1. 4.1 | Environment and Culture
Europe
4.1 | Environment and Culture

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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