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World Regional Geography Europe C.J. Cox Instructor Week #12
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Europe Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
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Ten Geographic Qualities
1. Europe is a world cultural center that once controlled global culture 2. Heart of European Empires for 2000 years
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Ten Geographic Qualities
3. Europe is a peninsula 4. Europe is roughly more than 1/2 the size of the US 5. Politically & culturally fragmented into over 30 countries
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Ten Geographic Qualities
6. Good water supplies with a number of rivers & nine bodies of water surrounding Europe 7. Europe has some of the highest standards of living with varied resources, high levels of urbanization & industrialization. 8. Varied & complex landforms
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Ten Geographic Qualities
9. Centrally located between North American & Asia 10. Diversity of Ethnic groups
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Relative Location of Europe
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Relative Location of Europe
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Relative Location of Europe
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Europe Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
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Regions of Europe The British Isles Western Europe Nordic Europe
Mediterranean Europe Eastern Europe
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Europe Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
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Physical Geography of Europe
Plate Tectonics Plateaus Deserts Mountains Rivers Lakes Climates
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Plate Tectonics
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Physical Geography of Europe
Rivers Rhine Rhone Thames Danube
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Physical Geography of Europe
Lakes Geneva
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Physical Geography of Europe
Landforms Central uplands Alpine Mountains Western Uplands North European Plains
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Physical Geography of Europe
Mountain Ranges Alps Pyrenees Apennines Pennines Kjolian Highlands Carpathians
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Physical Geography of Europe
Mountains Mt. Blanc Eiger Matterhorn
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Physical Geography of Europe
Glacial Landforms
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Physical Geography of Europe
Climates Europe is dominated by mid-attitude moderate temperature climates marine west-coast in the north Mediterranean in the south Snow Climates of Higher Elevations Ice Climates in highest mountain ranges
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Climates of Europe
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Vegetation Map
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Europe Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
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Cultural Geography of Europe
Population Languages Religion Agriculture Economics Historical Geography
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Population Concentrations
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Population per square kilometer
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Cartogram of World Population
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Dot Density Map Showing World Population
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Cultural Geography of Europe
Population One of world’s larger population concentrations 750 million in region concentrations on coasts & rivers and in cities
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Europe Population Characteristics Birth rates 10/1000
Death rates 11/1000 Natural Increase -.1% Infant Mortality 10/1000 Doubling Time ----yrs Pop <15 19% Pop > 65 14%
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Cultural Geography of Europe
Languages Indo European dominates the region
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Religions
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Religions
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Cultural Geography of Europe
Religion Christianity Dominates the region Protestant Christianity in the north Catholic Christianity in the south Orthodox Christianity in the east
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Cultural Geography of Europe
Religion Religious landscapes
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Koln Cathedral, Germany
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Cultural Geography of Europe
Commercial Agriculture Commercial Ranching Commercial Dairying
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Cultural Geography of Europe
Economy resource devoid manufacturing of imported resources skilled & educated labor force
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Income levels
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Cities of Europe Munich, Germany
Cities are centers for manufacturing (secondary), services (tertiary) and information industries (quaternary) Munich, Germany
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Paris, France
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Paris, France
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Monoco
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Brussels, Belguim
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Historical Geography
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Historical Geography Greek & Roman Empires Middle Ages & Feudal Period
Crusades Protestant Reformation Age of Discovery & Renaissance Age of Exploration, & Colonization 20th Century World Wars 21 Century European Union
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Europe Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
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World Regional Geography Europe C.J. Cox Instructor Week #12
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