Europe NAME:_____________________ Interactive notes Guided Notes Physical Geography of Europe Seas, Peninsulas and Islands • The majority of Europe lies within ________________(483 km) of a ______________________. • The sea is part of ______________________of Europe • ______________________à 25% lies ______________________________ • ______________________to hold back the watersà Drain lakes and flood areas to ______________________ The Northern Peninsulas • Scandinavian Peninsulaà ______________________ • Ice Age glaciers melted à Creating ______________________. • Glaciers ______________________along the coastline • Denmark’s mainland, _________________________________ The Southern Peninsulas • ___________ Peninsulaà Southwestern Europe, Spain and Portugalà Between the _________________________________ ___________à Mostly a ___________ • ___________ Mountains form a ___________ between ___________ ___________ and the rest of Europe. • ___________ Peninsulaà _________________________________ mountain range, active volcano __________________, 30% plains • ___________ Peninsulaà ______________________ Europe, mountain ranges and valleys, terrain makes ____________________ ©LearnedLessons Thoughts, reflections, lingering questions Europe NAME:_____________________ Interactive notes Guided Notes Europe’s Islands • ___________à South of the Arctic Circle in the North Atlantic Oceanà ____________________________________________. • The ___________à ______________________; cool, hilly, and rainy • ___________à 2,000 islands in the ______________________, sunny climate, rugged landscape • ______________________à 5 major islands; ______________________, ______________________; rugged terrain, volcanic mountains • ______________________ Mountains and Plains • Northwestern mountains à ______________________à Peaks low from _________________________________ • Southern Europeà ___________ mountains, high and jagged • ___________à highest peak in the ___________à over 15,771 feet (4,807 m) high • ___________à eastern Europe Plains Regions • _________________________________à Fertile, southeastern England and western France to Russia • Major ___________region, location of ______________________. • _________________________________à fertile • Hungary to Croatia, Serbia, and Romania. Water Systems • Flow from ________________________________________to the ______ • Networks of ___________ built for transportation and irrigation • Scandinavian rivers à ___________ • _________________________________à shallow and narrow, difficult for large ships • The ___________ Riverà Through ______________________ into the Netherlands, western Europe, connects cities to North Sea • ___________à Germany’s Black Forest to the Black Sea, Major river of ______________________ • _______________________________à 1992, link between ___________ and the ___________. • ______________________à Britain, allows ships into ___________ ©LearnedLessons Thoughts, reflections, lingering questions Europe NAME:_____________________ Interactive notes Guided Notes Natural Resources • ___________ (veggie) composed of mosses, _____________________ ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Water and Land • ___________ depends on _________________________________ • Closer to ______________________and ______________________à Milder temperatures Western Europe • ___________à _________________________________trees • Mountains have _________________________________ • ___________à Highlands climate, colder temperatures, more precipitation • Dry winds can trigger avalanches • Europe was __________________, but people have cut down trees • 1922 ___________ à _________________________________ • Government pushed ______________________ to increase forests ©LearnedLessons Thoughts, reflections, lingering questions Europe NAME:_____________________ Interactive notes Guided Notes Southern Europe • ______________________ climateà Warm, dry • Summers & mild, rainy winters • ___________à ______________________in southern area due to blocking the moist ______________________ • ___________à An ______________________, sometimes blows cold air into southern France. • ___________à high, _________________________________—will bring ___________ weather to Europe Eastern and Northern Europe • _________________________________à cold, snowy winters and hot summers • ___________from warm ______________________à summer and winter temperatures vary • Covered by ______________________à Hungary and Romania • ______________________ à deciduous and coniferous. • ______________________ à subarctic and tundra climates, winters are bitterly cold, summers are short and cool • _________________________________à only some vegetation can survive ©LearnedLessons Thoughts, reflections, lingering questions Europe NAME:_____________________ Interactive notes Guided Notes Cultural Geography of Europe Diverse Ethnic Groups • Over ________ countries, ________ languages, ______ethnic groups • One ethnic group in some countries, two or more in others • ______________________à 1990s ___________between ___________ from former ___________ • ______________________à _______ attempt to kill all ______ • Refugees by the millions flee the country • Europeans have tried _________________________________ • Common valuesà • The _________________________________ • ___________ achievements of their ancestors • Desire for ______________________ • ______________________as government responsibility Population Characteristics • ______________________continent in land area • 3rd largest in ______________________ • Densely populated cities; • ______________________ • ______________________ • _________________________________ • _________________________________ • ______________________ • ______________________ • Most densely populatedà have ______________________________ _______________________________________________________ • ___________à due ___________ ___________ __________(manufacturing) in the late 1700s people moved from a rural, agricultural society • 75 % Europeans live in cities • Challengesà _________________________________ • Western Europe 1950s and 1960sà Immigrants from ___________ _______________________________________________________ due to labor shortage • ______________________à __________________population in Europe ©LearnedLessons Thoughts, reflections, lingering questions Europe NAME:_____________________ Interactive notes Guided Notes Thoughts, reflections, lingering questions History of Europe Early Peoples • 1 million years ago, people lived, according to ________________. • 6000 B.C.à ___________ • Farming à ______________________ Ancient ______________________à ______________________ • Foundations of ___________ civilization. • Greece’s geography (_________________________________) led to the development of a ___________ made of separate city states that ___________. • We get ____________________________________________ from the Greeks • Romansà 1st ______________________ • ______________________covered most of Europe, Southwest Asia, and North Africa. • Romans followed ______________________and also came up with ____________________________________________. Christian Europe • Roman Empire divided into ________________________________with each developing different cultures • Westà ____________________________________________ • Eastà _________________________________ Choose either Greece or Rome and give 5 characteristics. ©LearnedLessons Europe NAME:_____________________ Interactive notes Guided Notes Middle Ages • Middles Ages/ Dark Ages _________________________________ • Central government replaced by ______________________ • ___________ became powerfulà ______________________ • ___________ settled in ___________ Europe • ___________ spread to ___________ • ___________à fight between _________________________________for _______________________________________________________ • ___________ lost, ___________ increased, and cultures met The Renaissance • ___________ of interest in the ___________ period • European _________________________________was revived • ___________ Reformation forever changed the ___________ church and Christianity in Europe European Explorations • 1400s, ___________ of the world begins • _________________________________ • Led to ___________being discovered and ______________________ • ______________________, and colonizing countries gained ___________ and ___________ World Wars • 1900’s = 2 Wars • WWI (1914-1918)à _________________________________ • WWII (1939-1945) • WWI issues were not resolved & Great Depression • Dictators like ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ • ___________à ___________ of over 6 million European Jews & others by Nazis • ______________________ to Europe due to fighting ©LearnedLessons Thoughts, reflections, lingering questions Europe NAME:_____________________ Interactive notes Guided Notes 1945-1989 = Cold War • struggle between ____________________________________________ ______________________ • Western Democraciesà _______________________________________ _________________________________ • Eastern Communistsà _________________________________ • Germany was dividedà _________________________________ • ______________________was built symbolizing split 1980s = reforms (changes for better) • Free Countriesà ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 1990 ___________ reunified ©LearnedLessons Thoughts, reflections, lingering questions Europe NAME:_____________________ Interactive notes Guided Notes Modern Europe Economics • Major _______________________________________________________ • ______________________à trading community among western Europe, use of Euro The European Union • Created in the 90s to help European countries align and compete • It ____________________________________________among members, created bank, and common trading policy • ___________à ______________________, Britain still used the pound Eastern Europe • ____________________________________________ • Eastern European countries slowly move from ___________ _______________________________________________________. • They receive loans from other countries • The transition from a “______________________” that provided many services has been difficult • ______________________ • ______________________ • ______________________ • other social benefits Industry • Manufacturing industries develop near natural resources like ______________________in Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic • Other countries like Netherlands or Denmark have light industry • ______________________in a large part of the workforce in western Europe (______________________________________________________) ©LearnedLessons Thoughts, reflections, lingering questions Europe NAME:_____________________ Interactive notes Guided Notes Agriculture • Farmers are varied by region, few in the Untied Kingdom and a lot in Albania • Southern Europeà __________________________________________ • Northern Europeà _________________________________ Farming Techniques • Western farmersà ____________________________________________ _________________________________ • Eastern farmersà ____________________________________________ _________________________________ Agricultural Issues • Move to ____________________________________________ due to diseases and toxins Transportation and Communication • _____________________________in world, modern communications • ___________ move freight trains (high-speed) • Great highway systemà 2nd largest ownership of cars to U.S. • ___________ highwayà high speed limits • ½ of world’s ______________________comes through European ports. • ______________________à vital, runs through central Europe • ___________ link port cities • Fax machines, Cell Phones, Internet, Mail • Eastern Europe is _____________________________until end of 1980s Lifestyle • More ___________ working • ______________________is on the rise • ______________________Football • Celebration of _________________________________religious festivals & national/patriotic holidays. • Greek: _________________________________ • Sweden: ______________________ • France: July 14 = ______________________ • Artsà ___________ in Cordoba, Spain, ______________________ ______________________________________________________________ ©LearnedLessons Thoughts, reflections, lingering questions Europe NAME:_____________________ Interactive notes Guided Notes Humans and the Environment • Europe was shaped by _________________________________ • ___________ are common in southern Europe • ______________________à ___________ build ______________________along coastline to combat the great food of 1953 where over 1800 people were killed • ___________ is a major concern in Europe Pollution • Industry affected Europe’s _________________________________ • Regulation of pollution in Eastern Europe did not begin until the _________________________________in 1989 • _________________________________has added regulations Acid Rain • ______________________creates acid rain • Eastern Europe still _________________________________ • Eastern Europe’s ____________________________________________ ______________________and ______________________ like the Tower of London & Acropolis in Greece Air Pollution • ______________________are affected by polluted air decreasing ______________________in Eastern Europe Global Warming • More ____________________________________________à warming of Earth’s ______________________à ______________________ • Global warming is a debate among scientists and regulating committees, so solutions are difficult ©LearnedLessons Thoughts, reflections, lingering questions Europe NAME:_____________________ Interactive notes Guided Notes Water Pollution • Water pollution affects ______________________who eat them • ______________________takes too long to renew and ensure clean water due to its only access to the Atlantic Ocean being through the narrow ______________________ • ______________________in eastern Europe is polluted by _______________________________________________________ Reducing Pollution • A renewed effort to decrease pollution is spreading through Europe • The European Union has begun ________________________________ with fines and legal action. • Because the countries in Europe are closely connected, it is important that ____________________________________________ • Following _________________________________is part of the Europe Union membership requirement ©LearnedLessons Thoughts, reflections, lingering questions Europe NAME:_____________________ Interactive notes Guided Notes Europe’s Cultural Geography Facts • Icelandà Althing, oldest legislature in the world • Switzerlandà ___________ ___________ (German, Italian, French) • Greeceà ______________________began in 776 B.C. as part of religious festival to the gods • Austriaà 1200 to early 1900s it was ___________ ___________(much of eastern and central Europe) and now it is small & landlocked • Londonà _________________________________, one of largest cities in Europe, 8 million people • Netherlandsà ______________________, over 1000 people per square mile • Germanyà ______________________development • Vatican Cityà ____________________________; smallest populated nation, headquarters of _________________________________ • Europe ___________ as populated as United States Europe’s Physical Geography Facts • British Islesà ____________________________________________ • Mont Blancà ______________________ • Highest mountain in region of Europe • 15,771 ft. high • Swedenà _________________________________ • North Seaà _________________________________ • Income for the _________________________________ • Germanyà Europe’s largest ______________________ nation • Polandà ______________________ • Croatiaà most _________________________________Soviet bloc ©LearnedLessons Thoughts, reflections, lingering questions Europe NAME:_____________________ Interactive notes Guided Notes Europe’s Profile Facts • ___________ countries • Mount Etna’s à ______________________ • The Louvreà ______________________à Art museum • ______________________with a long, irregular coastline • US is ___________ the size of Europe • Religions: • ______________________= 269,000,000 • ___________ = 80,000,000 • ______________________= 45,000,000 • Other Christian* (mainly Anglican) = 35,000,000 • ______________________ = 1,500,00 • ______________________ = 15,000,000 • Nonreligious = 72,500,00 • Other Religions = 2,000,000 • Hungaryà ______________________ • 1 hour in streets = 20 cigarette’s on lungs • Veniceà ______________________, invented the fiddle • ______________________à 18th century German composer • ___________à Irish rock group • ______________________à Liverpool, Englandà1960s icons • Guitarà ___________ 1500s ©LearnedLessons Thoughts, reflections, lingering questions
