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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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Opening

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