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Unit 4: Europe Chapter 10 – 13 “Physical and Human”

World Geography. Unit 4: Europe Chapter 10 – 13 “Physical and Human” . World Geography. Unit 4: Europe Section IV: Human Systems (Regions of the Realm). The realm at a Glance. Western, British Isle, Nordic, and Benelux Developed, high income nations

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Unit 4: Europe Chapter 10 – 13 “Physical and Human”

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  1. World Geography Unit 4: Europe Chapter 10 – 13 “Physical and Human”

  2. World Geography Unit 4: Europe Section IV: Human Systems (Regions of the Realm)

  3. The realm at a Glance • Western, British Isle, Nordic, and Benelux • Developed, high income nations • Democracy and sided with Allied powers • Religious freedom – Christians (Catholics, Protestants, and Lutherans) • Urbanized, higher literacy rates, modern, free markets, lower population growth (natural means) and tertiary societies • Eastern Bloc • Former Soviet Controlled • Developing, lower incomes nations • Transitioning to democracy • Orthodox Christians • Primate cities, moderate population growth • Agriculture or heavy industry (outdated) Section II: Hungarians, Czech and Slovaks

  4. The Balkans • Overview • The last of the peninsulas – blocked by Greece • Appear to be landlocked – Black Sea • Once Yugoslavia (except Romania, Albania and Bulgaria) • Played a two way street after WWII – communist, but friends with US • Neighbors • Behind the Iron Curtain Section III: Rebuilding the Balkan Countries

  5. Overview • Mild (Mediterranean) to Warm Climates • The peninsulas – Iberian, Italian, and Balkan • Great Access to the world Section V: Southern Europe

  6. Chapter 13: Eastern Europe • Overview • Formally communist • Migrating to Western

  7. Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova • Overview • Once a satellite of the USSR • Poor and struggling • Rivers are not navigable • Crimean Peninsula Section III: Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova

  8. Overview • Nordic or Scandinavian Nations • Scandinavian Peninsula • Located inside (partially) the Arctic Circle • Common religion Lutheran • Settlement patterns • Population distribution in the south • Urbanized • Near fjords • Virtually capitals “Primate Cities” • Exporters of high-tech equipment – cell phones, computer software and telecommunications • Iceland DOES NOT extent into the Arctic Circle Section IV: The Nordic Nations

  9. Europe FINLAND BELARUS LUX UKRAINE SLOVAKIA MOLDOVA BOSNIA SERBIA MAC ALBANIA Section IV: Human Systems – Regions of the Realm

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