1. Environmental geography of Europe
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2. Industrialization
Europe is heavily industrialized = high industrial pollution
Oil in North Sea could cause environmental issues (i.e. BP oil spill)
Industrialization led to deforestation
Wood used as fuel, shipbuilding before switch to coal

3. Agriculture Ireland lacks energy sources = use peat as fuel
Irish adapted to not having coal

4. The netherlands
Dutch needed land for growing population, reclaimed land from the sea
40% of Netherlands was once underwater
Polder = land reclaimed by diking (natural banks) & draining
Seaworks = Dutch built structures used to control the sea’s destructive impact on human life & land
Zuider Zee – arm of North Sea Dutch transformed into fresh-water lake called Ijsselmeer
Added land to Netherlands

5. Venice Elaborate system of canals
Anything moved on wheels in rest of Europe is moved by boats here
Venice is sinking b/c constructed on former swamplands
Severe water pollution