GEOG 1001 Chapter : GEOG 1001 Exam 2
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Idea of continents: continent of europe- excludes russia. Want us to think of a continent as a collection of political states: europe- relatively compact. Cooler winters, warm summers: eurasia, cultural, linguistic, demographic differences. Black seas separate europe and asia: over time we diminish then significance of continents. Labeled greenland as a continent and not an island and australia an island instead of a continent. Basics of physical geography of europe: northern european plain- number of rivers; relatively flat, area referred to as the low countries low topography. Low topography- area for trade/commerce: dynamic area in the era of international commerce, alps- significant mountain chain. Largest mountain chain in europe: between northern and southern europe, central uplands- rich coal and iron, development of early industrial activity- resources made possible, western highlands- include mountain chains in norway. Lower than central uplands: probably eroded, uk- coal, sweden- iron, carpathian mountains.
