The Europe Quiz - great practice!
Modern
world economic system established in Europe
1400s
- mercantile capitalism
1700s
- industrial capitalism
post
WWII - new core areas
geographic
differentiation - complex
-
modern development
-
historic patterns
-
dynamic!
SUB REGIONS
Northern Europe
Briksdal
Glacier, Jostedalsbreen National Park, Norway
Largest
glacial ice cap in Europe
Western Europe
English countryside
Alpine Europe
Alps
Mediterranean Europe
Cliff village in Spain
Eastern Europe
Farmland
in Poland
Balkan Europe
Gutted cottage in Kosovo
CHALLENGE AND CHANGE
cycles
of growth and destruction/stagnation
migration
Divisions and Integration
5000 years
ago - wars, invasions, migrations
Celts,
Greeks, Romans
Germans,
Moors, Franks
~ 800s
A.D. - rise of national sentiment
EUROPE GOES GLOBAL 
Exploration
and trade
Mercantile
capitalism
Colonization
Industrial
Revolution - Great Britain 1700s
Loading coal
onto barge
- prompted by wealth and expanded
markets
- founded in coal areas
- concentration of workers
and factories --> urbanization
(e.g., Britain: 1800=9% urban;
1900=62% urban; 1990s=90%+ urban)
- Was this technology transferred
to the colonies?
- US and Japan did acquire
technology and R&D
WORLD WARS AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC CHANGES
1900s
- 2 World Wars --> reduced economies
Rise
of U.S., USSR --> Cold War
Rise
of Japan -- new core
assisted
by U.S. in recovering
transition
to consumer goods, high technology, service sector
Eurostar
Chunnel train
decline
of old industrial centers
EXPANDING EUROPE, DYNAMIC EUROPE
European
Union (EU)
- originated in quest for
peace
- attempt to engender economic
inter-reliance among European nations
North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - what to do after the fall?
Expansion
of EU/ NATO eastward
- Why would the Russians
be unhappy about this?
- high standards for entry
- problems of expansion
Berlin Wall, circa 1960 |
Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989 |
A nation-state
is defined as a political unit with clearly delineated borders, substantial
population; people consider themselves as members of a nation. (mid 1800s)
Nationalism
(e.g.,
Germany, Poland)
Supranationalism
(e.g.,
European Union, euro)
Micronationalism
(e.g.,
Bosnia, Kosovo)
What are some risks of each of these?
Vienna,
Austria
Devolution: what are some examples of it in Europe? How do originally religious or linguistic differences (for example) turn into political issues? How can historic movements of people (invasions, migrations, intentional movements by governments) serve as the root for discord decades or even centuries later?
The European
Contradiction: Supranationalism versus Devolution
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Climate
wide range of climates, topography, vegetation, and soils
rapid
north-south changes (climatic variety)
proximity
to ocean
North
Atlantic Drift
midlatitude
west coast climates
mediterranean
climate
Climatic
fluctuations
What kind of climate would you expect in the interior?
Geology
Alps
- how were they formed?
North
European Plain
Extensive
coastline & peninsulas
Tectonics
click
on image to see a very interesting process...
Rivers
Europe
has many rivers and it has traditionally relied on them heavily. What are
some of the advantages of rivers?
The Danube flows through more countries than any other river on Earth.
The Rhine
River is the world's busiest waterway. Why? (hint: think core-periphery)
How would having such a coastline and such rivers be
linked to a high degree of
interaction within Europe and with outsiders?
Environmental Issues 
forests
to farms
industrialization
communism
Mediterranean
waste
management
North Sea oil and gas map
Polluted river, United Kingdom
Forest damaged by acid rain
Map of Chernobyl radiation hotshots The Environment in Europe since 1970
