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EUROPE I Review Questions? Course Web Page Europe I
MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES
WESTERN EXTREMITY OF EURASIA Peninsular Europe in 2 senses
Moderate climate Gulf stream, marine west coast Moisture laden westerlies Continental east Mediterranean climate
Hot dry summer Cool wet winter
MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES
WORLD INFLUENCE Rome to Britannia, Imperialism Manufacturing dominance Cradle of industrial revolution
Numerous NATION-STATES Fragmented and differentiated Linguistic pluralism
AGING URBANIZED POPULATION PARADOX of INTEGRATION and DEVOLUTION
REGIONS
Western Europe Eastern Europe British Isles
UK+ Northern Europe
Scandinavia =NSD +
Mediterranean Europe
PHYSICAL LANDSCAPES
• Western Uplands
• North European Lowland
• Central Uplands
• Alpine System
RELATIVE LOCATION Central to the land hemisphere Maximum efficiency for contact with
the rest of the world Close to the sea. Navigable waterways Airline connectivity Moderate distances
Europe’s Situation
VON THUNEN’S ISOLATED STATE
A classic model in geography Fashioned in 1826 to explain the economic
patterns developing in Europe Based on concentric land use rings
surrounding a market town Land use was a function of land rent, itself
determined by transportation costs. The Isolated State became the foundation
for modern location theory.
VON THUNEN’S ISOLATED STATE
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION‘industrial intensification’
Developed 1st in the UK between 1750-1850 Evolved from technical innovations that
occurred in British industry Proved to be a major catalyst for increased
urbanization Diffuses from Britain outward into
Western Europe