Mapping Challenge 2: Latin America



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Mapping Lab Challenge: Europe and Russia

Understanding Questions

Physical Features

1. Name two countries that border the Mediterranean Sea.

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2. What island country is northwest of England (United Kingdom)?

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3. What mountain range runs along 60 E (through Russia) longitude and divides Europe and Russia?

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4. What river runs through the center of Hungary into and then runs along the border between Romania and Bulgaria before finishing in the Black Sea?

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Vegetation

1. Most of France, United Kingdom, and Ireland and all of Belgium, Denmark and Netherlands have what type of vegetation?

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2. What kind of vegetation is common in the countries around the Mediterranean Sea? Name three countries that have this vegetation type.

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3. In what country do you see some ice cap vegetation?

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4. Most of Northern Russia is what vegetation type? What do you think this vegetation zone is like?

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Climate

1. Name two countries where there is a semiarid climate. What is a semiarid climate like?

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2. What is the most common climate in Europe? Name four countries that have this type of climate?

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3. What is the most common climate in Russia? (In simple terms, what do you think the weather is like in Russia usually?)

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4. What climate is most common above 70 N latitude? What countries have this climate?

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Population Density

1. Overall, what is the population density of Europe like?

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2. Name two countries that have extremely low population density. Why do you think this would be?

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3. What major city of Europe lies almost directly on the Prime Meridian?

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4. Are the cities bigger (i.e. are the dots bigger) in Western Europe near the water or Eastern Europe? Why do you think this is?

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Economic Activity

1. Name four countries that have a lot of trade and manufacturing.

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2. What country has the biggest area of little or no activity? Why do you think this is?

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3. What economic activity is most important to Iceland? Why does this make sense?

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4. Name two countries where you find uranium. What do you think uranium is?

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