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EUROPE

EUROPE. IN THE BEGINNING…. In Greek mythology, Europa was a princess abducted by Zeus (in the form of a dazzling white bull). Zeus took Europa to Crete where she gave birth to Minos (who became a judge of the dead in Hades)

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EUROPE

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  1. EUROPE

  2. IN THE BEGINNING… In Greek mythology, Europa was a princess abducted by Zeus (in the form of a dazzling white bull). Zeus took Europa to Crete where she gave birth to Minos (who became a judge of the dead in Hades) For Homer (author of The Odyssey) Europe was a mythological queen of Crete Mainland Greece became known as Europa By 500BC it came to refer to the lands north of Greece as well

  3. Sangria

  4. HISTORY • Prehistory • homo georgicus:existed 1.8 million years ago • found in Georgia • Classical Antiquity • Ancient Greece • Concepts of the city-state and philosophy • Ancient Rome • Law and government, architecture and engineering, language • Dark Ages (approx. 500AD to 1000AD) • Invasions and migrations • Middle Ages (approx. 1000AD to 1300AD) • Feudalism, the Black Death and the Roman Catholic Church

  5. HISTORY • Renaissance (approx. 1300AD to 1700AD) • Began in Italy – intellectual pursuits, educational reform • Age of Enlightenment (18th century) • Scientific and reason-based thought • French Revolution resulted in the nation-state • Colonisation of Asia, Africa and the Americas • Industrial Revolution (19th century) • Began in Great Britain – invention and implementation of new technologies • 20th century • Europe’s power declines after world wars – rise of USSR and USA

  6. Burn from a pizza oven

  7. GEOGRAPHY • One of the traditional seven continents • Sub-continent of EURASIA • Separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains, the Ural River and the Caspian Sea • Covers about 10 180 000 square kilometres • 2% of the Earth’s surface area • 6.8% of Earth’s land area • Number of sovereign states varies (about 50) • Includes western Russia, the world’s largest country • Includes the Vatican, the world’s smallest country

  8. Political map of Europe

  9. Topographic map of Europe

  10. CLIMATE • Generally mild, particularly in comparison to places in Asia and North America of the same latitude. • Gulf Stream • Longer, colder winters and shorter, cooler summers in the north than in the south • Longer, colder winters and shorter, hotter summers in the east than in the west • Most rain falls just west of mountains • Britain, Norway • Least rain falls east of mountains, far from the Atlantic and along the Arctic coast • Spain, Scandinavia, Russia

  11. Climatic map of Europe

  12. POPULATION • 3rd most populous continent • After Asia and Africa • 731 000 000 or 11% of the world’s total population • Last century, Europe had 25% of the world’s population • Projected population in 2050 is 653 000 000 or 7% of the world’s total population • Influences on Europe’s demography… • Religious emigration • Race relations • Economic immigration • Declining birth rate • Aging population

  13. POPULATION • Europe’s largest cities are… • Istanbul • Moscow • London • Paris • Madrid • Barcelona • Saint Petersburg • Milan • Berlin • Rome • Athens

  14. Fast food in the Netherlands

  15. ETHNICITY • Europe’s largest ethnics groups are (in order)… • Russians (90million) • Germans (76million) • French (63million) • Italians (58million) • English (45million) • Spanish (42million) • Poles (42million) • Ukrainians (41million)

  16. Where am I from?

  17. Dutch beer menu

  18. LANGUAGE • Europe has 30 to 40 major languages • The EU recognised 23 official languages in 2007 • There are 8 language families • The seven most natively spoken languages are… • German 18% • French 13% • Italian 12% • English 12% • Spanish 9% • Polish 9% • Dutch 5%

  19. LANGUAGE • However, the top eight languages spoken in Europe are… • English 51% • German 33% • French 28% • Italian 16% • Spanish 15% • Polish 10% • Russian 7% • Dutch 6%

  20. In a Dutch sandwich shop

  21. POLITICS • 1957: European Economic Community • Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands • 1967: European Communities • Merging of EEC, the European Coal and Steel Community and Euratom (European Atomic Energy Community) • 1993: European Union • Political centre is in Brussels • 27 member states, which are… • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK

  22. Political map of the development of the European Union from 1957

  23. Scottish staple

  24. Fija de Espana

  25. In memory of mi amigo, Nacho

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