4.1 | Environment and Culture Europe 4.1 | Environment and Culture

But these features are important because they divide Europe socially and culturally Environment Simple, right? Islands Peninsulas Mountains plains Rivers Seas Scandinavian East European Plain Ireland Ural Gotland Caledonian Scandinavian Britannia Baltic North Volga North European Plain Jutland Dnieper Crimean Rhine Alps Corsica Carpathian Balkan Danube Adriatic Black Anatolian Pyrenees Sardinia Caucasus Caspian Dinaric Crete Italian Mediterranean Iberian Balearic Sicily Malta Rhodes

Culture Constant movements of peoples Culture/Language zones (big 3) Great Migrations throughout time Indo-Europeans (language as a unifier) Culture/Language zones (big 3) Romance languages Germanic languages Slavic languages Western European culture “Do what the Romans do” Blended with Roman Catholic roots “Classical” art and hipster Shakespeare

Culture Today Northern Europe Southern Europe Eastern Europe Averages the highest standard of living in the world Productive, punctual, and modern Southern Europe More corruption, inconsistency, and sanitation issues Eastern Europe Behind and trying to develop like Western Europe

Environment Europe’s plains Europe’s mountains Europe’s rivers High-output agriculture Europe’s mountains Coal and iron rich – Industry Europe’s rivers Hydroelectric power and trade – Rotterdam Environmental issues Pollution and acid rain – Rhineland Response: Green movement Recycling culture and regulation on pollution Chernobyl 1986; Three Mile Island 1979