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Cultural Geography of Europe

Cultural Geography of Europe. Ms. Adsit. Europe has a large amount of developed countries. What does it mean to be developed?. You have a high Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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Cultural Geography of Europe

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  1. Cultural Geography of Europe Ms. Adsit

  2. Europe has a large amount of developed countries.

  3. What does it mean to be developed? • You have a high Gross Domestic Product (GDP) • GDP = the total value of all products manufactured and goods provided within that territory during a specified period (usually 1 year) • High life expectancy • Low population growth • Families have less children • Low infant mortality • High literacy rate

  4. Difference between Eastern and western Europe

  5. Communism to capitalism • Eastern Europe was under Communist Russia’s control in the early 1900s. • After the European countries broke off they became capitalist countries rather than communist. • This is why they are economically behind Western Europe. (They are in the transition of becoming developed)

  6. Population

  7. Europe is one of the world’s most densely populated areas

  8. European Union (EU)

  9. European Union • The European Union or EU is an international organization of European states, established by the Treaty on European Union (the Maastricht Treaty). 

  10. Video for EU

  11. North Atlantic treaty organization (NATO)

  12. The members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are countries in Europe and North America. • All have made a promise to help defend each other if any of them is attacked. • NATO was founded in 1949. • Its headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium.

  13. Nato video

  14. Nato Countries

  15. City Centers in Europe • Berlin, Germany

  16. City Centers in Europe • London, England

  17. City Centers in Europe • Paris, France

  18. City Centers in Europe • Madrid, Spain

  19. City Centers in Europe • Rome, Italy

  20. City Centers in Europe • Athens, Greece

  21. City Centers in Europe • Warsaw, Poland

  22. All of these cities are economic and business centers in Europe. Many tourists will go to these cities to visit Europe.

  23. Cultural Places • Notre Dame Cathedral (Paris, France)

  24. Cultural Places • Arc de Triomphe – a monument for all of those who died for France in the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. (Paris, France)

  25. Cultural Places • Louvre Museum (Paris, France)

  26. Cultural Places • Eiffel Tower (Paris, France)

  27. Cultural Places • Colsseum – Amphitheater during the Ancient Roman Empire. (Rome, Italy)

  28. Cultural Places • Leaning Tower of Pisa – Free standing bell tower for Pisa’s Cathedral. (Florence, Italy) • The tilt was an accident when it was being constructed.

  29. Cultural Places • St. Peter’s Basilica – Church located in the Vatican City. (Rome, Italy)

  30. Cultural Places • Parthenon – temple built for the goddess of Athena (Athens, Greece)

  31. Cultural Places • Westminster Abbey Protestant church. This is where all the royal families have their weddings. (London, England)

  32. Cultural Places • Big Ben – it is the clock and bell tower next to the parliament building. (London, England) • It has the largest four faced chiming clock in the world.

  33. Cultural Places • Windmills – converts wind into energy. (Netherlands)

  34. Reclaimed Land - Polders • The Netherlands

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