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Western Europe: People and Places

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Wide shot of a European city skyline during the daytime. Lower story buildings are in foreground.Caption. The land in and around major city centers.

How Europeans live, their occupations, and how they spend their leisure time depends on where they live. The 18 major countries of Europe share similarities in size and population density, but each country's housing, land, energy sources, languages, and industries vary. Shows how the people have adapted to their country's geography.

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  • Tiny penguin
    Vicki P. (Council Bluffs, IA)
    May 5th, 2016 at 08:47 AM

    I showed this to my 7th and 8th graders and they loved it. I had to stop many times to ask and answer questions. They were able to discuss using compare and contrast.

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