1. The British Isles, Benelux States, and France

2. WARM UP 1.Byzantine Empire 2.M.A.I.N. 3.Imperialism 4.Romans 5.Reparations 6.Renaissance 7.Alexander the Great a.humanism, the enlightenment b.Spread of Greek culture c.Spread of Christianity d.Republican form of Government e.Causes of WWI f.$$$ for war damages g.Taking over for raw resources and markets

3. British Isles: History Sequent Occupance- process of settlement by successive groups of people, each group creating its own, distinctive cultural landscape – Celts (Celtic) – Romans – Angles and Saxons – Vikings – William of Normandy

4. British Isles: History

5. British Isles: Culture Use pages 307-308 to create a double bubble map comparing and contrasting Ireland and Great Britain. IRELAND Great Britain

6. British Isles: Economy Industrial Revolution- transition to machine based manufacturing (begins in 1800s) – 1 st railroads & subways – Textile industry – G.B. dominates trade until 1900s G.B.-oil, gas, service industries, tourism Ireland- banking, computers, electronics

7. The British Isles: Read page 297, “The North Atlantic Drift.” What climate factors allow farming in places as far north as Sweden and Iceland?

8. France: History & Culture Influenced by Gauls, Romans, Franks, and Vikings 90% Roman Catholic Paris is a primate city

9. France: Economy Read the “Economy” section on page 313. How has France’s physical geography influenced its economy today?

10. The Benelux States What is the European Union? How did the relative location of the Benelux States lead to its creation? (315)

11. The Benelux States Belgium – Brussels HQ for NATO HQ for EU Netherlands – The Hague International Court of Justice Luxembourg – High GDP per capita

12. The Benelux States Read “Polders” on page 293. Define polder and dike. In what other areas of the world might the Dutch techniques for creating polders be useful?