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Welcome to Europe Physical Features

• The Danube River is the 2nd longest river in
  Europe and an important shipping route across the
  continent. It flows E to W from Germany to the
  Black Sea.
• The Rhine River originates (starts) in the Swiss
  Alps mountain range and flows NW to the North
  Sea. Important for shipping goods throughout
  continent.
• The English Channel is a narrow sea between Great
  Britain and France. (1994 an underground rail,
  the chunnel opened allows below water
  transportation.)
• The Mediterranean Sea is the worlds largest
  inland sea, located between Europe, Africa, and
  Asia.
• The Europe Plain is a vast, flat area stretching
  from Frances Atlantic coast to the Ural Mnts. In
  Russia. Rich farmland containing some of the
  largest cities (Paris, Berlin, and Moscow.)

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Welcome to EuropePhysical Features

• The Alps are a magnificent mountain range in
  South central Europe stretching from E-France and
  N-Itlay through Switzerland and Austria. Snowmelt
  from the Alps pours into many of Europes rivers.
• The Pyrenees mountain range extends along the
  border between France and Spain. Most of the P.
  Mnts. Are in Spain.
• The Ural Mountains in Western Russia form the
  boundary between Europe and Asia.
• The Iberian Peninsula in southwest Europe
  contains Spain and Portugal. It is separated form
  the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees Mountains.
• The Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe is
  occupied by Norway and Sweden. This mountainious
  region is bordered on the N by the Barents Sea, a
  section of the Arctic Ocean.

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Welcome to Europe

• The Ural Mountains in Western Russia form the
  boundary between Europe and Asia.

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Welcome to Europe

• The Mediterranean Sea is the worlds largest
  inland sea, located between Europe, Africa, and
  Asia.

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Welcome to Europe

• The Iberian Peninsula in southwest Europe
  contains Spain and Portugal. It is separated form
  the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees Mountains.

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Welcome to Europe

• The Pyrenees mountain range extends along the
  border between France and Spain. Most of the P.
  Mnts. Are in Spain.

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Welcome to Europe

• The Alps are a magnificent mountain range in
  South central Europe stretching from E-France and
  N-Italy through Switzerland and Austria. Snowmelt
  from the Alps pours into many of Europes rivers.

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Welcome to Europe

• The English Channel is a narrow sea between Great
  Britain and France. (1994 an underground rail,
  the chunnel opened allows below water
  transportation.)

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Welcome to Europe

• The Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe is
  occupied by Norway and Sweden. This mountainous
  region is bordered on the N by the Barents Sea, a
  section of the Arctic Ocean.

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Welcome to Europe

• The Europe Plain is a vast, flat area stretching
  from Frances Atlantic coast to the Ural Mnts. In
  Russia. Rich farmland containing some of the
  largest cities (Paris, Berlin, and Moscow.)

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Welcome to Europe

• The Danube River is the 2nd longest river in
  Europe and an important shipping route across the
  continent. It flows E to W from Germany to the
  Black Sea.

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Welcome to Europe

• The Rhine River originates (starts) in the Swiss
  Alps mountain range and flows NW to the North
  Sea. Important for shipping goods throughout
  continent.

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Find Me!

• Belgium
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Poland
• Russia
• Spain
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom

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Russia
Belgium
United Kingdom
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Poland
Germany
Ukraine
France
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Italy
Spain
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Location, Climate, Natural Resources Affect Where
People Live
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• SS6G10 The student will explain the impact of
  location, climate, natural resources, and
  population distribution on Europe.
• In your groups you will take notes on how the
  location, climate, and natural resources of your
  country affect where people live and how they
  trade You will have one of the following
  countries to become experts on
• the United Kingdom
• Russia
• Germany
• Italy

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  United Kingdom Pg. 254-259 271 Russia Pg. 348-355 Germany Pg. 282-286 Italy Pg. 303-307 313
Location    
Climate    
Farmland or Industry (and what they produce)    
Where People Live (most populated)    
Natural Resources    
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Languages and Religions
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Diversity of Languages

• Europe is a continent of diverse languages. Some
  are in the same language family, so people from
  one country can often understand the language of
  people from another country. Many European are
  bilingual (speak 2 language) or multilingual
  (speak several languages). The native languages
  in Europe belong to the Indo-European language
  family. Branches of the Indo-European family
  include the Germanic languages, Romance
  languages, and Slavic languages.

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What Language Do You Speak

• Germanic German and English. English is spoken
  in more parts of the world than any other
  language.
• Romance French and Italian. These languages are
  based on Latin, the language of the Ancient
  Romans.
• Slavic Russian is an example of a Slavic
  Language.

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Whats Your Religion

• Judaism religion and culture of the Jewish
  people and the first recorded faith to worship
  one God (monotheism). The beliefs and history of
  Judaism make up the historical foundation of many
  other religions, including Christianity and
  Islam.
• There have been small populations of Jews in
  Europe for centuries. Today, most European Jews
  live in France, the United Kingdom, Russia, an
  other countries that were formerly part of the
  Soviet Union.

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Whats Your Religion

• Christianity is a religion based on the teachings
  of Jesus Christ. Its sacred scripture is the
  Bible.
• It is the dominant religion in both Western
  European and Eastern Europe.
• Two major division
• Catholic
• Most of Europe is Catholic In the South France,
  Spain and Italy
• Protestant
• Northern countries Germany and the United
  Kingdom

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Whats Your Religion?

• Islam is the religious faith of Muslims founded
  by Muhammad in the 7th century. Allah is the sole
  deity and Muhammad was his prophet.
• Many Muslims are immigrating to Western Europe,
  making Islam the fastest growing religion in
  Europe. Muslim populations are highest in France,
  Germany, and the United Kingdom. There are large
  Muslim populations in Eastern European countries
  like Albania and Bosnia.

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Standard of Living
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Reading is Essential to the Standard of Living

• Standard of Living measure of a nations quality
  of life based on income, education, life
  expectancy and other factors.
• One factor that has a huge effect on a countrys
  economic health and its citizens standard of
  living is Literacy Rate.
• A country that improves the literacy rate among
  its citizens will improve the standard of living
  within that country and improve its economy
  (income making potential).
• Educated and skilled workers are an important
  factor in a countrys economic growth!

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Standard of Living

• Europe is unique because most countries that
  comprise this continent have approximately a 99
  literacy rate.
• However, Russia places a high emphasis on
  education and has a 99 literacy rate, but the
  economy has struggled since the breakup of the
  Soviet Union. WHY?!!
• Therefore, there are obviously other factors
  which contribute to the standard of living.

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Long story short

• During the Cold War, the Soviet Union placed
  heavy importance on science and math education
  think SPACE RACE ARMS RACE SPUTNIK
• Well along comes the end of the Cold War in
  1991, the U.S. and the S.U. are now friends. ?
  And there is no longer a need for brilliant, or
  rather mad scientists (some may say) mind set.
• Now, the people must learn to exist and survive
  under a new government who requires the people to
  enter a new form of economy with new and
  different jobs. Unemployment rates skyrocket
  like SPUTNIK
• Bottom line smart, literate people with little
  common sense. (perhaps overly simplified, but you
  get the picture nonetheless)

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Standard of Living

• Clearly there are some obvious factors which
  contribute to the standard of living.
• Literacy rate the ability of the people to read
• More people can read, more people working, more
  people working, better the products being created
  (think original cell phone to current IPhone)
• Unemployment rate of people not working
• As the unemployment rate goes up does the
  STANDARD OF LIVING go up or down?
• Can someone explain?
• Life expectancy (how long the average person is
  expected to live)
• HUH? How does that influence how SOWEEEET my life
  is?
• SOMEONE EXPLAIN PLEASE!!

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World Literacy Rate
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Partner Project

• Use the provided information sheets to complete
  the graphic organizers.
• Choose any 3 countries you want to know more
  about.
• Tomorrow we will share our findings.
• Be ready to present.
• You must answer the following question
• What do the following concepts mean and how do
  the following terms relate?
• Unemployment rate
• Literacy rate
• Standard of living
• Life expectancy
• GDP per capita

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Unitary, Confederation, and Federal
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Unitary a form of government in which power is
held by one central authority Examples Cuba
and the United Kingdom
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Confederation voluntary associations of
independent states that, to secure some common
purpose, agree to certain limitations on their
freedom of action and establish some joint
machinery of consultation or deliberation.
Example European Union
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Federal Power is shared by a powerful central
government and states or provinces that are given
considerable self-rule, usually through their own
legislatures . Examples United
States Australia, Germany, Russia, Canada,
Brazil, Mexico
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Autocracy

• Autocratic government in which one person
  possesses unlimited power and the citizen has
  little if any role in the government.
• Example Cuba
• In an autocracy, where most dictators maintain
  their position via inheritance or military power,
  the citizen has little, if any, role in the
  government. People who try to speak out against
  the government are often silenced through use of
  power.
• In an oligarchy, a small group exercises control.
  Communist countries are mostly oligarchies. The
  citizen has a very limited role in government.
• In a democracy, supreme power is vested in the
  people and exercised by them directly or
  indirectly through a system of representation
  usually involving periodically held free
  elections.

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Oligarchy

• Oligarchic government by the few, sometimes a
  government in which a small group exercises
  control especially for corrupt and selfish
  purposes. The citizen has a very limited role.
• In an oligarchy, a small group exercises control.
  Communist countries are mostly oligarchies.
• The citizen has a very limited role in
  government.

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Democracy

• Democratic a government in which the supreme
  power is vested in the people and exercised by
  them directly or indirectly through a system of
  representation usually involving periodically
  held free elections.
• In a democracy, supreme power is vested in the
  people and exercised by them directly or
  indirectly through a system of representation
  usually involving periodically held free
  elections.
• Examples United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico,
  Brazil, Canada, Australia

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