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World Geo Ch 1B

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Germany
1)Europe's largest Population/Economy

2)Economy-Efficient industrial complex/good infrastructure for trade/Huge exporter of steel

3)Compare post WW2=>East+West
E: Soviet Rule/ Communist/ No financial support
W: Marshall Plan Recency/Democracy/Member of Common Market

4)Compare Reunification of E+W:
E:Total disrepair/Did not function
W:Accepted burden of rebuilding(taxes)
France
1)Oldest of all states(countries) in Europe

2)Location:
-Adv.=>Access to North Sea/Mediterranean Sea/Atlantic Ocean
-Neg.=>No natural harbors/Can't bring ocean vessels in(water is shallow/ocean vessels too big)

PARIS=>Capital
1)Site=>Sits on Sine River/Good farmland/Variable Climate

2)Situation=>Canals that connect to neighbors/Developed trading partners

3)=>Primate City -Disproportionately larger than next largest city/Influences culture+economy/Very often the city becomes the capital/Drives economy/Centralized government->Capital

OTHER
1)Agriculture=>Fertile soil/Heavily subsidized(not going to fail) by government.

2)Industry=>High tech/Multi-National/Relies on Nuclear Power(Don't need foreign oil)

3)Rhone Alps+Lyon
Belgium
1)Part of BeNeLux (Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg)

2)Provided=>Thriving Industry to BeNeLux

3)Cultural Fault Line=>Separated Flemish (Flanders)speakers from French (Wallonia) speakers

4)Brussles=>Sits in Flanders, but controlled by Walloons
-Brussels=>Government site for European Union
Netherlands
1)Part of BeNeLux (Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg)

2)Provided=>Supporting Economy to BeNeLux->Agriculture/Ports

3)Ranstad=In Netherlands

4)Agricultural land in form of a Polder
-Rested land from sea+added to agricultural territory.
-In Netherlands=>Polder is called Zuider Zee
Luxembourg
1)Part of BeNeLux (Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg)

2)Provided=>Financial center for the BeNeLux->160 Banks/14,000 Holding Companies

3)Size=>1,000 square miles
Population=>500,000

4)Per Capita=>$64,000->Highest state(country in Europe)
Switzerland
1)Totally land-locked->Surrounded by Alps (mountains)
-Adv.=>Used waterfalls from mountains for hydroelectric power/Mountain pastures->Sheep/Created neutrality (mountain borders)/Banking->money was safe
Austria
1)Austro-Hungarian Empire-(Eastward looking) for trade going east

2)Danube River=>Carries trade across Hungary to the East

3)Vienna=Capital City
-Largest city on the Eastern side of Europe
Czech Republic
1)Separation from Slovakia through negotiation.
-"Velvet Divorce"

2)Linkage to Western States (Countries) through trade

3)Prague=>Capital City

4)Direct access to North Sea
Town that specialize in a variety of products (technology)
Malta
1)Crossroads for trade (Arab Traders)

2)British dependency during colonization

3)Independent Tourism
Italy
1)Most population/Best economy for Mediterranean Europe

2)North:Rome->Urban Capital+Cultural Center/Lombardy(Milan) >Industrial Complex/Po River Basin-> Agricultural Area

3)South(Mezzogiorno)->Low income-Poor/Immigrants/Naples(City)

4)Ancona Line->Divides wealthy (North) from poor (South)
Spain
1)Autonomous Community(AC)-Way to provide some self government to productive regions.

2)Catalonia-(AC)->1 of 4 motors (Good economy)
-Barcelona-Largest City

3)Produces 40% of all Industrial Exports from Spain

4)Basque (population) Distinct culture-Not Spanish/Speak-Euskera/Want to secede
Portugal
1)Rural population/Clustered on coastline/Farms are small+inefficient

2)Need to import 1/2 of all food supplies=>NEEDS European Bailouts
Greece
1)Athens(City)=>Government=OLD/NEW|Capital=>World Class/1/3 total population of Greece

2)Bankruptcy=>Denied European Union bailout$ because of riots
Cyprus
1)Lies closer to Turkey, but it's population is Greek

2)European Union only recognizes the Greek section of the country
Serbia
1)Largest+Most Important Balkan State
Bosnia
1)No dominant ethnic population

2)Site of ethnic cleansing resulting in 250,000 deaths (Croats)
Montenegro
1)Adriatic coastal country

2)Once part of Serbia
Kosovo
1)Muslim majority + was granted independent from Serbia by the UN(United Nations)
North Europe
1)A.K.A.=>Discontinuous North/Scandinavia
-Language=>Mutually Intelligible
-Religion=>Lutherans
-Government=>Represented
Macedonia
1)Not recognized by Greece because it's name is considered Greek property
Albania
1)ONE of Europe's POOREST COUNTRIES whose population survives by livestock herding
Sweden
1)Pioneers of nuclear power=>Risks Increased=Progress slowed down
Norway
1)Drives economy=>Fishing+ Merchant Ships

2)Newest=>Oil/Natural gas (North Sea)

3)Low unemployment/High Per Capita/Strong sense of independence/Did not see need to join European Union
Denmark
1)Break of Bulk/Enter pot (Port)

2)Collect, store, + transfer goods from ocean vessels

3)Greenland=>Once a province of Denmark->Now just financially dependent on Denmark
Slovakia
1) Maintained allegiance to Soviet Union (Russia) + continue to mistreat minority populations
Hungary
1)Has populations living in neighboring countries but supported by + loyal to Hungary.
-This is called IRREDENTISM

2)Now hold the presidency of the European Union
Romania
1)Borders Black Sea

2)Considered the "Bridge" between Central + Southeastern Europe
-"Bridge"=Danube River

3)Economy=>Oil fields depleted/losing skilled+educated population/1/3 of population are farmers
Bulgaria
1)Persecute Turkish population

2)Have restricted/limited immigration into the U.K.
Ukraine
1)Territorially=>Largest country in ALL of Europe
Massive farm products/Huge resources->Iron Ore, Coal, + Minerals/Controls international shipping lanes (Black Sea)

2)Connects Russian oil to European markets

3)Hard to separate from Russia due to dependency in Russian oil + huge pro-Russian population
Moldova
1)The POOREST COUNTRY in Europe

2)40% of population work outside of country

3)Main trade inside country smuggling->illegal arms
Belarus
1)4/5 of population work for the government(REWARD->Free Housing

2)NO PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP

3) Must join the "Youth Group" to attend college

4)Belarus does NOT belong to European Union

5)Want to belong to Russian Federation
England
1)Sea dominance (Mercantilism)

2)Start Industrial Revolution

3)Political dominance (hegemony)
-Economy allowed them to lose control the country
-After WW2=>Decolonized
-Member of the European Union (yield south)

4)London=World city because it influences Global Financial Network
Scotland
1)Master/World Class ship-building=>Sea Dominance

2)Exploration of oil + gas in North Sea
Wales
1)Coal=>Energy source for Industrial Revolution

2)Equipment failure/No repairs/Loss of market
Northern Ireland
1)Trouble Legacy=>Divided
-Borders=>Part of British Parliament(UK)
-Ethnicity=>Scottish
-Religion=>Protestant
-Language=>English
Republic of Ireland
1)Economic success=>Challenged
-Potato Blight

2)Returning Irishmen=>Largest portion of immigrants

3)Celtic Tigers=>Wealth/Independence/Cultural Ancestry/Economic
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