Geography-Europe

European periphery

"Rimland" of countries whose interests are tied closely to and strongly influenced by those of the core Have less political and economic clout than core countries Dependent on the core countries

Rhine River

A major inland waterway of Europe forming part of a border between Germany and France. This river carries more traffic than any other river in the world.

Seine

A northern French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel; its one of France's commerical waterway. Serves as a tourist mainly in Paris.

Elbe River

A river in central Europe that originiates in North West Czech Republic and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea. It' one of the major waterways in Central Europe.

examples of cultural hybridization

Argentinians watching Asian rap performed by a South American band in London, Americans eating Irish bagels, Chinese tacos

European core

Densest, most urbanized population Most prosperous economy Lowest unemployment Most productive agriculture Most conservative politics Greatest concentration of highways and railroads Highest levels of crowding, congestion, and pollution

What are the languages of the EU documents?

English and French

population

Europe contains one of the world's great clusters of human population. Population of 532 million (2007); 1 out of every 13 people in the world is a European Four countries, alone, comprise half of Europe's population Germany 82 million France 63 million United Kingdom 63 million Italy 61 million Population is declining from pre-industrial high birth and death rates to postindustrial low birth and death rates

What is the European Union?

Europe's supranational org. initially designed to secure the benefits of large-scale production by pooling resources and markets of its members.

Eurozone countries

Finland, Ireland, Neth, Estonia, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Portugal, Malta, Greece, Cyprus

When was the EU founded?

Formally known as European Economic Community in 1957 and in 1993 became known as the European Union.

Colombian Exchange

Important in reshaping the world's bio-geography. The transfer of plants and animals from one place to another following Europe's conquest of the America's.

climate types

Marine West Coast Humid Continental Short-Summer (Cold) Humid Continental Long-Summer (Warm) Mediterranean Subarctic and Tundra Undifferentiated Highland

population density

Population density varies widely 1,038 persons per square mile in the Netherlands Only 8 persons per square mile in Iceland Greatest population densities found in 2 belts of industrialization and urbanization near historical sources of coal and hydroelectric power.

Where does the EU exist?

Portugal, Spain, France, Ireland, UK, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Finland, Austria, Slovakia, Malta, Czech, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia

Po River

The longest Italian river located in northern Italy running through its most fertile and populated areas; begins in the Alps Mountains flowing to the Adriatic Sea.

Loire River

The longest river in France, which is below Seine River and flows into the Bay of Biscay.

Tagus River

The longest river in Spain and on Iberian Peninsulas that flows from Madrid to Lisbon.

Volga River

The longest river located in Western Europe flowing into canals, which connect Moscow to the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Its Russia's most important commercial river.

what is McDonaldization?

The process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more sectors of our society.

Danube River

The second-longest river of Europe after the Volga. It flows from southern Germany east into the Black Sea, running through ten countries. The river is the main water route in the South Central part of the continent.

World Cities

a city that is a center of economic and political power in the global economy. Example: London

what are supranational organizations?

an organization in which members of countries are united beyond the authority of any single national government and are planned and controlled by a group of nations.

Cultural hybridization

emphasis on mixing cultures as a result of globalization and production, out of the integration of the global and local

secondary cities

follow primate cities and are often in the middle of an economic boom. not as well known Example: Belfast, Munich, Manchester, Venice, Naples, Barcelona

Geography of the Balkans

formally Yugoslavia-Slovenia, Croatia, Bos and Her, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia

Core geography

industrial core consists of developed European countries; Manufacturing dominance of developed European core countries persists. In almost every European core country, much of secondary sector is in decline

primary cities

is larger than the second and third largest cities in that country combined. Example: Paris

Soviet Satellites states

local communist governments controlled from Moscow.

periphery geography

nonindustrial and weak industrial lands; Resources flowed from the peripheries to the core

What is balkanization?

political-geographic term for fragmentation into ethnically based, contentious units that took its name from the disharmony of the Balkan region

renewable and nonrenewable resources in Europe

primary industry of Europe oil-nonrenewable wind energy-renewable