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MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES WESTERN EXTREMITY OF EURASIA Peninsular Europe in 2 senses Moderate climate Gulf stream, marine west coast Moisture laden westerlies Continental east Mediterranean climate Hot dry summer Cool wet winter

MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES WORLD INFLUENCE Rome to Britannia, Imperialism Manufacturing dominance Cradle of industrial revolution Numerous NATION-STATES Fragmented and differentiated Linguistic pluralism AGING URBANIZED POPULATION PARADOX of INTEGRATION and DEVOLUTION

REGIONS Western Europe Eastern Europe British Isles UK+ Northern Europe Scandinavia =NSD + Mediterranean Europe

PHYSICAL LANDSCAPES Western Uplands North European Lowland Central Uplands Alpine System

RELATIVE LOCATION Central to the land hemisphere Maximum efficiency for contact with the rest of the world Close to the sea. Navigable waterways Airline connectivity Moderate distances

Europe’s Situation

VON THUNEN’S ISOLATED STATE A classic model in geography Fashioned in 1826 to explain the economic patterns developing in Europe Based on concentric land use rings surrounding a market town Land use was a function of land rent, itself determined by transportation costs. The Isolated State became the foundation for modern location theory.

VON THUNEN’S ISOLATED STATE

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION ‘industrial intensification’ Developed 1 st in the UK between Evolved from technical innovations that occurred in British industry Proved to be a major catalyst for increased urbanization Diffuses from Britain outward into Western Europe