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EUROPE

Food Exports. Tropical Fruits common in Mediterranean countries. Fishing in Scandinavia and ... Scandinavian: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Denmark. Southern ...

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EUROPE

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  1. EUROPE Natural Environments

  2. Alps Mediterranean Sea English Channel Iberian Peninsula Carpathian Mountains Strait of Gibraltar Scandinavian Peninsula Baltic Sea Danube River Rhine River

  3. Climate and Biomes • Most climates mild • England • Scandinavia • Southern Europe • Central Europe

  4. FORESTS AND VINEYARDS • Forests in Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland and Italy • Vineyards in Italy, France and Spain

  5. Food Exports • Tropical Fruits common in Mediterranean countries • Fishing in Scandinavia and some Mediterranean countries • Major money in fishing and fruits

  6. European Culture • Diversified throughout region • English: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England • French: BeNeLux countries • Scandinavian: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Denmark • Southern Europe: Spain, Portugal, Italy • Germanic: Germany, Austria, Switzerland • Balkans: Serbia and Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina • Eastern Europe: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia

  7. History of Europe • Rome conquered much of Europe leaving great influence but after Rome fell, Europe was basically tribal • Middle Ages: 600-1300 • Renaissance and Reformation: 1300-1600 • Industrialization and Imperialism: 1600-2000 • 20th Century • World War I and World War II

  8. Current Issues • The EU • Started with BeNeLux countries after WWII • Unites Europe economically and diplomatically • East vs. West • Former dividing line between Communist and Democratic countries • Eastern Europe tends to be significantly underdeveloped and behind Western Europe • Population • Northern and Eastern European countries population is declining except in minority groups creating new problems • Third largest population cluster in the world in located in BeNeLux countries • Imperialistic Consequences • Minority issues • Loss of prestige and power

  9. The Former Yugoslavia • Genocide that took place in 1980’s and 1990’s • Yugoslavia created after WWI and forced to become communist. • Different ethnic groups can’t get along; Croats, Slovenes, Macedonians, Serbs and Montenegrins • When Soviet Union fell ethnic groups in Europe began demanding independence • Serbian troops (lead by Slobodan Milosevic) massacred Bosnian Muslims.

  10. The End I know, you loved it!!

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