Tourism based on ecology culture or natural habitats involved.

This is a growing industry because the activities are not "normal" people are becoming more & more needy of entertainment.

Sweeping change~

Europe has experienced many revolutions-most invovled a struggle.

not holy~

Europe is becomeing more secular as t

the years go by....

many activties that went on in churches

 dont happen there anymore.

activities or manners involves strict social rules that have

 been handed down~

Europe's have been historically been

more formal than other

 cultures (manly due to the

 fact that most societies where centured around a kindom).

a feeling of extreme pride in the group you belong to (has to do with wat state you are from)~

In most cases Europe, nationalism is based on what state you are from. Except Belgium, Cypris, Spain, Former Yugoslavia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, most of Mentenegro, Macedonia, Balkan Pen. People.

going through society and trying to get rid of people who arent your ethnicity~

The Former Yugoslavia became famous for this, and many revolutions included this practice in some form.

Northern European Plain

Contains Many Major Capitals

R-Most important river in Westurn Europe

D- Most important river in Easturn Europe.

MR- connected by canals& can get people anywhere.

UM- separtes Russia into a Eurpean side and an Asian Side.

S-Northern part of Russia, east side of the Urals; vast plains, with am area that is covered with everygreen trees.

VR- Russia's most important river, referred to as the "mother volga"

LB- the worlds deepest fresh water lake

reserves of fossil fuels, so cold ... it has taken until now to have the technical ability to mine/drill for the resourcres

many countries fight over wheather or not to allow pipelines from Russia to go through their land. 

Much of Russia (climate wise)

Regional Notes on Europe

British Isles-

UK- regions would love to be sovereign

UK- London is known for?

1. Big Ben/ Parliament along the Thames River

2. Buckingham Palace Guards (where the royal family lives

3. Tower of London-royal jewels and "beefeaters" (friendly guards)

4. Channel Tunnel between England and France (The Chunnel)

5. Double Decker Busses, red phone booths, and he Underground (The Tube)

1. Catholics want Northern Ireland to "go back" with Rep. of I.

2. Protestants want Northern Ireland to Not "go back" with Rep. of  I.

3. "Peace Walls" divide neighborhoods in the in the capital of N. Ireland ( Belfast)

3. The new way of thinking is to think for yourself about how to handle the troubles, instead of just doing what yout family has always done

4. integrated schools and support groups ofr children are growing

* both known for writers and very rainy and known for sheep hearding

The Microstates

Vatican City

Home of the Pope

1. Vatican( museum, library, church part and offices and residences of the pope)

2. Vatican City (the Caticans, electric and phone co., post office, gardens)

3. The Vatican is home to St. Basillica and the Sistine Chapel

4. Inside the city of Rome.

2nd highest life expectancy; most are not ethnicity "Andorran"

high standard of living; prince has one of the best

art collections in the world, immigration restirctions

Not its own country but is permitted to act as if it is (by the UK)

1.Barbary Macques

2. Arill some animosity between UK ans Spain

3. Speaks English, spanish, and Llanito (combo of Andalusion anf English)

wealth and shipping

modest

accepting of things

cold, but inviting (hospitable)

1. The core countries (France & Germany)
2. key econimic countries
3. specialized farming
4. center of both World Wars
5. industrail giants

Key international banks have "bases" there

Clean due to spcialized industry

Mt. Decor, archirectue & clothing

Sw... known for neutrality & having "four Swis" in ( Fr. Ger, Romanian, It.)

1.Nicknames Benelux

2. Canals and Windmills

3. Tulips, Cheese, Lace.

4. Belgium= Flemmings and Wallons

5. Netherlands+ Cosmo cap. Amsterdam

6. Luxemburg= could be considered the "capital of France"

     A. Strongest Economy

     B. Low Taxes

     C. Status as headquarters for many companies

     D. biggest and strongest radio and TV stations in Europe

1. Are all isolated, physically, so their cultures have grown up to be extremly strong (not as much cultural diffusion took place, so they are very distance)

2. Manly Catholic

3.Extremly strong in tradion which has led to big tourism industries.

1. Estonia, Lat, Lith= Baltic Republics

2. Ukraine & Belarus= mosr like Russians

3. Moldova- actually Romanian (the people are really Romanian)

4. Czech R. & Hungary- cap. of CR (Progue) is considered the Paris of the East- most well off of the region

5. Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania all traditionally  agrarian societies

6.strong Catholic society

7.  The Balkan Peninsula

        A. Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, and maybe  Kosovo, soon!

       B. All broke from the Serbs, who were the majority of the political positions in Yugos.

       C. Mic religions, languages and even Alphabets used in this Region of Easturn Europe.

1. Has many enclaves in it that want to break away

2. Like Eastern Europe, is suffering due to the communist era

3. Matroyskia Dolls, Bolshoi Theatre, Babuskas, crowded apartment living

4. High rate of atheism due to Comm. era

5. Eastern Part has very weak, if any infrastructure

6. 75% of the people live in the Westen Part.

7. HIstorically very strong sense of onership of areas

8. Started by the Russian people, and led to the leadership of czars, then Communist Revolution

9. St. Petersburg= 100 islands

Specific Vocab For Europe

TGV