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IES FERNANDO III CENTRO BILINGÜE

GEOGRAPHY

& HISTORY

1º DE E.S.O

I.E.S. FERNANDO III EL SANTO / PROYECTO BILINGÜE A.N.L.: GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY 27

GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY UNIT 4: EUROPE

UNIT 4: EUROPE

OUTLINE

ASPECTOS LINGÜÍSTICOS VOCABULARY

PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENTE CONTÍNUO IMPERATIVE VERBO “HABER”

PHONETICS

1 – PHYSICAL MAPS OF EUROPE

CLIMATIC MAP OF EUROPE SEAS AND RIVERS OF

EUROPE MOUNTAIN RANGES OF

EUROPE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

OF EUROPE ACTIVITIES

2- POLITICAL MAPS OF EUROPE COUNTRIES OF EUROPE CAPITAL CITIES OF

EUROPE ACTIVITIES

3- MAP OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 4 – VOCABULARY

VOCALES CORTAS Y

LARGAS ING- ENDING INTONATION IN QUESTIONS

BEAR BEECH BIRCH BOUNDARIES CLIMATIC CONIFEROUS CORK OAK COUNTRIES DECIDUOUS FOREST FIR GRASS HIGH MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN RANGES NATURAL

ENVIRONMENT OAK SQUIRREL STEPPES TO CUT OUT TO DESCRIBE TO TRANSLATE



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.mapsorama.com/maps/europe/Piri_Reis_map_of_Europe_and_the_Mediterranean_Sea.jpg

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



- Seas and rivers of Europe. - Mountain ranges of Europe.

Image from: http://www.freeworldmaps.net/printable/europe/physical.jpg



- Natural environment of Europe NATURAL

ENVIRONMENT CLIMATE VEGETATION FAUNA

Chaparral (Mediterranean scrub) and Mediterranean forest

Mediterranean Holm oak, cork oak, thyme, rockrose…

Lynx, rabbit, vulture…

Temperate deciduous forest

Oceanic climate or Marine west coast

Beech, oak…, oceanic scrublands and prairies

Deer, bear, squirrel…

Coniferous forest Continental Fir, pine… Moose, reindeer…

NATURAL ENVIROMENT

OF TEMPERATE CLIMATES

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

Tundra Arctic and Polar Moss, lichen, birch, small willow…

Lemming, arctic hare… NATURAL

ENVIRONMENT OF FRIGID CLIMATES

High mountain High mountain Vegetation is in life zone in different altitudes.

Mountain or wild goat, chamois…

Chaparral (Mediterranean scrub) and Mediterranean forest

Temperate deciduous forest

Coniferous forest

Temperate grassland (prairies and steppes)

Tundra

High mountain



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. - 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://almez.pntic.mec.es/~jmac0005/ESO_Geo/TIERRA/Fotos/Conica.JPG

Image from: http://www.hist-geo.co.uk/europe/outline-eu/europe-rivers-1.php



- 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.

Cyprus Malta

Andorra

Monaco

Vatican City

San Marino

- 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

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

- Capital cities of Europe

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



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



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



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

Deciduous forest adj. and sust. /di'sijüəs/ /'fɔ:rəst / Bosque de hoja cadúca (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. and sust. /greɪt/ /'jʊrə'pi:ən / /pleɪn/ Gran Llanura Europea

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 sust. /'medɪtə'reɪniən/ /skrʌb/ Matorral mediterráneo

Moose sust. /mu:s/ Alce Moss sust. /mɔ:s / Musgo Mountain or wild goat adjs. and sust. /'maʊntɪn/ /waɪld/ /gəʊt/ Cabra montesa

Mountain Ranges adj. and sust. /'maʊntɪn/ /reɪndʒs/ Cadena Montañosa

Natural environment sust. /'nætʃrəl/ /ɪn'vaɪrənmənt / Medio Ambiente Oak sust. /əʊk/ Olmo Oceanic scrublands adj. and sust /ˌōshē'anik/ /skrəbˌland/ Landas o praderas oceánicas



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 art., adj. and sust.

/ði/ /'ɪntər'næʃn̩əl/ /kə'mju:nəti/

La Comunidad Internacional

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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