Chapter Objectives

After reading and studying this chapter you should be able to:

1. Understand that Europe was the original core region and continues to be very important.

2. Describe how European culture was spread throughout the world.

3. Chronicle the evolution of the European Union including its significance.

4. List the early peoples of Europe and their influence on Europe's development.

5. Describe the evolution of the Industrial Revolution including its economic impacts and environmental consequences.

6. Know that most of Europe is relatively close to seas and the Atlantic Ocean and that the region has a long coastline.

7. List Venice's problems related to its low lying location.

8. Outline Europe's many mountain ranges, navigable rivers, and peninsulas

9. Understand the reasons why Western Europe, the industrial heartland, is so important.

10. Identify the consequences of zero population growth for Germany, France, Spain, and other countries.

11. Compare and contrast agriculture with manufacturing in Europe.

12. Compare and contrast Germany with France, especially in terms of economic development and politics.

13. Describe the natural environment of Northern Europe and its effects on the population, culture, and economy.

14. Identify important similarities between Austria and Switzerland.

15. Differentiate northern Italy from southern Italy.

16. List similarities between Eastern Europe and Balkan Europe.

17. Describe ethnic tensions in Balkan Europe and suggest reasons for the conflicts.

18. Discuss the role of tourism throughout Europe.

19. Trace the evolution of town and city locations and patterns.

20. List reasons why Western Europe may fall behind the United States and Japan in the coming decades.

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