World Regional Geography Europe C.J. Cox Instructor Week #12

Europe Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography Cultural Geography

Ten Geographic Qualities 1. Europe is a world cultural center that once controlled global culture 2. Heart of European Empires for 2000 years

Ten Geographic Qualities 3. Europe is a peninsula 4. Europe is roughly more than 1/2 the size of the US 5. Politically & culturally fragmented into over 30 countries

Ten Geographic Qualities 6. Good water supplies with a number of rivers & nine bodies of water surrounding Europe 7. Europe has some of the highest standards of living with varied resources, high levels of urbanization & industrialization. 8. Varied & complex landforms

Ten Geographic Qualities 9. Centrally located between North American & Asia 10. Diversity of Ethnic groups

Relative Location of Europe

Relative Location of Europe

Relative Location of Europe

Europe Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography Cultural Geography

Regions of Europe The British Isles Western Europe Nordic Europe Mediterranean Europe Eastern Europe

Europe Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography Cultural Geography

Physical Geography of Europe Plate Tectonics Plateaus Deserts Mountains Rivers Lakes Climates

Plate Tectonics

Physical Geography of Europe Rivers Rhine Rhone Thames Danube

Physical Geography of Europe Lakes Geneva

Physical Geography of Europe Landforms Central uplands Alpine Mountains Western Uplands North European Plains

Physical Geography of Europe Mountain Ranges Alps Pyrenees Apennines Pennines Kjolian Highlands Carpathians

Physical Geography of Europe Mountains Mt. Blanc Eiger Matterhorn

Physical Geography of Europe Glacial Landforms

Physical Geography of Europe Climates Europe is dominated by mid-attitude moderate temperature climates marine west-coast in the north Mediterranean in the south Snow Climates of Higher Elevations Ice Climates in highest mountain ranges

Climates of Europe

Vegetation Map

Europe Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography Cultural Geography

Cultural Geography of Europe Population Languages Religion Agriculture Economics Historical Geography

Population Concentrations

Population per square kilometer

Cartogram of World Population

Dot Density Map Showing World Population

Cultural Geography of Europe Population One of world’s larger population concentrations 750 million in region concentrations on coasts & rivers and in cities

Europe Population Characteristics Birth rates 10/1000 Death rates 11/1000 Natural Increase -.1% Infant Mortality 10/1000 Doubling Time ----yrs Pop <15 19% Pop > 65 14%

Cultural Geography of Europe Languages Indo European dominates the region

Religions

Religions

Cultural Geography of Europe Religion Christianity Dominates the region Protestant Christianity in the north Catholic Christianity in the south Orthodox Christianity in the east

Cultural Geography of Europe Religion Religious landscapes

Koln Cathedral, Germany

Cultural Geography of Europe Commercial Agriculture Commercial Ranching Commercial Dairying

Cultural Geography of Europe Economy resource devoid manufacturing of imported resources skilled & educated labor force

Income levels

Cities of Europe Munich, Germany Cities are centers for manufacturing (secondary), services (tertiary) and information industries (quaternary) Munich, Germany

Paris, France

Paris, France

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Monoco

Brussels, Belguim

Historical Geography

Historical Geography Greek & Roman Empires Middle Ages & Feudal Period Crusades Protestant Reformation Age of Discovery & Renaissance Age of Exploration, & Colonization 20th Century World Wars 21 Century European Union

Europe Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography Cultural Geography

World Regional Geography Europe C.J. Cox Instructor Week #12