Southern Europe

Iberian Peninsula (do not write this slide)  includes Spain, Portugal & Andorra  map map

Spain & Portugal  Mild winters, hot summers  Interior is high plateau, poor soil  Dry farm land is left unplanted every few years so it can store moisture  Both belong to EU

Spain Exports: olive oil Tourism Portugal Exports: cork Tourism cork

 S: constitutional monarchy  P: parliamentary republic  Pres head of state  PM head of gov

 Culture: Both mostly Roman Catholic  P: unified culture based on language  Mostly rural

 S: “country of different countries”  Basque: don’t think they are part of S  Completely different language  Want independence from S  basque basque

 ¾ of pop are urban  Flamenco, bolero  bolero bolero  fado

Italy  Alps in N. Italy  Volcanoes in south  Mild climate: sunny summers, rainy winters  map map

 Manufacturing: small family owned businesses  Tourism

 Democratic republic: many coalition govs  70% urban  90% work in manufacturing

 Language: Italian- dev from Latin  90% Roman Catholic

Greece  Mainland on Balkan Peninsula  Also includes 2000 islands  Mountainous, lots of earthquakes  map map

 Belongs to EU  One of least industrialized nations  Must import food, fuel, manufactured goods  Economy: shipping, tourism

 Parliamentary republic  90% Greek Orthodox Christian