GEOG 1001 Lecture : Geography Notes For Europe
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Europe is smaller in land area than the u. s. and canada, but has a larger population. (530 million vs 300 million) It is not just a blob of a land mass, but a ton of peninsulas that stick out into the sea. *therefore, the climate is milder than it normally would be at that latitude. The access to water is historically important because sailing was once the main form of transportation, so things were easily moved to and from europe. And climate-wise they are productive agriculturally and for human existence. ** the pyrenees and fjords are beautiful scenic places in europe. Population has a geography and as you would expect it is dense where the climate is good, elevation is normal, and agriculture produces easily. The country boundaries that we look at now in europe were not always there. (vast empires used to take up most of europe)
