GEOG 1101 Chapter 8: Chapter 8 Europe
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More than half a billion-people living in 42 countries. European union is a supranational organization made up of 28 countries. It is highly successful in uniting and integrating european economic and political life. The west, east, the south (mediterranean) and the north (scandinavia) Income and employment disparities along with population movements are now causing problems. Landform regions include: european lowlands like the north european plains. The economic focus for the country lies here. The major rivers are here as well. (rhine, loire, thames, and elbe) and they dump into the. The largest ports are also in the lowlands. (london, le havre, rotterdam and. Hamburg: the alpine mountain system is the topographic spine of europe. The apennine mountains are in italy: central uplands (western europe) france and germany. Contains raw materials for europe"s industrial sector. (iron, coal and steel: western highlands from portugal to the british isle and norway, sweden, and finland, the west edge is iceland.
