Materials

• Maps
• Pictures or slides of important physical features of the region (listed in step 1 below)
• Climate map of Europe
• Unlabeled outline maps of Europe

Instructional Activities

1. Review the maps completed in session 1 on the major physical features of Europe. Discuss the following terms with the students, and illustrate examples of them through pictures or slides:
   • Eurasia (include Ural Mountains)
   • jords
   • North European plain
   • tundra
   • North Atlantic Drift
   • polders
   
   Point out examples of these physical features on the map of Europe.
   
   
2. Distribute unlabeled outline maps of Europe and atlases containing climate information. Instruct students to color-code the different climate regions of Europe. Instruct students to write down the lines of latitudes that run through Europe and North America. Direct students to then write a brief paragraph, using available resources, to explain the effects of the North Atlantic Drift and prevailing westerlies on Europe’s climates.
   
   
3. Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity, using available teacher resources.