World Regional Geography 1982
Spring 2006

Map Project #1

EUROPE

due Feb 3rd

blank maps:
Physical
Political

 I. CULTURAL FEATURES

Use the map in your Mapping Workbook on page 10. 

1. Identify the following countries:

Albania
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
Iceland
Latvia
Luxemburg
Moldova
Norway
Portugal
Slovakia
Switzerland

2. Identify the following cities:
(Must be accurate to within 100 miles and, if applicable, on the coast or river)

Amsterdam
Athens
Berlin
Budapest
Copenhagen
Kiev
London
Madrid
Paris
Prague
Rome
Stockholm
Venice
Vienna
Warsaw
Zurich

3.With crayon or colored pencil, lightly color in the current members (not candidates) of the European Union. This information can be found in the Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook online.

II. PHYSICAL FEATURES

Use the map in your Mapping workbook on either page 11 or 16 (your choice).

1. Identify the following landforms:

Alps Mountains
Pyrennees Mountains
Balkan Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula
Island of Sicily
Island of Crete

2. Identify the following waterways:

Danube River
Dnieper River
Elbe River
Rhine River
Seine River
Thames River
Adriatic Sea
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
North Sea

 


Instructions:
For this project you will use two maps. Complete the instructions under "cultural features" on one and those under "physical features" on the other. Do this as neatly as possible. Use a pen or pencil that enables you to write clearly. Staple the maps together and turn in to your TA or put in your TA's mailbox by 5:00pm on  February 3rd. 

These projects will be graded pass/fail on completeness, neatness and punctuality. It is worth 1% of your final grade. See the syllabus for information on do-overs and late projects.

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