SOCIAL SCIENCE EUROPE, PHYSICAL FEATURES ACTIVITY 4

SPEAKER
Complete the map.

Write the number in the map where appropriate.

1. Adriatic Sea 5. Sea of Barents 9. White Sea
2. Norwegian Sea 6. Ionian Sea 10. North Sea
3. Aegean 7. Baltic Sea 11. Caspian Sea
4. Greenland Sea 8. Celtic Sea 12. Sea of Marmara

Name islands and archipelagos of the Mediterranean area.

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SECRETARY

Write the number in the map where appropriate.

1. Strait of Skagerrak 4. Strait of Gibraltar 7. Dardanelles
2. Strait of Kattegat 5. Strait of Messina 8. Strait of Otranto
3. English Channel 6. Strait of Bosphorus 9. Strait of Øresund

Name five countries bathed by the Baltic Sea:

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Are these sentences true or false?

___ Great Britain is the largest island in Europe.
___ The Faroe Islands are more north than any other island.
___ Crete, Sicily, Gotland and Malta are Mediterranean islands.
___ Corsica is French and Sardinia is Italian.
___ The British Isles are Ireland and Iceland.
ENVIRONMENT

Write the number in the map where appropriate.

1. Cyprus 6. Malta 11. Zealand
2. Crete 7. Aland 12. Feroe
3. Sicily 8. Gotland 13. Shetland Islands
4. Sardinia 9. Iceland 14. Orkney Islands
5. Corsica 10. Ireland 15. Balearic Islands

Name five gulfs of Europe

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Name the country to which the cape belongs.

North Cape → _________________
Point St. Mathieu → _________________
Cape Rock → _________________
Matapan → _________________
COORDINATOR

Write the number in the map where appropriate.

1. Gulf of Bothnia 5. Gulf of Lion 9. Iberian Peninsula
2. Gulf of Finland 6. Crimea Peninsula 10. Scandinavian Peninsula
3. Gulf of Riga 7. Balkan Peninsula 11. Jultland Peninsula
4. Bay of Biscay 8. Italian Peninsula 12. Gulf of Tarento

Are these sentences true or false?

___ The Strait of Gibraltar separates the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean.
___ The Strait of Bosphorus separates the Baltic Sea and the Ligurian Sea.
___ The English Channel separates Great Britain and Ireland.
___ The Strait of Messina separates Sicily from Italy.
___ The Sea of Marmara stretches from the Bosphorus strait to the Dardanelles.
___ Kattegat is the gate of the Baltic Sea.
PUBLIC RELATIONS / ALL THE MEMBERS / FAST FINISHERS

Write the number in the map where appropriate.

1. North Cape 5. Finisterre 9. Cape Matapan
2. Cape Reykjavik 6. Cape Rock 10. Saaremaa Island
3. Land's End 7. Cape San Vicente 11. Channel Islands
4. Point St. Mathieu 8. Cape Spartivento 12. Hebrides

Answer the questions

1. What is the largest island in Europe? ___________________________________
2. What straits separate Asia and Europe? ___________________________________
3. What big island is Greek? ___________________________________
4. Name one gulf of the Baltic Sea. ___________________________________
5. Name one gulf of the Mediterranean Sea. ___________________________________
6. In what country is the Kola Peninsula? ___________________________________
7. What is the other name for the Irish Sea? ___________________________________
 THE TEAM
Complete the map. Write the geographic features that each team member has put with numbers on his map.
THE TEAM
Match the cape with the country to which it belongs.
Cape Country

Sweden

North France

Saint-Mathieu United Kingdom

Saint Vincent Greece

Finisterre Norway

Matapan Iceland

Reykjavik Portugal

Italy

Spain

Name four gulfs or bays of Europe.

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Distribute the names of islands or archipelagos with the sea or ocean in which they
are located.
Ireland, Åland, Crete, Sardinia, Hebrides, Cuba, Feroe, Gotland, Sicily, Malta, Great
Britain, Orkney, Saaremaa, Aegean, Saaremaa, Balearic, Iceland, Shetland, Zealand,
Hebrides, Corsica, Greenland, Cyprus, Channel Islands, British Islands, Jamaica.
MEDITERRANEAN ATLANTIC BALTIC
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