Europe ESPN & Mapping Use your atlas and pages 262-327 of your textbook.

Europe Economics Social Religion Land use Urban, commercial farming, forestry, ranching, herding Resources Natural gas, oil, zinc, aluminum, lead, iron, coal European Union Mediterranean Economies struggle to become industrial Infrastructure is still lacking Western and Northern Agriculture, industry and technology Tourism Eastern Industrial but recovering from communist control Religion Catholicism Eastern Orthodox Christianity Long history of art, music and literature Languages German, Flemish, French, Italian, Dutch, English Distinct customs Afternoon tea-England Smorgasbord-Sweden Saunas-Finland Europe

Europe Political Natural Environment Peninsulas Mediterranean Greece-birthplace of democracy City-state Roman empire-republic Western Europe Rome once ruled the area, conquered by Charlemagne Reformation-religious movement France-majority Catholic Switzerland, Netherlands, and Germany-both Catholic and Protestant Northern Europe Representative government Parliament Conflict between England and Ireland Protestant England controlled Catholic Ireland until 1921. Eastern Europe War-balkanization Until recently (last 20 years or so) were ruled by Communist Russia Peninsulas Fjords-u-shaped, glacier-carved valleys Mountain chains and Uplands Many rivers Plains Marine west coast climate Warm summers, cool winters Humid continental climate Hot summers, cold winters Mediterranean climate Hot dry summers, mild wet winter Holland(Netherlands) reclaimed land from sea using polders Europe

Europe Political Physical Alps Pyrenees Mediterranean Sea Black Sea Iceland Ireland UK Portugal Spain France Belgium Netherlands Denmark Bosnia & Herzegovina Yugoslavia Romania Bulgaria Greece Luxembourg Norway Sweden Finland Germany Switzerland Italy Austria Czech Rep. Poland Slovakia Slovenia Croatia Hungary Macedonia Albania Monaco Alps Pyrenees Mediterranean Sea Black Sea Balkan Mts Carpathian Mts Strait of Gibraltar Adriatic Sea Baltic Sea English Channel Atlantic Ocean Europe