Europe Flashcards
Where are the Lowlands?
Netherlands, Top sections of France and Germany, most of Poland, Lithuania and up, and down to Ukraine
Where are the Alpine Mountain System?
Italy, Switzerland, Austria are the main Alps. But also into Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and into Romania
Where are the western highlands?
Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Some of the UK, and most of Spain
Where are the central uplands?
Most of France and Germany and Czech
Immigration
Lots of people coming legally and illegally especially from Africa and Southwest Asia
Population and Settlement Patterns
low rates of growth, Stage 5, widespread internal migration. Family friendly policies.
Urban Geography
Medieval, Renaissance, and industrial
What shape are Russian Cities built in?
circles. The middle of the circles are more urbanized
What percent of Jews lived in Europe before the Holocaust?
90%
Lingua Francas
English and French
Slavic Languages
Polish, Slovenian, Bosnian, Czech, Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovak, Serbian, and Macedonian
Two alphabets: Latin and Cyrillic
Latin (Romance) Languages
French, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Portuguese
Germanic Languages
English, German, Dutch, Faroese, Frisian, Flemish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and Icelandic
Schengen Agreement
eroded national borders. Permits citizens from certain countries-including the US- to travel freely within 26 European countries in Schengen Area for up to three months on business or tourism. Impacts include westernization, less nationalism.
Balkanization
Yugoslavia specifically but the breaking up into smaller countries.
