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Cen
trality
Subregions of the European Region
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Size andNortherlyLocation of Europe
Globalization &
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Danube River
Rhine River
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Hub of Radial Stream Pattern
The red arrows show the North Atlantic Drift
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Environmental Issues - Overview
How does the pattern of acid rain damage correspond with Figure 8.35?
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Environmental Issues (cont’d)
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Landform Regions
European Lowlands
Alpine Mountain System
Central Uplands
Western Highlands
Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff
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Climate
Figure 8.10
Although along the same line of latitude as northern Canada, Europe has much milder climates. What accounts for this difference?
Maritime Europe
Strong connection to seas
Landlocked countries have access
CanalsNavigable rivers
Land ReclamationDutch coast: Polders
Figure 8.12
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PhysicalGeographyof Europe
Globalization &
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Europe’sClimateMap
Population
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Migration
How could the Schengen Agreement influence migrationto Europe and within Europe?
Globalization &
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Religions
of
Europe
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Influences on European Culture After the Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Linguistic Diversity
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Geopolitical
Issues
in
Europe
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Geopolitical Framework
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Geopolitical Change
Europe—East and West
Iron Curtain
Cold War
Buffer Zone
Europe—The Balkans
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Industrial Revolution and Beyond
The EU and Economic Integration
Legacies of a Command Economy
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Regional Industrial Contrasts
Primary Industrial Core Area
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The European Union
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Kosovo