1. Cultural Geography of Europe: Northern Europe

2. Cultural Geography of Europe: Northern Europe
Essential Questions: How has physical geography affected where people have settled in Europe?
Learning Target: IWBAT explain how Northern Europe’s culture is unique.
Formative Assessment(s): What are three aspects of Northern European culture?

3. bellwork
What countries do you think are included in “Northern Europe”?

4. Weird facts about the UK

5. classwork TOGETHER, read about Population Patterns on page 295-296
Write and answer the following questions in your notes:
What countries are included in Northern Europe?
What regions does the United Kingdom include?
What regions does the Great Britain include?
What happened in 1840 in Ireland leading to 1.6 million people leaving the country?
What is the largest city in Northern Europe?

6. Viking Fun Facts
Some people believed that the Vikings were sent by God as a punishment
A Viking law-breaker could be killed by anyone
The Vikings abandoned their sick children
There was a special type of Viking warrior called a berserker. They were known to be the scariest and most terrifying of all the Vikings and were certainly the ones who committed the most violent acts during their pirate raids. This is were we get the word “beserk”

7. classwork
TOGETHER, read about History and Government on pages
Write and answer the following questions in your notes:
What is the group native to Scandinavia?
What group helped Britain develop after AD 43?
What groups had power in Northern Europe during the Middle Ages?
What new religion was introduced in Europe in the 1500s?
What were three big changes that developed in Northern Europe after 1700? Explain the changes that you list.

8. Famous fairy tales from Denmark
The Princess and the Pea, The Little Mermaid, The Emperor’s New Suit, and Thumbelina were all written in Denmark.
The author was Hans Christian Anderson.
Anderson’s fairy tales were way more depressing than how Disney portrays them.

9. classwork TOGETHER, read about Culture on page 298
Write and answer the following questions in your notes:
What languages are spoken in Northern Europe?
What is the main religion in Europe?
What is a welfare state and which country has one?
What two well known authors are from Northern Europe?

10. What are three aspects of specifically Northern European culture?
Formative Assessment
What are three aspects of specifically Northern European culture?
Reminder, aspects of culture include: Social organization, Customs and traditions, Languages, Arts and literature, Religion, Forms of government, Economic systems, Food and clothing, Music and dance