.
- What are the boundaries of Europe to the east, to the west, to the north and to the south?
- Use internet or any book to find out the maximum East longitude, the maximum West longitude, the
maximum North latitude and the maximum South latitude among which Europe is located. Write in this map
their coordinates in degrees. Draw parallels and meridians, if that were necessary.
Image from: http://almez.pntic.mec.es/~jmac0005/ESO_Geo/TIERRA/Fotos/Conica.JPG

- Look for the climate zones where Europe is located. This information is in unit 3.
- Write in this map the names of the seas and the rivers of Europe. The map on the page 3 can help you.
Look for the names of the rivers whose names are not on the map on page 3.
Image from: http://www.hist-geo.co.uk/europe/outline-eu/europe-rivers-1.php

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- Look for information about the relief of Europe and answer these questions.
- What is the Great European Plain?
- Which are the five highest peaks of Europe?
- In which countries are these peaks?

- What kind of natural environment, climate, vegetation and fauna does Spain have?;and England?; and
Sweden?; and the Baltic Republics?, and Hungary?. Look for the information in the map and the table
on page 4.

2 – POLITICAL MAP OF EUROPE

- Countries of Europe: Europe has forty five countries and little states. Turkey is considered a country of
Asia, but a part of its territory is in Europe. Turkey is sometimes included as a country of Europe. Kosovo is
considered an independent country by some States, but others say that Kosovo is not independent and they
say that is inside Serbia. The International Community is divided in this matter.

Image from: http://www.icevi-europe.org/national/europe.gif

- Alb. = Albania
- Bel. = Belgium
- Bosn. = Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Cro. = Croacia
- Cz. Rep. = Czech Republic
- Est. = Estonia
- Lux. = Luxembourg
- Mac. = Republic of Macedonia
- Mol. = Moldova
- Mont. = Montenegro
- NL = Netherlands
- Port. = Portugal
- Serb. = Serbia
- Slo.= Slovenia
- Slovak. = Slovakia
- Swit. = Switzerland
- UK = United Kingdom

Liechtenstein

Andorra
Monaco
San
Marino

Vatican City

Malta
Cyprus

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- Capital cities of Europe

Image from: http://www.icevi-europe.org/national/europe.gif

 Activities:

- Look up the name “Europe” on the internet or in any book or encyclopedia and explain the Greek myth
that it comes from.

- Read this table with the names of the countries and capital cities of Europe in Spanish. Translate these
names into English. The previous maps can help you.

PAÍSES COUNTRIES CAPITALES CAPITAL CITIES

Albania Tirana
Andorra Andorra la Vella
Alemania Berlín
Austria Viena
Bélgica Bruselas
Bielorrusia Minsk
Bosnia - Herzegovina Sarajevo

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Bulgaria Sofía
Croacia Zagreb
Chipre Nicosia
Dinamarca Copenhague
Eslovaquia Bratislava
Eslovenia Liubliana
España Madrid
Estonia Tallín
Finlandia Helsinki
Francia París
Grecia Atenas
Hungría Budapest
Irlanda Dublín
Islandia Reikiavik
Italia Roma
Kosovo Pristina
Letonia Riga
Liechtenstein Vaduz
Lituania Vilna
Luxemburgo Luxemburgo
Macedonia Skopje
Malta La Valeta
Moldavia Kishinev
Mónaco Mónaco
Montenegro Podgorica
Noruega Oslo
Países Bajos Amsterdam
Polonia Varsovia
Portugal Lisboa
República Checa Praga
Rumanía Bucarest
Rusia Moscú
San Marino San Marino
Serbia Belgrado
Suecia Estocolmo
Suiza Berna
Turquía Ankara
Ucrania Kiev
Reino Unido Londres
Vaticano, ciudad del Vaticano, ciudad del

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3 – MAP OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union. The EU has 27 member states
nowadays.

 Activities:

- Cut out the twenty five flags that are at the end of this unit and glue each one of these flags in its
corresponding country on this map of the European Union.

- Look for the flags of two countries that are not at the end of this unit. Draw those flags in its
corresponding country. Look for information about the flag of the European Union. Describe this flag and
draw it in the blank box.
Image from: http://thetimetravellers.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/euro_accession.png?w=1244&h=1156

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6 - VOCABULARY

English Pronunciation Spanish

Arctic hare adj. and sust. /'ɑ:ktɪk/ /her / Liebre ártica
Bear sust. /ber/ Oso
Beech sust. /bi:tʃ/ Haya
Birch sust. /bɜ:rtʃ / Abedul
Boundaries sust. /'baʊndəries/ Límites (territoriales)
Chamois sust. /'ʃæmi/ Rebeco o gamuza
Cork oak sust. /kɔ:rk / /əʊk/ Alcornoque
Chaparral sust. /ˌshapəˈral'rel/ Matorral
Climatic adj. /klī'matik/ Climático
Coniferous sust. /kō'nifərəs/ Coniferas
Countries sust. /'kʌntries/ Países
Bosque de hoja cadúca
Deciduous forest adj. and sust. /di'sijüəs/ /'fɔ:rəst / (caducifolia)
Deer sust. /dɪəʳ/ Ciervo
Eagle sust. /'i:gəl/ Aguila
Fauna sust. /'fɔ:nə/ Fauna
Fir sust. /fɜ:r / Abeto
Grass sust. /græs / Hierba
Grassland sust. /'grɑ:slænd/ Pradera de hierba
Great European Plain adjs.
/greɪt/ /'jʊrə'pi:ən / /pleɪn/ Gran Llanura Europea
and sust.
Herbs sust. /hɜ:rbs / Hierbas
High Mountain adj. and sust /haɪ/ /'maʊntɪn/ Alta Montaña
Holm oak sust. /'hō(l)m/ /əʊk/ Encina
Lichen sust. /'laɪkən/ Liquén
Lynx sust. /lɪŋks/ Lince
Maritime adj. /'mærɪtaɪm/ Marítimo
Marked adj. /mɑ:rkt / Marcado
Mediterranean Scrub adj. and
/'medɪtə'reɪniən/ /skrʌb/ Matorral mediterráneo
sust.
Moose sust. /mu:s/ Alce
Moss sust. /mɔ:s / Musgo
Mountain or wild goat adjs.
/'maʊntɪn/ /waɪld/ /gəʊt/ Cabra montesa
and sust.
Mountain Ranges adj. and
/'maʊntɪn/ /reɪndʒs/ Cadena Montañosa
sust.
Natural environment sust. /'nætʃrəl/ /ɪn'vaɪrənmənt / Medio Ambiente
Oak sust. /əʊk/ Olmo
Oceanic scrublands adj. and
/ˌōshē'anik/ /skrəbˌland/ Landas o praderas oceánicas
sust

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Pine sust. /paɪn/ Pino

Political adj. /pə'lɪtɪkəl/ Político
Prairies sust. /'prer-ē/ Praderas
Rabbit adj. /'ræbɪt/ Conejo
Reindeer sust. /'reɪndɪr / Reno
Rockrose sust. /'räkˌrōz/ Jara
small willow adj. and sust. /smɔ:l/ /'wɪləʊ/ Sauce Enano
Squirrel sus. /'skwɪrəl/ Ardilla
Steppes sust. /steps/ Estepas
The International Community /ði/ /'ɪntər'næʃn̩əl/
La Comunidad Internacional
art., adj. and sust. /kə'mju:nəti/
Thyme sust. /taɪm/ Tomillo
To Cut out verb. /kʌt aʊt/ Recortar
To Describe verb. /dɪ'skraɪb/ Describir
To Translate verb. /træns'leɪt/ Traducir
Vegetation sust. /'vedʒə'teɪʃən / Vegetación
Very adverb. /'veri/ Muy
Vulture adj. /'vʌltʃər/ Buitre

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