Name_ _Class Period Location, Climate, and Natural Resources of Europe Country Location Resources Climate Trade countries that share borders with How does the location of the United NR: Coal, petroleum, Mild weather due to warm water the UK are: Kingdom impact its trade? Gulfstream; natural gas, iron ore, lead, current of the with zinc, gold, tin, limestone, rainfall throughout the year United As an island it has access to salt, clay, gypsum, water on all sides which potash How might this affect how people Kingdom bodies of water, if any, does it live? makes it ideal for trading, touch? Gulfstream makes What role do natural especially with Europe and weather more mild= good resources play in a country’s the US. economy? Which part of Europe is it for farming=less harsh in (N, S, E, or W?): winter More natural physical features in or around resources =more the UK: Population: ~60 million business= more money for an economy 2 countries that share borders with How does the location and climate NR: Coal, Climate: Petroleum, Only has 2 seasons; winter the Russia are: impact Russia’s trade? and summer. Bauxite, copper, fishing, Much of European Russia is -Causes most to live in European gold, iron ore, lead, Russia landlocked which makes it natural gas, nickel, tin, & -Eastern Russia experiences cool, short difficult to trade. Many ports zinc Russia summers and long, snowy winters. frozen during winter. - Severe cold conditions prevent Russia What bodies of water, if any, does it from accessing all of natural Despite having these resources, touch? However, the gulfstream does resources Russia is unable to access Which part of Europe is it many of them. Why might this help keep several ports open in (N, S, E, or W?): How does Russia’s climate affect its be? year round. population distribution? Severe cold conditions prevent Russia from Harsh climate and frozen Major physical features in or around Most people live in European Population: accessing all of their the Russia: ground make it difficult to ~145 million Russia because the weather is natural resources-10% of access many of Russia’s less harsh (73%). the land is arable resources.
Name_ _Class Period Location, Climate, and Natural Resources of Europe Country Location Resources Climate Trade United Kingdom Which part of Europe is it in (N, S, E, or W?): Population: ~60 million countries that share borders with the UK are: bodies of water, if any, does it touch? physical features in or around the UK: NR: Coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, gypsum, potash What role do natural resources play in a country’s economy? More natural resources =more business= more money for an economy Mild weather due to warm water current of the Gulfstream; with rainfall throughout the year How might this affect how people live? Gulfstream makes weather more mild= good for farming=less harsh winter How does the location of the United Kingdom impact its trade? As an island it has access to water on all sides which makes it ideal for trading, especially with Europe and the US. Russia Which part of Europe is it in (N, S, E, or W?): Population: ~145 million 2 countries that share borders with the Russia are: What bodies of water, if any, does it touch? Major physical features in or around the Russia: NR: Coal, Petroleum, Bauxite, copper, fishing, gold, iron ore, lead, natural gas, nickel, tin, & zinc Despite having these resources, Russia is unable to access many of them. Why might this be? Severe cold conditions prevent Russia from accessing all of their natural resources-10% of the land is arable Climate: Only has 2 seasons; winter and summer. -Causes most to live in European Russia -Eastern Russia experiences cool, short summers and long, snowy winters. - Severe cold conditions prevent Russia from accessing all of natural resources How does Russia’s climate affect its population distribution? Most people live in European Russia because the weather is less harsh (73%). How does the location and climate impact Russia’s trade? Much of European Russia is landlocked which makes it difficult to trade. Many ports frozen during winter. However, the gulfstream does help keep several ports open year round. Harsh climate and frozen ground make it difficult to access many of Russia’s resources.
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