Chapter 16 – Central Western Europe

Monday:     Section 1- “France”  pages 325-330

vocabulary:  dialect, Impressionism, nationalize, recession

Students will learn that although France has varied physical characteristics, its shared history and language encourage national unity.

Section 1 Quiz

Tuesday:     Section 2- “Germany”  pages 331-335

vocabulary:  confederation, reparation, inflation, lignite

Students will learn that after a long and difficult struggle to achieve national unity, Germany became a world economic power in the 1800’s and 1900’s.

Section 2 Quiz

Wednesday:     Section 3- “The Benelux Countries”  pages 337-339

vocabulary:  dike, polder, decentralize

Students will learn that the low-lying countries of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg are a small but important part of central Western Europe.

Section 3 Quiz

Thursday:     Section 4-  ” Switzerland and Austria”  pages 342-345

vocabulary:  canton, neutral, perishable good, strip mining

Students will learn that although Switzerland and Austria share physical characteristics, their cultures and economies are distinct.

Section 4 Quiz

Friday:     Chapter 16 Review and Assessment

Map Quiz over Western European countries to date (Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Austria).