Europe515 Million

CountriesGermany 83 millionFrance 60 millionU.K. 60 millionItaly 59 million

LanguageVariable (Derived from Indo-European

Branches)

ReligionChristianity (55% is Roman Catholic/19% is

Protestant)

Population DensityMost densely populated areas are in the

Northern European Plain (North Central Europe- fertile soil).

Language, religion and other cultural differences have created small modern nations.

A continent shaped by its surrounding bodies of water.

HEI examples: Deforestation Netherlands landReclamation Chunnel & Venice

River Danube 1,770 miles

Mountain Blanc (France) 15,771 feet

The European Union, set up to help European countries avoid conflict, has turned Europe into a major economic force.

Eastern Europe is behind because of communist rule following WWII.

Coal Iron OreAgricultural Land

Paris-10 million, 22nd largest in

world

London- 8 million

BerlinMadridRomeLisbonAthensAmsterdam

France

United Kingdom

GermanySpainItalyPortugalGreeceNetherlands

1) Ethnic Conflict2) Pollution3) Unification & Inter-dependency

At the height of the British Empire, Great Britain claimed land on 6 of the 7 continents.

Vatican City is considered the world’s smallest country, at 0.17 square miles and a population of under 1,000 people.