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Europe: Outline

Europe: Outline. Basic Geographic Literacy Its Site and Situation Distinguishing factors Cultural Geography Economic Geography Political Geography. 4 peninsulas Iberian Italian Balkan Scandinavian Baltic states UK vs. “England” Low Countries

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Europe: Outline

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  1. Europe: Outline • Basic Geographic Literacy • Its Site and Situation • Distinguishing factors • Cultural Geography • Economic Geography • Political Geography

  2. 4 peninsulas Iberian Italian Balkan Scandinavian Baltic states UK vs. “England” Low Countries The problem of the Eastern border. Where does Europe end?

  3. Introductory Distinguishing Factors • High per capita incomes/GNPs per capita • Richest in West and North • Urban Population (85% - 90%) • Again, especially in the Northwest • Dense concentration of transportation/communication infrastructures • Again, especially in the Northwest • Europe population is 450 Million (300 M in USA) • Population growth is steady or in even in decline (ZPG) • Aging societies, problems with large welfare burdens • Deeply secular societies • We’re relatively ethnically homogeneous, but now more diverse

  4. Europe’s Site • Comparatively small geographic area • Highly indented coastline of peninsulas, bays, seas, and inlets • Numerous large, navigable rivers • Access to water-based transport was/is superior in Europe • Therefore, the “friction of distance” was easier to overcome, especially in a pre-technological environment

  5. Europe’s Situation • Proximity to Gulf Stream • Counters the effects of extreme northerly location • Except in areas characterized by their “continentality”

  6. Language in Europe

  7. The Geography of European Religion

  8. Culture, “cultural gradients”, and centrifugal forces

  9. Economic Geography of Europe

  10. Political Geography of Europe

  11. Original EU members: progressive Eastward push

  12. Resurgent Regionalism with Europe under the EU

  13. Devolution in Eastern Europe since 1989

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