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Western Europe

Western Europe. Chapter 5. Western Europe. 1) Northern Europe United Kingdom Ireland Scandinavia 2) Continental Europe France Low Countries Germany The Alpine Region. 3) Mediterranean Europe Iberian Peninsula Italian Peninsula Greece. Northern Europe. Part 2- Ireland. Objectives.

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Western Europe

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  1. Western Europe Chapter 5

  2. Western Europe • 1) Northern Europe • United Kingdom • Ireland • Scandinavia • 2) Continental Europe • France • Low Countries • Germany • The Alpine Region • 3) Mediterranean Europe • Iberian Peninsula • Italian Peninsula • Greece

  3. Northern Europe Part 2- Ireland

  4. Objectives • 1. Locate the countries and major cities of northern Europe. • 2. Locate the major physical characteristics in northern Europe. • 3. Identify the major industries of each region in northern Europe. • 4. Explain the causes of conflict in Ireland.

  5. Northern Ireland • Northern Ireland- also known as Ulster • 2nd largest island in the British Isles • Protestant country however Ireland is Catholic • A land of rugged coasts and rolling hills; loughs- crystal lakes • Belfast- capital city and the largest • Industrial city known for shipbuilding • Aircraft construction is now part of the economy

  6. Ireland • Massive glaciers created Ireland’s thin, rocky soil • Ireland’s climate is much warmer because of the North Atlantic Drift • The coast of Ireland is surrounded by mountains • Ireland ranks 6th in the production of zinc • In the Central and Western regions there are many bogs- water sits without access to the ocean • Here partly decayed moss has compressed and formed peat used for heating and cooking • English-Irish relations have been harsh • Over the centuries England has discriminated against Catholics in Ireland. • Once a law was in place preventing Catholics from buying or inheriting land • Ireland joined the UK in 1801. In 1921, the Anglo-Irish Treaty was negotiated, creating an Irish Free State. In 1949, the Republic of Ireland cut all ties with Britain. • Ireland once was a land of “poor farmers”. Now many people have factory jobs. One of the well known exports is Waterford crystal.

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