Worksheets About Germany

Germany's continent, capital and demonym open a two-page research sheet whose prompts run from the country's borders and climate through Charlemagne, Martin Luther and 1989 to the currency, seven Berlin attractions and an open section on German culture.

An educational teaching resource from Learning with Alan entitled Germany Country Study Worksheet - Europe - Geography downloadable at Teach Simple.

Year groups: Years 8–13
Pages: 2
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Mar 24, 2024

Subject: History: Europe, Geography, History, Social Studies
Topic: Germany, Worksheet
Resource types: Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation: Print ready

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About this resource

Germany Country Study Worksheet - Europe - Geography

This Geography Social Studies Teaching resource is great for Country Study Activities on Germany (Europe). This Printable Teaching Resource is a 2 pages PDF Worksheet on Germany. It can be suitable for Middle School and High School Geography and Social Studies Learners (7th-12th graders). This Teaching Material can be great for testing students on their knowledge on Germany and German Culture (basic information + language + history + geography + economy + Berlin + culture).

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In this Geography, Social Studies Country Study on Germany (PDF Printable Worksheets; 2 pages) there are included:

a qr code linked to Germany's position on Google Maps
questions on Geography
questions on History
questions on the Language
questions of the Economy
an exercise where it is asked to list some of the most famous sights in Berlin (Capital)
an exercise where it is asked to list other cities in Germany
an exercise where it is asked to write about the German Culture

This amazing Social Studies + Geography Country Study on Germany (Europe) PDF Digital Teaching Resource (2 PDF Printable Slides) can be great for learners from 7th grade to 12th grade to test Germany and its Culture.

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What's included

Three single-line fill fields at the top of page 1: Continent, Capital and Demonym
Two language prompts: what language is spoken in Germany, and which linguistic family that language belongs to
Geography prompts asking which countries Germany borders and where, followed by "Describe the German territory" and "Describe the German Climate", each on ruled lines
Seven history prompts down the right of page 1: Charlemagne; the Gutenberg Bible and why it is important; Martin Luther and why he was important; 1 September 1939; Germany after World War 2; 1989; and Angela Merkel
Economy prompts on page 2: the currency used in Germany, and a five-line "Describe the German Economy"
A numbered list for five German cities other than the capital
A numbered list for seven attractions in the capital, each with two ruled lines
A closing full-width section headed "What is the culture of Germany like?" with seven ruled lines

Resource types: Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Place Germany in its continent and give its capital and demonym
Explain who Charlemagne, Martin Luther and Angela Merkel were and why each mattered to Germany
Connect dates to events across German history: 1 September 1939, the settlement after the Second World War, and 1989
Describe Germany's borders, territory and climate in continuous prose rather than single words
Report on the German economy and currency, and name cities and landmarks beyond the capital

Teaching tips

No reading passage, map or data table is supplied - every prompt is a research question, so the sheet needs an atlas, a textbook chapter or a supervised search alongside it
Page 1 divides cleanly into a language-and-geography column on the left and a history column on the right, which makes an easy split for pair work before the two halves are combined
"Who is Angela Merkel?" is written in the present tense; she left the chancellorship in 2021, so the question is worth reframing or extending to who followed her
The capital is asked for twice - as a fill line at the top of page 1 and again as a question on page 2 - so one of the two can become a quick check or be dropped
The seven-line culture section at the foot of page 2 has no sub-prompts, which makes it the natural place to set an extended paragraph or a short assessed piece of writing
Writing space is uneven by design, from a single word for the demonym to five lines for the economy, so it is a useful signal to students about how long each answer should be

Skills covered

Independent country research - the sheet supplies prompts and ruled lines only, so every answer has to be found rather than read off the page.
Chronological reasoning - the history column moves from Charlemagne through the Reformation to 1939, the post-war years and 1989, so the completed answers assemble into a sequence.
Descriptive geography writing - three prompts ask for prose on the territory, the climate and the bordering countries, including where each border lies.
Structured list-building - students fill a numbered list of five cities other than the capital and a second of seven attractions inside it.
Extended writing on a broad question - the closing section asks what German culture is like across seven full-width lines with no sub-questions to lean on.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

Where do the answers come from?

From the students' own research. The two pages carry prompts and ruled lines only - there is no reading passage, map, table or fact sheet - so the worksheet is built to sit beside an atlas, a textbook or a supervised search.

How are the prompts divided across the two pages?

Page 1 runs in two columns: language and geography on the left - the language spoken, its linguistic family, the bordering countries, the territory and the climate - and history on the right, from Charlemagne to Angela Merkel. Page 2 covers the currency, the economy, five other cities, seven attractions in the capital and the culture section.

How much writing space does each prompt get?

It varies with the demand. The continent, capital and demonym fields take one line each, most geography and history prompts have two ruled lines, "Describe the German Economy" has five, each of the seven attractions gets two, and the closing culture question runs to seven full-width lines.