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Section 1: The British Isles Section 2: France Section 3: The Benelux Countries Section 4: Scandinavia

CHAPTER 14. Northern and Western Europe. Section 1: The British Isles Section 2: France Section 3: The Benelux Countries Section 4: Scandinavia. SECTION 1. The British Isles. Question: What are the similarities and differences between the cultures of Ireland and Great Britain?. SECTION 1.

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Section 1: The British Isles Section 2: France Section 3: The Benelux Countries Section 4: Scandinavia

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  1. CHAPTER 14 Northern and Western Europe Section 1:The British Isles Section 2:France Section 3:The Benelux Countries Section 4:Scandinavia

  2. SECTION 1 The British Isles Question: What are the similarities and differences between the cultures of Ireland and Great Britain?

  3. SECTION 1 The British Isles Ireland and Great Britain—Similar Cultures Ireland Great Britain • democratic governments • English predominant language • similar social life, sports • republic • predominantly Roman Catholic • some Gaelic speakers • constitutional monarchy • predominantly Protestant

  4. SECTION 2 France Question: What major issues and challenges does France face today?

  5. SECTION 2 Issues and Challenges Facing France Today integrating increasing numbers of new immigrants into French society relations with former colonies, problems with overseas departments government’s influence over the economy France

  6. SECTION 3 The Benelux Countries Question: What are the characteristics of the major cities and economies of the Benelux countries?

  7. SECTION 3 Economy Belgium: industry, agriculture, international business, diamond cutting, carpets, chocolate Netherlands: agriculture (dairy and flowers), diversified activities, many exports, natural gas Luxembourg: steel, international banking Major Cities Belgium: Brussels, headquarters of EU and NATO Netherlands: Amsterdam, capital; Rotterdam, busy seaport; The Hague, Dutch Parliament, International Court of Justice Luxembourg: none listed The Benelux Countries The Benelux Countries

  8. SECTION 4 Scandinavia Question: What cultural characteristics do the Scandinavian countries share?

  9. SECTION 4 Scandinavia Scandinavia mostly Lutheran Protestants healthy, well-educated populations languages closely related (except Finnish) long life spans and low birthrates democratic systems of government mostly urban populations

  10. CHAPTER 14 Chapter Wrap-Up 1. How did Britain control a vast empire? How is it tied to former colonies today? 2. How has Ireland’s economy changed in recent years? How have these changes influenced migration? 3. What features make Paris the primate city of France? 4. What are Belgium’s two language regions? 5. How is the population of Scandinavian countries distributed with regard to cities?

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