Comparing Landscapes

• I can compare features of eastern European landscapes with my own area.

Lines of latitude

Which lines of latitude does eastern Europe cross?

Lines of latitude

Which lines of latitude does eastern Europe cross?

70˚N

Do you think all these places will look the same? What do you know about the landscape closer to the North pole?

Lines of latitude

Places in eastern Europe between 66˚N and 70˚N are not heavily populated. Daylight hours vary from 0 hours in winter to 24 hours

in summer. The landscape is often uninhabitable due to the cold climate. For example, some of the land in Siberia (Russia), which starts at 60˚N, is covered in permafrost meaning it is constantly

covered in frost and never freezes.

66˚N

What do you know about eastern Europe?

Draw a sketch of what a place in eastern Europe might look like?

Now, look at the images of eastern Europe on the PowerPoint.

How do your sketch and the pictures compare?

Is it what you expected? Does it look like anywhere

you’ve been? What human and physical features can you spot?

Comparing landscapesUse the sheets to help you compare two different countries in eastern Europe. You can use the internet to help you with your research!

Comparing landscapes

How do the two countries compare?

How do these countries compare to where you live?

Where would you prefer to live and why?