1. Europe Part I General Info

2. Statistics 2 nd smallest continent/3rd most populous 731 Million Germany 82.6 Vatican City 1,000 Most of Europe is within 300 miles of the coast Large/Dense Cities 75% of Europeans live in Cities WHY? - Industrial Revolution Invention of Factories Mass production of goods Job Opportunities

4. Language & Religion ↑50 Different Languages 100 Dialects (forms of languages) Indo-European Language Family Branches Slavic (Polish, Russian) - Eastern Europe Germanic (German, English) - Northern Europe Romance (Spanish, French) - Southern Europe Mainly Christian - Conflict between groups Catholics - Southern/Western Europe Protestants - Northern/Western Europe Eastern Orthodox - Southern/Eastern Europe Muslims - Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria Judaism “We hid a quey caff yistreen” TRANSLATION “We had a female calf last night”

6. Education & Lifestyle E uropean Economic Success ➔ Well Educated Money can Improve schools Provide specialized education for students European Literacy Rates↑90% State (Country) Sponsored Human Services Complete Social Welfare - Welfare States Tax programs for: Higher education (money for college) Health Care Social Security (Retirement) Sweden Family receives an allowance for: Every child under 16 Secondary & University Students Single parents with low income can receive money for family vacations

7. Sports Fútbol (SOCCER) World Cup - Most Watched Event after Olympics Rugby Ukraine - Ice-skating Scandinavia - Skiing Netherlands - Elfstedentocht (Eleven Cities Tour) Ice Skating Marathon

8. Bullfighting - Spain & Portugal Paseíllo - Parade Matador - Performs & kills bull Tercio de Varas (the lancing third) Matador observes bulls behavior w/Tanda (series of passes) Picador lances bull in neck Tercio de Banderillas (the third of flags) Banderillos put two sharp barbed sticks into bull’s shoulders Tercio de Muerte (the third of death) Matador enters with a sword & muleta (red cape) Stabs bull between shoulder blades

9. Celebrations Easter Greeks have Roast Lamb Ukrainians - Pysanky (Decorated Eggs) European Jews - Hanukkah 8 Day Religious Freedom Festival Potato pancakes - Latkes

10. Other Features Netherlands - 25% of land is below sea level Dikes large “walls” or earth/stone Hold back water Channel Tunnel Links France to Britain under English Channel w/train 2 hours Blue is below sea level