GEO 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Alpine States, Autonomous Communities Of Spain, Dissolution Of Czechoslovakia
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Day 6 notes (there were no notes on day 5, do not worry) The discontinuous south (continued from day 4: italy. North italy part of european core, economically powerful, cultural health. Ancona line separates two halves: spain. Madrid in transition zone (european core, north more affluent than. Decentralization into 17 autonomous communities, each with own degree of autonomy. International recognition of greek side, but not turkish. Government support of ethnic and cultural cohorts in other countries. The mainland core: 8 states: germany, france, benelux, switzerland, austria, and czech republic, germany. Division: east v. west, 2 different economic systems. Highest economy in europe, 4th in world after china, us, and japan. Has good transportability (rivers, canals, roads, railroads, etc. : france. Larger than germany, lacks good harbors and rivers. Paris primate city: disproportionately larger than all other cities (more than two times size of next largest city) Creates opportunity for local and regional growth: benelux.
