Europe 515 Million Countries Germany 83 million France 60 million U.K. 60 million Italy 59 million

Language Variable (Derived from Indo-European Branches) Religion Christianity (55% is Roman Catholic/19% is Protestant) Population Density Most densely populated areas are in the Northern European Plain (North Central Europe- fertile soil).

 Language, religion and other cultural differences have created small modern nations.

 A continent shaped by its surrounding bodies of water. HEI examples:  Deforestation  Netherlands land Reclamation  Chunnel & Venice River  Danube 1,770 miles Mountain  Blanc (France) 15,771 feet

 The European Union, set up to help European countries avoid conflict, has turned Europe into a major economic force.  Eastern Europe is behind because of communist rule following WWII. Coal Iron Ore Agricultural Land

Paris - 10 million, 22 nd largest in world London - 8 million Berlin Madrid Rome Lisbon Athens Amsterdam France United Kingdom Germany Spain Italy Portugal Greece Netherlands

1) Ethnic Conflict 2) Pollution 3) Unification & Inter-dependency

 At the height of the British Empire, Great Britain claimed land on 6 of the 7 continents.  Vatican City is considered the world’s smallest country, at 0.17 square miles and a population of under 1,000 people.