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Page 1: Europe Review. What do you remember What can you tell me about Southern Europe? What can you tell me about West-Central Europe? What can you

Europe Review

Page 2: Europe Review. What do you remember What can you tell me about Southern Europe? What can you tell me about West-Central Europe? What can you
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What do you remember

• What can you tell me about Southern Europe?

• What can you tell me about West-Central Europe?

• What can you tell me about Northern Europe?

• What can you tell me about Eastern Europe?

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Southern Europe

• Most of Southern Europe is made up of peninsulas and island.

• Southern Europe has what’s known as a Mediterranean climate.

• Two major religions; Catholic, and Orthodox (Greece)

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West-Central Europe

• Most of the region has a marine west coast climate with mild summers, cold winters, and frequent rain.

• West-Central Europe’s mild climate and resources support agriculture, energy production, and tourism.

• Physical features are the Alps, and Northern European Plains.

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Northern Europe

• British Isles—a group of islands located across the English Channel from the rest of Europe– Marine west coast climate

• Scandinavia—a region of islands and peninsulas in far northern Europe, including Iceland to the west– Artic climate

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Eastern Europe

• Not economically as strong as the west.

• Under Soviet control for most of the 20th century.– This means that they were communist

• Primary religion is Orthodox

• Ethnic Cleansing in Balkans over race and religion.

• Climate- Humid continental (four seasons, cold winters)

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• Cold War (1946-1991)

• USSR (Russia) occupied countries of E Europe to create a buffer zone (region to protect Russia from further European invasion)

• NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) in Western Europe (U.S.), and Warsaw Pact in E Europe (U.S.S.R.)

• Both sides stockpiled weapons, waged propaganda war, raised fears

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Urbanization:

• Concentration of populations in towns and cities.

• 75% of Europeans live in cities.

• Paris, France Stockholm, Sweden• London, England Budapest, Hungary• Rome, Italy Athens, Greece• Madrid, Spain• Berlin, Germany