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Ten Geographic Qualities

1. Europe is a world cultural center that once dominated global culture

2. Heart of European Empires for 2000 years

Ten Geographic Qualities 3. Europe is a

penninsular extension of Asia

4. Europe is roughly more than 1/2 the size of the US

5. Politically & culturally fragmented into over 40 countries

Ten Geographic Qualities 6. Good water penetration with a

number of rivers & nine bodies of water surrounding Europe

7. Europe has some of the highest standards of living with varied resources, high levels of urbanization & industrialization.

8. Varied & complex landforms

Ten Geographic Qualities 9. Centrally

located between North American & Asia

10. Diversity of Ethnic groups

Relative Location of Europe

Relative Location of Europe

Relative Location of Europe

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Regions of Europe

The British Isles Western Europe Nordic Europe Mediterranean Europe Eastern Europe

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Physical Geography of Europe

Plate Tectonics Plateaus Deserts Mountains Rivers Lakes Climates

Physical Geography of Europe

Rivers – Rhine– Rhone– Thames– Danube

Physical Geography of Europe

Lakes– Geneva

Physical Geography of Europe

Landforms Central uplands Alpine Mountains Western Uplands North European Plains

Physical Geography of Europe

Mountain Ranges– Alps– Pyrenees– Appennines– Pennines– Kjolian Highlands– Carpathians

Physical Geography of Europe Mountains

Matterhorn

EigerMt. Blanc

Physical Geography of Europe Glacial Landforms

Physical Geography of Europe

Climates– Europe is dominated by mid-latitude

moderate temperature climates marine west-coast in the north mediterrean in the south

– Snow Climates of Higher Elevations

– Ice Climates in highest mountain ranges

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Cultural Geography of Europe

– Population– Languages– Religion– Agriculture– Economics– Historical

Geography

Population per square kilometer

Cartogram of World Population

Dot Density Map Showing World Population

Cultural Geography of Europe Population

– One of world’s larger population concentrations

800 million in region

– concentrations on coasts & rivers and in cities

Europe Population Characteristics

– Birth rates 10/1000– Death rates 11/1000– Natural Increase -.1%– Infant Mortality 10/1000– Doubling Time ----yrs– Pop <15 19%– Pop > 65 14%

Cultural Geography of Europe Languages

– Indo European dominates the region

Cultural Geography of Europe Religion

– Christianity Dominates the region Protestant Christianity in the north Catholic Christianity in the south Orthodox Christianity in the east

Cultural Geography of Europe Religion

– Religious landscapes

Cultural Geography of Europe

Commercial Agriculture– Commercial

Ranching– Commercial

Diarying

Economy– resource devoid– manufacturing of

imported resources– skilled & educated

labor force

Cultural Geography of Europe

Cities of Europe Cities are centers for manufacturing

(secondary), services (tertiary) and information industries (quaternary)

Historical Geography

Historical Geography

Greek & Roman Empires Middle Ages & Feudal Period

– Crusades

Protestant Reformation Age of Discovery & Rennaisance Age of Exploration, & Colonization 20th Century World Wars 21 Century European Union

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