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Level 6. Unit 3 World and Europe
Level 6. Unit 3 World and Europe
RUSSIA
CANADA
EUROPE
USA
MIDDLE EAST
ASIA
AFRICA
SOUTH
AMERICA
AUSTRALIA
ANTARCTICA
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1. THE WORLD.
1.1. Continents
The world is formed by continents and oceans.
There are six continents: Europe, Asia, Africa,
America, Oceania and Antarctica. Now, lets learn
some characteristics about them:
Europe: Europe is the world's second smallest
continent in surface area, covering about
10,180,000 square kilometres. Out of Europe's
approximately 50 states, Russia is the largest by both
area and population, while Vatican City is the
smallest. Europe is the third most populated continent
after Asia and Africa, with a population of 731 million
or about 11% of the world's population; it is next to
Asia and it is a rich continent.
Asia: Asia is the world's biggest and most
populated continent, located in the eastern and
northern hemispheres. It covers 8.6% of the earth's
total surface area (or 29.9% of its land area) and with
approximately 4 billion people, it is bordered on the
east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian
Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. The
wealth of Asia differs greatly between each region.
This is due to its vast size and huge range of different
cultures, environments, historical ties and government
systems. In terms of nominal GDP, Japan has the
largest economy on the continent and the second
largest in the world.
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Africa
America
Oceania
Antarctica
1.2. Oceans
Oceans are huge extensions of salt water. Seas are smaller than oceans and
are near the continents. The planet is approximately 71% water and contains
five oceans, including the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern.
Pacific (155,557,000 sq km)
Atlantic (76,762,000 sq km)
Indian (68,556,000 sq km)
Southern (20,327,000 sq km)
Arctic (14,056,000 sq km)
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Arctic
ocean
W
North
America
Europe
S
Asia
Pacific
ocean
Atlantic
ocean
Pacific
ocean
Africa
South
America
Indian
ocean
Oceania
Southern
ocean
Antarctica
The world is formed by continents and oceans. There are six continents,
they are: Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Oceania and Antarctica.
Europe is the world's second smallest continent. Asia is the world's
biggest and most populated continent. Africa is the world's second-largest
and second most populated continent after Asia. Oceania is a geographical
region consisting of numerous land, mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean.
America is comprising the continents of North America and South America.
Antarctica is situated in the Antarctic region of the southern hemisphere
The planet is approximately 71% water and contains five oceans,
including the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern.
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ACTIVITIES
1. Look at the example and write the borders of your continent.
Asia is bordered on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian
Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
4. Print the map, locate the continents and capitals and colour it.
4. Peru is in ..
2. England is in
5. Canada is in
3. India is in ..
6. Tunisia is in ..
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EUROPE
Flag
Country
Capital
SPAIN
Flag
Country
Capital
Madrid
IRELAND
Dublin
PORTUGAL
Lisbon
BELGIUM
Brussels
FRANCE
Paris
NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam
UNITED
KINGDOM
London
SWEDEN
Stockholm
GERMANY
Berlin
FINLAND
Helsinki
GREECE
Athens
ROMANIA
Bucharest
ITALY
Rome
HUNGARY
Budapest
RUSSIA
Moscow
SWITZERLAND
Bern
Country
Capital
ASIA
Flag
Country
Capital
Flag
CHINA
Beijing
SAUDI ARABIA
Riyadh
INDIA
New Delhi
INDONESIA
Jakarta
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Flag
Country
Capital
JAPAN
Flag
Country
Capital
Tokyo
TURKEY
Ankara
MONGOLIA
Ulaanbaatar
SOUTH
KOREA
Seoul
AFGHANISTAN
Kabul
IRAQ
Baghdad
Country
Capital
AMERICA
Flag
Country
Capital
Flag
UNITED
STATES
Washington,
DC
PERU
Lima
CANADA
Ottawa
ARGENTINA
Buenos
Aires
MEXICO
Mexico City
CHILE
Santiago
COLOMBIA
Santa Fe
VENEZUELA
Caracas
BRAZIL
Brasilia
CUBA
Havana
Country
Capital
AFRICA
Flag
Country
Capital
Flag
MOROCCO
Rabat
ETHIOPIA
Addis
Ababa
TUNISIA
Tunis
SOMALIA
Mogadishu
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Flag
Country
Capital
EGYPT
Flag
Country
Capital
Cairo
KENYA
Nairobi
NIGER
Niamey
MOZAMBIQUE
Maputo
NIGERIA
Abuja
SOUTH
AFRICA
Pretoria
Country
Capital
NEW
ZEALAND
Wellington
OCEANIA
Flag
Country
Capital
AUSTRALIA
Camberra
Flag
QUESTIONS
Over 59 million.
STUDENT A
STUDENT B
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Bontnia.
The Peninsula of Iberica is one
of the biggest peninsulas in
Europe. We live on it.
autumn, but which remain frozen in the winter. Highlights include the northern
Dvina River and the Pechora.
Atlantic Slope These are flowing rivers. The Western Dvina, Vistula,
Oder, Elba, Rhine, Sena, Loire and Tagus contain large volumes of water all year
around.
because it does not rain too much. The most important are the Ebro, Rhone and the
Po.
Black Sea Slope Some of the most important rivers in Europe flow into
this sea like the Don, Dnieper, Dniester and the Danube.
Caspian Sea Slope This is a sea which connects to the Volga River, the
largest in the continent. Also, there is the Ural River, which borders both Europe
and Asia.
There are also many large lakes in Europe. The largest are the Ladoga and
the Onega.
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North Cape
Reykianes
Cape
Pechora river
Hekla
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Norwegian
sea
Atlantic
Ocean
Scandinavian
mountains
Onega
lake
S
Ural
mountains
Ladoga
lake
Eastern Europe
Finland Gulf
North
sea
Kola
plain
Botnia
Gulf
Nevis
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Peninsula
Volga river
Baltic
plain
Blatic
sea
Jutland
plain
Ural river
Central
Atlantic
plain
plain
Rin river
Sena river
Don river
Dniper river
Caspian
sea
Loira river
Fisterra Cape
Central System
Pyrenees
Ebro river
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Dnister river
Central
massif
Bay of
Biscay
Alps
Mont Blanc
Po river
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Genoa
Gulf Apennines
AFRICA
Danubio river
Adriatic
sea
Mediterranean sea
Peninsula
Black sea
Elbrus
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Caucasus
Balkan
Tyrrhenian Italian
sea
Peninsula
Mulhacn
3478
Carphatian
Crimean
plain
Ionian
sea
Olimpo
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Matapan Cape
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The world is formed by continents and oceans. There are six continents:
Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Oceania and Antarctica.
The planet is approximately 71% water and contains five oceans,
including the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern.
We can distinguish two types of relief: the central plain (Eastern Europe
plain) and the system of mountains (like the Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines,
Carpathian, Balkan and the Caucasus).
Europe is a continent surrounded in large parts by the sea. These are
some of the most important geographical aspects: peninsula, bay, capes, straits
and islands.
In Europe, there are many rivers most of which are waterways. These
rivers are grouped into five slopes: Atlantic, Mediterranean, Black sea and Caspian
slope.
ACTIVITIES
9. Answer these questions.
EUROPE
PLAINS
MOUNTAIN SYSTEMS
PENINSULA
CAPES
ISLANDS
STRAITS
BAY / GULF
SLOPES
PEAKS
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W
Meditarranean climate
Polar climate
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Atlantic climate
Continental climate
Mountain climate
Subtropical climate
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2.4.1.Meditarranean Europe
The Mediterranean climate is situated in the
southern part of the continent, in regions close to the
Mediterranean Sea. It is distinct because of its mild
winters and hot summers. Rainfall is low and irregular
and concentrated mostly in autumn and spring.
In regions with a Mediterranean climate, bushes,
shrubs, evergreen trees, oak trees and the
Mediterranean pine trees are common.
Mediterranean Forest
In Spain we have a
Mediterranean, Atlantic and
mountain climate.
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ACTIVITIES
12. Cut out and colour the different climates on the map.
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CHARACTERISTICS
SOME COUNTRIES
Mediterranean
Continental
Atlantic
Mountain
Polar
14. Read and identify the climate.
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Where I live there are very low
temperatures all year round
and very little rain. The
vegetation is like that of the
Tundra, which consists of
mosses, lichens and no trees.
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Iceland
S
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Belgium
Estonia
Netherlands
United
Denmark
Kingdom
Ireland
Latvia
Russia
Russia
Lithuania
Poland
Luxembourg
Belarus
Germany
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Slovenia
France
Ukraine
Moldova
Romania
Portugal
Italy
Serbia
and
Montenegro Bulgaria
Spain
Turkey
Bosnia
and
Herzegovina
Greece
Albania
Malta
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Macedonia
Cyprus
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2.6. Population.
Europe has 735 million inhabitants. The average
population
density is 73.5 habitants/km2, although
there are large differences from one region to another.
The most highly populated areas are in the
large cities and industrial zones in the central and
western regions. For example, the basin of the Ruhr
River is the most industrial region of Germany, with a
population density exceeding 500 habitants/km2.
The least populated areas are the regions with
cold climates and high mountains. For example, Finland
has a population density of only 17 habitants/km2.
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Western Europe ;
The British Isles and Ireland
United Kingdom
London
Western Europe ;
The British Isles and Ireland
Ireland
Dublin
Northwestern Europe ;
Nordic Countries
Iceland
Reykjavk
Northwestern Europe ;
Nordic Countries
Norway
Oslo
Northwestern Europe ;
Nordic Countries
Sweden
Stockholm
Northwestern Europe ;
Nordic Countries
Finland
Helsinki
Northwestern Europe ;
Nordic Countries
Denmark
Copenhagen
Western Europe ;
The Low Countries
The Netherlands
Amsterdam
Western Europe ;
Benelux ; The Low Countries
Belgium
Schaerbeek
Western Europe ;
The Low Countries
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Western Europe
France
Paris
Western Europe ;
Italian Peninsular
Italy
Rome
Western / Central Europe ;
The Iberian Peninsula
Spain
Madrid
South Europe ;
Balkan Peninsular
Greece
Athens
Western / Central Europe ;
The Iberian Peninsula
Portugal
Lisbon
South Europe ;
Balkan Peninsular
Romania
Bucharest
South Europe ;
Balkan Peninsular
Bulgaria
Sofia
South Europe ;
Balkan Peninsular
Albania
Tirana
Eastern Europe
Belarus
Minsk
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Eastern Europe
Ukraine
Kiev
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Europe is the sixth biggest of the seven continents and there are 47
independent states.
Europe has 735 million inhabitants and the average population density is
73.5 habitants/km2. The most highly populated areas are in the large cities and
industrial zones whereas the least populated areas are the regions with cold
climates and high mountains.
With respect to landscape Europe is more mountainous towards the
South. The Alps, the Pyrenees and the Carpathians are very important
mountain systems. The British Isles and Ireland are separated from the rest of
the continent by the English Channel and the North Sea.
About 41 languages are spoken in different parts of Europe. Some
of them are: English, French, Spanish, German, Russian which are spoken by
millions of people.
Some countries and their capitals are: Spain-Madrid; FranceParis; United Kingdom-London; Russia-Moscow; Germany-Berlin, Italy-Rome
ACTIVITIES
15. Answer these questions:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
16. Look at the graph and make comparative and superlative sentences.
European peaks
European rivers
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17. Cut out, stick on your notebook and write the names of the countries.
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2. Russia
1. France
6. Slovenia
3. Bosnia Herzegovina
8. Liechtenstein
4. Poland
9. Hungary
5. Malta
11. Finland
7. Belarus
12. Croatia
8. Austria
10. Belgium
16. Bulgaria
13. Greece
18. Luxembourg
15. Slovakia
20. Rumania
17. Switzerland
22. Lithuania
19. Spain
24. Ukraine
25. Estonia
21. Denmark
26. Latvia
23. Sweden
28. Portugal
27. Turkey
32. Iceland
29. Germany
30. Macedonia
31. Norway
35. Ireland
37. Albania
36. Italy
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Finland
Sweden
Estonia
Ireland
United
Kingdom
Latvia
Denmark
Lithuania
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Belgium
Poland
Germany
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
France
Austria
Slovenia
Hungary
Romania
Portugal
Spain
Italy
Bulgaria
Greece
Malta
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ACTIVITIES
19. Complete the outline.
EUROPEAN UNION
institutions
EUROPEAN COMISSION
function
function
function
function
deals with the
compliance of European
Union legislation
composed of
Ministers
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composed of
composed of
eurodiputados
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20. Look at the map and match the numbers with the names
of the countries:
_____AUSTRIA
_____BELGIUM
_____BULGARIA
_____CYPRUS
_____CZECH-REPUBLIC
_____DENMARK
_____ESTONIA
_____FINLAND
_____FRANCE
_____GERMANY
_____GREECE
_____HUNGARY
_____IRELAND
_____ITALY
_____LATVIA
_____LITHUANIA
_____LUXEMBOURG
_____MALTA
_____POLAND
_____PORTUGAL
_____ROMANIA
_____SLOVAKIA
_____SLOVENIA
_____SPAIN
_____SWEDEN
_____THE NETHERLANDS
_____UNITED KINGDOM
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European
Union
has
member
states.
Its
main
is
to
promote
and . union between the various countries. Many countries in the E.U use the euro as
.. There are 7 main . in the E.U including; the . , the Court of Justice, the
Commission and the Council of Europe.
Mount Elbrus
Mount Everest
The Alphorn
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Cities
Barcelona Vienna Berlin London Lisbon Athens Copenhagen Brussels Rome Paris
27. Use your dictionary and find out the nationality of each country.
Spain - Spanish
Italy France - Portugal - United Kingdom - Scotland - Bulgaria - Poland - Romania - Turkey
Germany - Greece - Ireland - Belgium - Denmark
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