Europe

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Europe

• Population Geography
• Political Geography
• Cultural Geography

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Population of Europe

• Europe is one of the most densely populated areas
  of the world.
• Europe is highly urbanized.
• Europe has many large cities that serve as
  centers of culture and trade.

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Population of Europe
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Cities
City
Site
London
Where a river narrows
Paris
On an island
Rome
On a hilltop
Athens
On a hilltop
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Culture

• Europe has many different ethnic groups,
  languages, and customs.
• Most people in Europe are Christians but there
  are different types of Christians.
• European culture has spread to other parts of the
  world.

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Conflicts in Europe

• Because Europe has many ethnic groups and types
  of religion there have been several conflicts.
• There was an ethnic and religious conflict in the
  Balkans from 1992 - 1995
• There is an ongoing conflict in Northern Ireland.

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Northern Ireland

• Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.
  The population is split between Catholics and
  Protestants. The Catholics fought for political
  power and the Protestants fought to retain power
  and remain part of the United Kingdom.

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Demographics of N. Ireland

• Belfast N. Ireland
• Protestant 49 53
• Roman Catholic 47 44
• Male 47 49
• Under 16 22 24

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Culture

• European culture has spread to other parts of the
  world due to
• Exploration
• Colonization
• Imperialism

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Exploration

• Europeans started to explore the world in the mid
  15th century. The first European countries to
  explore were Portugal and Spain. These countries
  were looking for a route to Asia in order to buy
  spices.

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Colonization

• European countries colonized other parts of the
  world. Colonization is when a group of people
  from one country settle in another country.

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Colonization
Country
Area Colonized
Portugal
Brazil, Timor, Mozambique
Spain
Mexico, Central and South America
France
Canada, Caribbean
United Kingdom
Canada, United States, Caribbean, Australia, New
Zealand
Netherlands
South Africa, Caribbean
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Spanish Empire
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Portuguese Empire
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Francophone World
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Spheres of Influence in China
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Imperialism

• Imperialism is when a country takes over another
  country. European countries took over countries
  and regions all over the world. They did this to
  control resources and also to compete with other
  European countries.

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Imperialism

• Imperialism was made possible by the industrial
  revolution. The industrial revolution was a
  period of time from the late 18th to mid 19th
  centuries when machines replaced human labor in
  Europe.

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Industrial Revolution

• The most important machine invented in Europe at
  this time was the steam engine. With the steam
  engine Europeans could make trains, steamships,
  better mining equipment, and eventually better
  weapons. This allowed them to take over other
  parts of the world.

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Imperialism
Country
Country or area controlled
United Kingdom
South Asia, Africa, Palestine
West Africa, Southeast Asia, Syria
France
Portugal
Africa
Spain
Africa, Philippines
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Discussion

• Why didnt Germany have a large overseas empire?
• Why did Europeans colonize North and South
  America and not Africa? (except for South Africa)
• Why didnt China colonize other areas?

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Democracy

• Europe is the birthplace of democracy. Greece
  and the early Roman republic both had
  democracies.
• Athens had a direct democracy
• Rome had an indirect democracy

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Democracy

• Democracy developed in Europe over a long period
  of time. After 1945, Europe was split between
  communist countries and democratic countries.
  The democratic countries created an organization
  called NATO in order to defend freedom and basic
  human rights.