EUROPE

C.J. Cox
Instructor
Europe
Ten Geographic Qualities
Regions & States
Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
Ten Geographic Qualities
1. Europe is a world cultural center that once dominated global culture

2. Heart of European Empires for 2000 years
Ten Geographic Qualities
3. Europe is a peninsular extension of Asia

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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6. Good water penetration 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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9. Centrally located between North American & Asia


10. Diversity of Ethnic groups
Relative Location of Europe
Relative Location of Europe
Relative Location of Europe
Europe
Ten Geographic Qualities
Regions & States
Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
Regions of Europe
The British Isles
Western Europe
Nordic Europe
Mediterranean Europe
Eastern Europe

Europe
Ten Geographic Qualities
Regions & States
Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
Physical Geography of Europe
Plate Tectonics
Plateaus
Deserts
Mountains
Rivers
Lakes
Climates

Physical Geography of Europe
Rivers
Rhine
Rhone
Thames
Danube




Physical Geography of Europe

Lakes
Geneva

Physical Geography of Europe

Landforms
Central uplands
Alpine Mountains
Western Uplands
North European Plains

Physical Geography of Europe

Mountain Ranges
Alps
Pyrenees
Appennines
Pennines
Kjolian Highlands
Carpathians


Physical Geography of Europe

Mountains
Matterhorn
Eiger
Mt. Blanc

Physical Geography of Europe

Glacial Landforms


Physical Geography of Europe

Climates
Europe is dominated by mid- latitude moderate temperature climates
marine west-coast in the north
Mediterranean in the south

Snow Climates of Higher Elevations

Ice Climates in highest mountain ranges
Europe
Ten Geographic Qualities
Regions & States
Physical Geography
Cultural Geography

Cultural Geography of Europe
Population
Languages
Religion
Agriculture
Economics
Historical Geography
Population per square kilometer
Cartogram of World Population
Dot Density Map Showing World Population

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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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%

Cultural Geography of Europe
Languages
Indo European dominates the region



Cultural Geography of Europe
Religion
Christianity Dominates the region
Protestant Christianity in the north
Catholic Christianity in the south
Orthodox Christianity in the east


Cultural Geography of Europe
Religion
Religious landscapes


Cultural Geography of Europe
Commercial Agriculture
Commercial Ranching
Commercial Diarying

Economy
resource devoid
manufacturing of imported resources
skilled & educated labor force

Cultural Geography of Europe

Cities of Europe
Cities are centers for manufacturing (secondary), services (tertiary) and information industries (quaternary)


Historical Geography
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

Europe
Ten Geographic Qualities
Regions & States
Physical Geography
Cultural Geography