EUROPE I Review Questions? Course Web Page Europe I.
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EUROPE I Review Questions? Course Web Page Europe I
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MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES
WESTERN EXTREMITY OF EURASIA Peninsular Europe in 2 senses
Moderate climate Gulf stream, marine west coast Moisture laden westerlies Continental east Mediterranean climate
Hot dry summer Cool wet winter
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MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES
WORLD INFLUENCE Rome to Britannia, Imperialism Manufacturing dominance Cradle of industrial revolution
Numerous NATION-STATES Fragmented and differentiated Linguistic pluralism
AGING URBANIZED POPULATION PARADOX of INTEGRATION and DEVOLUTION
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REGIONS
Western Europe Eastern Europe British Isles
UK+ Northern Europe
Scandinavia =NSD +
Mediterranean Europe
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PHYSICAL LANDSCAPES
• Western Uplands
• North European Lowland
• Central Uplands
• Alpine System
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RELATIVE LOCATION Central to the land hemisphere Maximum efficiency for contact with
the rest of the world Close to the sea. Navigable waterways Airline connectivity Moderate distances
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Europe’s Situation
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VON THUNEN’S ISOLATED STATE
A classic model in geography Fashioned in 1826 to explain the economic
patterns developing in Europe Based on concentric land use rings
surrounding a market town Land use was a function of land rent, itself
determined by transportation costs. The Isolated State became the foundation
for modern location theory.
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VON THUNEN’S ISOLATED STATE
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION‘industrial intensification’
Developed 1st in the UK between 1750-1850 Evolved from technical innovations that
occurred in British industry Proved to be a major catalyst for increased
urbanization Diffuses from Britain outward into
Western Europe