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List the major mountain ranges of Europe and location (or fact about each one).
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European Human Geography
Ethnicity and Religion in Europe
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Today’s Standard (s)
SSWG6 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary Europe.
d. Describe the various ethnic and religious groups in Europe and the influence of geography on those groups and their major customs and traditions.
Language
Europe has over 30 languages
German is the most commonly spoken native w/ 19% of the continents pop. speaking it
However, 49% of Europeans speak English
Religion
dominated by Christianity secularism is growing secularism- refers to the transformation of a
society as it migrates from close identification with religious institutions to a more separated relationship
KeyBlue: Roman CatholicPurple: Protestant ChristianRed: Orthodox ChristianGreen: MuslimOrange: BuddhismYellow: Judaism
Europe’s Population has a population of
roughly 830.4 million, or about 11% of world population
If trends keep pace declining birth rates and a high life expectancy means aging and declining population will be a problem for many economies, political and social institutions
Ethnicity in General
87 distinct "peoples of Europe", of which 33 form the majority in at least 1 sovereign state, while others constitute ethnic minorities
8 peoples of Europe w/ > 30 million members living in Europe: Russians Germans French British Italians Spanish Ukranian Poles
8 groups b/n themselves account for some 460 million or about 63% of European population
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Explain how both over population and under population can be a problem for a country.
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Today’s Standard(s)
SSWG6 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary Europe.
d. Describe the various ethnic and religious groups in Europe and the influence of geography on those groups and their major customs and traditions.
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Germans
Literature fairy tales collections published by the Grimm
Brothers became world famous Philosophy Karl Marx-developed communist theory Friedrich Nietzsche famous for “God is dead” Cuisine concentrates on meat, sweet cakes, and beer Sports Soccer is the most pop sport by far
The French
Paris has played important role as a world wide center of high culture since 17th century
evolution of the French state and culture has promoted a centralization of politics, media, and cultural production around Paris
centralization- process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those regarding decision-making, become concentrated in a particular location
73% of population lives in cities
The British
Literature and Music Geoffrey Chaucer- Canterbury Tales William Shakespeare- numerous plays/ poems The Beatles- 1 of the most commercially
successful bands of all time Science and Technology Home to Isaac Newton- “founder” of gravity England was the 1st country to industrialize Charles Darwin- developed the theory of
evolution
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List the three ethnic groups we talked about yesterday and one thing about each one.
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Italians
Since ancient Rome, has been a center for art and culture
family is the centre of the social structure appearances matter in Italy- extremely fashion
conscious primary religion in Italy is Roman Catholic Where the Renaissance began
Spanish
79% are Roman Catholic Most important holiday is Semana Santa”-
the holy week before Easter festival of “ San Fermin” is celebrated in July
in Pamplona- bulls are released into the streets, while people run ahead of them
Soccer is the most popular sport essential ingredient for real Spanish cooking
is olive oil
Polish
developed as a result of its geography at the confluence of W. & E. Europe
being invaded by Germany started WWII World War II toll on Poland was a staggering 6
million-including 3 million Jews slaughtered in the Nazi death camps
60% of population lives in cities meals are celebrations, not just eating