1. World Regions in Global Context: Peoples, Places, and Environments (3 rd Ed.) Sallie A. Marston, Paul L. Knox, & Diana M. Liverman Chapter 2: Europe Robert M. Arthur
5. Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff Europe Figure 8.1 Arctic Norway Under the midnight sun of arctic Norway, the many troublesome issues facing Europe seem far away, at least for the moment. (Les Rowntree)
6. Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff Europe is about two-thirds the size of North America, as shown in this cartographic comparison. Another important characteristic is the northerly location of the region, which affects its climate, vegetation, and agriculture. Much of Europe lies at the same latitude as Canada; even the Mediterranean lands are farther north than the United States– Mexico border.
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11. Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff Climate Although along the same line of latitude as northern Canada, Europe has much milder climates. What accounts for this difference?
12. Global Climate Regions Climograph A standard scheme, called the Köppen system after the Austrian geographer who devised it in the early twentieth century, is used to describe the world's diverse climates. A combination of letters refers to the general climate type, along with its precipitation and temperature characteristics. More specifically, the A climates are tropical, the B climates are dry, the C climates are generally moderate and are found in the middle latitudes, and the D climates are associated with continental and high- latitude locations.
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17. Industrial Revolution and Beyond Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff Figure 8.36
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21. Demographic Trends Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff - Slow or Negative RNI - High Densities
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24. Guest Workers and “Fortress Europe” Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff Illegal Migration to Europe Czech Republic Border Station
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27. Linguistic Diversity Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff Removing Cyrillic Letters in Pristina, Kosovo
28. Religious Diversity Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff Tensions in Northern Ireland
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31. Geopolitical Framework Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff Figure 8.29 Terrorism in Madrid
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33. Europe—The Balkans Kosovar Refugees The diverse and complicated mosaic of ethnic diversity in the Balkans has led to geopolitical fragmentation in recent decades. Not only is the area a meeting ground for Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Islam, but complex linguistic boundaries complicate ethnic and national identity. Further, a long history of discrimination and retaliation between ethnic groups is embedded in ethnic consciousness. Thousands of Muslim Kosovars were forced to flee the Yugoslavian province of Kosovo during a period of ethnic cleansing by Serbian forces in the late 1990s. This violence led to aerial bombardment of former Yugoslavia by NATO planes to force Serbian leaders to accept UN peacekeepers in the province. Currently, Kosovo is administered by the UN while the possibility of independence from Serbia is discussed
34. Geopolitical Change Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff At the outset of the twentieth century, central Europe was dominated by the German, Austro-Hungarian (or Hapsburg), and Russian empires. Following World War I, these empires were largely replaced by a mosaic of nation-states. More border changes followed World War II, largely as a result of the Soviet Union's turning that area into a buffer zone between itself and western Europe. With the demise of Soviet hegemony in 1989, further political change took place.
42. The EU and Economic Integration Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff
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44. Legacies of a Command Economy Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff Bulgaria Poland
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49. Urban Change in Berlin Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff In August 1961, the East German and Soviet armies built a concrete and barbed-wire structure, known simply as "the Wall," to stem the flow of East Germans leaving the Soviet zone. It was the most visible symbol of the Cold War until November 1989, when Berliners physically dismantled it after the Soviet Union renounced its control over eastern Europe.
50. Berlin Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff
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54. Historic Preservation Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff Preserving Paris and Regensburg
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57. Social and Economic Development Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff
58. End of Chapter 2: Europe World Regions in Global Context: Peoples, Places, and Environments (3 rd Ed.) Sallie A. Marston, Paul L. Knox, & Diana M. Liverman
Editor's Notes
What landform regions do these two photographs belong to?
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