WORLD GEOGRAPHY Β· UNIT 5
Geography of Europe Unit Plan
Everything you need to take your students across Europe, from Scandinavia to the Balkans, with easy-to-follow lesson plans for every day.
Unit 5 Overview
A whole continent, region by region
This is the fifth unit in my World Geography curriculum. Europe is packed with countries, languages, and history, so the unit breaks the continent into regions that students can actually wrap their heads around.
Over the course of the unit, students run their own European Union simulation, plan a grand tour of Europe's landmarks, investigate the Chernobyl disaster, and find out how Norway plans to build a tunnel for ships right through a mountain. Two 3D PowerPoints even bring Western and Central Europe off the screen.
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Day-by-Day Flow
How the unit runs
The unit plan guide includes lesson plans for every day, so you always know which resource to use and how. Here's how the unit moves from start to finish.
Days 1-2: Western Europe & Landmarks
A Western Europe lesson (with a 3D PowerPoint option) leads into a project where students plan a grand tour or budget backpacking trip to five European landmarks.
Days 3-4: Central Europe & Mountains
Students learn the countries and geography of Central Europe, then map Europe's major mountain ranges and connect them to the 5 Themes.
Days 5-7: Southern & Northern Europe
Southern Europe and the Balkans, stations on the Mediterranean and Europe's bodies of water, then Scandinavia, the Nordic and Baltic countries, and Norway's ship tunnel.
Days 8-11: Eastern Europe & Russia
An Eastern Europe lesson, an Escape from Transylvania escape room, a Russia map analysis, and a case study on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Days 12-13: Microstates & the EU
Students explore Europe's tiny microstates, then run a European Union simulation to decide which countries are ready to join.
Review & Assessment
A review game, online readings with audio, and a current event activity prepare students for the editable unit test.
What's Included
Over 35 resources, ready to teach
Every resource comes in both print and digital formats, plus a unit plan guide with lesson ideas for each day and links to videos and online resources.
- A unit guide packet with a map, worksheets, and activities
- A complete set of interactive notebook foldables
- A digital interactive notebook set for Google Drive
- 6 regional PowerPoints with videos and guided notes
- 3D PowerPoints for Western and Central Europe
- Bodies of water and mountain ranges map activities
- A Russia map skills and analysis activity
- Daily warm ups and bell ringers
- A European Union simulation
- A landmarks grand tour or backpacking map project
- A Chernobyl nuclear disaster case study
- A reading on Norway's Stad Ship Tunnel
- A latitude and longitude practice worksheet
- A current event activity, curated video links, and online readings with audio
- A review game and an editable unit test
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What teachers say about this unit
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