WESTERN EUROPE Chapters Pages
British Isles and Nordic Nations Chapter 15 England Scotland & Wales Nordic Nations Ireland 2
England Three Different Areas (Pg. 305) –Highlands –Midlands –Lowlands London v. Dover Industrialized Revolution –Brought wealth –Challenged by Germany & U.S. 3 Back to British Isles
Scotland & Wales Pg. 310 Wales 4 Back to British Isles Scotland
Nordic Nations Physical Geography –Collection of peninsulas –Fjords –Volcanoes / Glaciers Geothermal Energy Human Geography –Similar histories –All Democratic –Mixed Economies Combine varying degrees of government regulation Stable economies –Neutral in foreign affairs Norway Sweden Finland Denmark Iceland 5 Back to British Isles
Ireland is Divided Homework: Why is this statement true politically, religiously and culturally? Identify ways in which the two Irelands are geographically alike. 6 Back to British Isles
CENTRAL WESTERN EUROPE Chapter 16 – Pages France Germany Benelux Countries Switzerland and Austria
France Today’s Economy –Each region has advantages, and reforms are trying to help them grow wealth equally. Culture –Language, air and intellect bind citizens Today’s Government –Nationalized –Recovering from recession and reforms 8
Germany 9
Benelux Countries Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg 10
Spain and Portugal 11
Italy Beauty resides in Italy –Art / Renaissance –Landscape Home of Holy Roman Empire 12
Greece 13
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