GEOG 1001 Lecture : Geography Notes 9 13
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20-30% of college grads will work in foreign countries. Prime meridian went through suburb of london, very eurocentric view of world. Asia/europe separated by culture, centuries of crusades in asia because of differing religious beliefs. Political boundaries (don"t include greenland, but includes iceland, no russia) Norway/sweden; massive glaciers, u shaped valleys, highly carved up by glaciers in ice age; Pyrinees: vikings connected europe to other places via waterways. Water bodies: mediterranean sea: closed water body; narrow rise and fall of tides; highly saline water; Subject to impact from pollution from urbanized shore and ship traffic: baltic sea: somewhat enclosed water body; imperial undertakings occurred here, vikings, Russians; easy transportation ; freshwater rivers flow in; low salt content, not much evaporation bc of colder climate (freezes over most of year, inhibits winter navigation -70% of baltic frozen) eutrophication release of agricultural chemicals into baltic.
