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Europe – Chapter 8
Содержание
- 1. Europe – Chapter 8
- 2. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffChapter 8:Europe(Fig. 8.1)
- 3. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffLearning
- 4. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffCentrality
- 5. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffIntroductionEurope
- 6. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffThe
- 7. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffSize
- 8. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEnvironmental
- 9. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffThe red arrows show the North Atlantic Drift
- 10. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEnvironmental
- 11. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEnvironmental Issues in Europe(Fig. 8.4)
- 12. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffLandform
- 13. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffLandform
- 14. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffSwiss Alps
- 15. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEurope: Physical PhysicalGeographyof Europe(Fig. 8.7)
- 16. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEurope’s
- 17. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEurope’s Climate Map (Fig. 8.10)
- 18. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEnvironmental
- 19. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffDanube RiverRhine RiverNHub of Radial Stream Pattern
- 20. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffSettlement
- 21. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEurope’s
- 22. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEurope’sPopulation(Fig. 8.13)
- 23. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff
- 24. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEU
- 25. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffSettlement
- 26. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffKey
- 27. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffRevolutions
- 28. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffMuch
- 29. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffKey
- 30. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffInfluences
- 31. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffCultural
- 32. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffLanguageMapofEurope(Fig. 8.17)
- 33. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffGeographies
- 34. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffReligionsofEurope(Fig. 8.19)
- 35. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff
- 36. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffThe
- 37. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEuropean
- 38. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffBirthplace
- 39. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffGeopolitical
- 40. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffA
- 41. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffGeopolitical
- 42. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffGeopoliticalIssuesinEurope(Fig. 8.23)
- 43. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEconomic
- 44. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEconomic
- 45. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffIndustrial Regions of Europe (Fig. 8.28)
- 46. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffRegional Industrial ContrastsPrimary Industrial Core Area
- 47. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEconomic
- 48. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEconomic
- 49. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffThe European Union (Fig. 8.38)
- 50. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffBerlin
- 51. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEconomic
- 52. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff
- 53. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEconomic
- 54. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffEconomic
- 55. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffFoci of Devolution
- 56. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffKosovoClick on the map to see the video
- 57. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffSubregions of the European Region
- 58. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, WyckoffConclusionsEurope’s
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Learning Objectives
Learn about supranationalism
in Europe
Understand the nationalism that has thrown the region into
armed conflict many times Understand the formation of the European Union, and the evolution of a common currency, the euro
Become familiar with the locational, physical, demographic, cultural, political, and economic characteristics of Europe
Understand these concepts and models:
Balkanization
Cold War
Command Economy
European Union
Feudalism
Hierarchical Diffusion
Privatization
Secularization
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Introduction
Europe is diverse
Different
climates, landforms, agricultural output
37 different countries
Many different languages and cultures
Long
history of warfare, mostly along national linesEurope is globalizing, was a major colonial power
European Union, a supranational organization
Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia broke up; Germanies reunited
Cradle of the Industrial Revolution
Center of 19th century imperialism
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The European Realm (culture
region)
Defining the Realm largely a realm which has been highly
influenced by “Western Culture” (the result of classical civilizations, Christianity, the Renaissance & Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the Industrial and Scientific Revolutions). It was the first to enter the industrial revolution which has greatly altered many kinds of relationships in the world. The various countries within the realm have a history of interaction among themselves. 
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Size and
Northerly
Location
of Europe
(Fig.
8.3)
Why did the winter in Plymouth colony almost kill the
English settlers – they settled south of where they came from?
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Environmental Geography:
Human Transformation of
a Diverse Landscape
explain Four factors Europe’s diversity
Complex geology with newest
and oldest formations (Physical Place)Latitudinal extent (from Arctic to Mediterranean Subtropics) (Relative and Absolute Location)
Modification of latitudinal controls by land and water interaction (Physical Place)
Marine (maritime) influence
Continental influence (Continentality)
Thousands of years of humans living there caused changes (Human-Environment Interaction)
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The red arrows show
the North Atlantic Drift
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Environmental Geography: Human Transformation
of a Diverse Landscape
Environmental Issues, Local and Global, East and
WestAgriculture, resource-extraction, industrial manufacturing, urbanization create air and water pollution and acid rain
Western Europe is one of the world’s greenest regions because of pro-environment policies since 1970s
European voters support environment in Europe and globally, including reduction of greenhouse gases
Eastern Europe neglected its environment under Soviet-style economics; Soviet-designed nuclear plants may be dangerous
Ongoing economic and political evolution make it difficult to solve Eastern Europe’s environmental problems
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Environmental
Issues
in Europe
(Fig.
8.4)
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Landform & Landscape Regions
European
Lowland (a.k.a. North European Plain)
Reaches from SW France to Poland,
includes SE England – becomes the Russian Plain in western RussiaFocus of West Europe
Major rivers, high population density, major cities
Agriculture, industries
Alpine Mountain System
“Spine of Europe,” east-west mountain ranges, from Atlantic Ocean to the Black Sea, 20 million years old
Alps run 500 miles from France to Austria, tallest peak over 15K feet
Pyrenees (Spain & France); Appenines (Italy); Carpathians (east edge)
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Landform & Landscape Regions
Central
Uplands
Between Alps and Lowland (from France to Czech republic)
Has iron,
coal, other resources for manufacturingWestern Highlands
(Portugal to Finland + part of British Isles)
Contains fjords (flooded valleys carved by glaciers) in the north
“Shield landscape” contains the world’s oldest rocks (600 million years)
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Europe: Physical
Physical
Geography
of
Europe
(Fig.
8.7)
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Europe’s Climates
Climates moderated by
North Atlantic Current (a warm water current from N America’s
Gulf Stream)Europe has 3 climate types
Marine west coast climate – no winter months average below freezing, but cold rain, snow are common; summers often cloudy with frequent drizzle and rain (e.g., Ireland)
Continental climates – hotter summers, colder winters, 1-2 months average below freezing; rainfall adequate for farming
Mediterranean climate –dry summer season, drought possible, irrigation is common for farming
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Environmental Geography: Human Transformation
Seas,
Rivers, Ports, and Coastline
Europe’s Ring of Seas
Baltic Sea, North Sea,
English Channel, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea (Black Sea has fisheries, oil, natural gas)Rivers and Ports
Many rivers navigable, connected by canals for barges
Seine, Rhine, Elbe, Danube (the longest)
Rotterdam (Rhine), London (Thames), Gdansk (Wisla)
Reclaiming the Dutch Coastline
Polders – protected and reclaimed landscapes; dikes and windmills prevent floods
Distributaries – delta channels on the Rhine subject to flooding
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Danube River
Rhine River
N
Hub of
Radial Stream Pattern
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Settlement and Population: Slow
Growth and Rapid Migration
Population Density in the Core and Periphery
523
million people in Europe (more than half a billion)Highest densities in historic industrial core (England, Netherlands, N. France, N. Italy, western Germany)
Natural Growth: Beyond the Demographic Transition
Europe continues to experience slow natural growth (birth rates lower than death rates; immigration prevents population loss)
In last stage of Demographic Transition (or beyond)
Causes: women in workforce; widespread contraception; shortage of affordable housing
Some countries offer incentives to increase national growth
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Europe’s Population Implosion
Shrinking population
rather than a growing population – below ZPG
Reaction to urbanization
and the expense of raising children in urban/industrial societies – so fertility rates in some countries have dropped below 2.1 (replacement rate) Industrialization and urbanization usually move a country to the fourth stage of the demographic transition
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Slow Growth and Rapid
Migration (cont.)
Migration to and Within Europe
Growing resistance to unlimited migration
Scarce jobs should go to Europeans first
Concerns about international terrorism
Concern about dilution of national culture
Immigration may be only way to solve labor shortage
Workers needed to keep up tax revenues, support retirees
EU working to establish common immigration policy
Guest workers – migrant workers from other countries, usually doing low-wage work
Called Gastarbeiter in Germany (mostly Turks); other European countries have migrants from their former colonies
Additional migration from Eastern to Western Europe
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EU facilitates movement of
workers to developed
Areas – problem in economic downturn
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Settlement and Population
The
Landscapes of Urban Europe
Europe highly urbanized
Over 50% most countries;
90% in UK and BelgiumThe Past in the Present (3 landscape types)
Medieval landscape (900-1500 A.D.) – densely settled, buildings next to streets; green space only near churches and public squares
Renaissance-Baroque (1500-1800) – wider streets, large gardens, monuments, more open space; ornate architecture
Industrial (1800-present) – walls and fortifications removed; factories and industrial areas build on edge of cities; urban sprawl developed
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Key Elements of Western
Civivilization
Greece – Philosophy, democracy, roots of science, art & architecture
Rome
– Law, engineering, infrastructure (city structure, roads & aqueducts), establishment & spread of Christianity, and areal functional specialization Coming out of the Middle Ages
Renaissance & Reformation
Rise of the nation state
Enlightenment & scientific revolutions
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Revolutions modernizing Europe
Agrarian Revolution
Industrial
Revolution & colonial empires
Political Revolutions
French Revolution
Revolutions of 1848
Rise of socialist
thinking
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Much Ethnic Mixing in
the Making of Europe as a Culture Region
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Key European Cultural Traits
Political
system – parliamentary democratic republic ideal
Legal system – Napoleonic Code
derived from Roman LawEconomic system – capitalism or market economy
Industrialization & urbanization
Government services
Education
Medical & health care
Retirement
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Influences on European Culture
After the Fall of the Western Roman Empire
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Cultural Diversity: A Mosaic
of Differences
Geography of Languages
Germanic Languages (200 million speakers)
German, English, Dutch,
Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, IcelandicIn British Isles, Scandinavia, and Central Europe (north)
Romance Languages (200 million speakers)
Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian
Spoken throughout Southern Europe
Slavic Languages (80 million speakers)
Largest family of European languages (including Russian)
Polish, Czech, Slovakian, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovenian
Roman Catholic countries use Latin alphabet; Eastern Orthodox countries use Cyrillic (Greek) alphabet
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Geographies of Religion, Past
and Present
The Schism Between Western and Eastern Christianity
Division in 1054
A.D. of Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox ChurchesGreek missionaries refused to accept Roman Catholic hierarchy and rule by Roman bishops
Roman Catholics - Latin alphabet; Eastern Orthodox - Cyrillic
Conflicts with Islam
East Europe: Ottoman Turks brought Islam to Balkans (almost to Vienna, Austria)
Western Europe: Moors (Moroccans) brought Islam to Spain
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Geographies of Religion,
Past and Present (cont.)
The Protestant Revolt
Began in 16th century with
split in Catholic Church’s teachingsA Geography of Judaism
Jews expelled from Palestine during Roman Empire, settled in Moorish (Islamic) Spain
When Christians conquered this region, they expelled Jews
Many Jews settled in “the Pale” of eastern Europe (east Poland and further east)
Murder of 6 million Jews during Nazi occupation in 1940s, others suffered in concentration camps
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The Patterns of Contemporary
Religion
Europe becoming a secularized society
Secularization: movement away from traditional organized
religionsRoman Catholicism (250 million Roman Catholics)
Italy, Spain, Ireland, France, Austria, southern Germany, Poland, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary (south)
Conflict in Northern Ireland has religious component
Protestantism (fewer than 100 million Protestants)
Northern Germany, Scandinavia, England
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Yugoslavia, Romania, and Bulgaria
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European Culture in Global
Context
Globalization and Cultural NationalismSince World War II, Europe has been
inundated with North American culture (music, TV, consumer goods)UK, Italy, Hungary accept it
France, Germany resist, subsidize indigenous films and create “academies” to keep English out of the language (officially, e-mail in France is “courriel”)
Migrants and Culture
Many Muslim migrants to Europe (4.5 million in France; 2.5 million Muslim Turks in Germany)
Ethnic clustering and ghettoization are common
Far right-wing nationalists (e.g., skinheads, neo-Nazis)
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Birthplace of the Nation-State
Centripetal
Forces promote unity
Relatively mobile available labor force
Common history --
heritageCommon cause – external threat
Common religion & language
Centrifugal Forces promote division and fragmentation (devolution)
More than one ethnic group
More than one religion and/or language
State not “organic”
Physical barriers separating groups
Regional economic/development disparities
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Geopolitical Framework: A Dynamic
Map
Europe has 37 independent states (countries)
Europe invented the nation-state (a
relatively homogenous cultural group (nation) with its own political territory (state); fostered by ethnic and cultural nationalism)Redrawing the Map of Europe Through War
World War I
France, UK, Russia vs. Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
Outcome encouraged irredentism: state policies designed to reclaim lost territory
1930s (Depression Era): 3 ideologies emerged
Western democracy and capitalism, Soviet-style communism, Fascist totalitarianism in Germany and Italy
World War II era (1939-45)
Germany occupied neighboring countries, beginning with Poland
Axis (Germany, Italy) vs. Allies (Britain, France, U.S.S.R., U.S.)
Axis surrendered in 1945, Allies divided Europe; Cold War began
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A Divided Europe, East
and West
Cold War Geography (1946-1991)
USSR (Russia) occupied countries of E
Europe to create a buffer zone (region to protect Russia from further European invasion)Western Allies occupied Western Europe; the 2 groups divided Berlin, Germany
The Iron Curtain was a symbolic separation between East and West
Berlin Wall an actual physical structure separating E and W Berlin
Cold War
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) in W Europe (U.S.), and Warsaw Pact in E Europe (U.S.S.R.)
Both sides stockpiled weapons, waged propaganda war, raised fears
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Geopolitical Framework: A Dynamic
Map (cont.)
Cold War Thaw
Began in 1989 when Poland elected a
non-communist leader Causes: political instability in U.S.S.R.; desire for economic and political change in Eastern European countries
Revolutions in most Warsaw Pact countries were non-violent, except in Romania
Outcome: revival of national feelings
Czechoslovakia divided peacefully (Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Yugoslavia divided through armed conflicts, “ethnic cleansing”
Germany reunited
Soviet Union dissolved
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Geopolitical
Issues
in
Europe
(Fig. 8.23)
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Economic and Social Development:
Integration and Transition
Europe’s Industrial Revolution (1730-1850)
Machines replaced people in manufacturing
Inanimate energy sources (water, steam, fossil fuels) powered machines
Centers of change
England’s textile industry the center of industrial innovation
Water sources (power waterwheels, clean wool)
Weak guilds
Ample raw materials (wool and cotton)
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Economic and Social Development:
Integration and Transition
Locational Factors of Early Industrial Areas
Steam engine improvements
made water power obsoleteCoal a cheap fuel source, factories built near coal mines
Iron and steel manufacturing became important
London became an important port and financial center
Development of Industrial Regions-Continental Europe
First industrial regions established about 1820 on French-Belgian border
Near coal fields of Sambre-Meuse Rivers
Remain important today
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Industrial Regions of Europe
(Fig. 8.28)
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Regional Industrial Contrasts
Primary
Industrial
Core Area
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Economic and Social Development:
Integration and Transition (cont.)
Rebuilding Postwar Europe: Economic Integration in the
WestThe Marshall Plan helped rebuild Western Europe after WWII
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) – linked eastern European aid and recovery to the centralized command economies of communism
ECSC and EEC
European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and European Economic Community (EEC)
Ancestors of today’s European Union
Started as coordinated effort to drop coal and steel tariffs
Grew to create a common market for France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
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Economic and Social Development:
Integration and Transition (cont.)
European Community and Union
In 1965 the EEC
created a council, court, parliament and commission and changed its name to European CommunityIn 1991, EC became European Union (EU), more members joined
EU has wider mission, established by Maastricht Treaty: common foreign policies and mutual security agreements, greater economic integration and common currency
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Berlin – Expanding EU
offers the chance of a greatly enhanced relative location in
Europe!Click on the picture to see the video
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Economic and Social Development:
Integration and Transition (cont.)
Euroland: The European Monetary Union
January 1, 1999:
Eleven of the 15 EU member nations joined the European Monetary Union and adopted the euroThe euro was a common currency for business and trade transactions
On January 1, 2002, citizens in the “Euroland” countries began using the euro in their everyday lives
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Economic and Social
Development: Integration and Transition (cont.)
Economic Integration, Disintegration, and Transition in
Eastern EuropeHistorically, Eastern Europe has been less well developed than Western Europe
Has been under control of outsiders (Ottoman Turks, Hapsburgs, Germans, Soviet Russians)
The Soviet Plan
Soviet Russians (communists) redeveloped Eastern Europe after WWII as a command economy (centrally planned and controlled economy, generally associated with socialist or communist countries, in which all goods, services, agricultural and industrial products are strictly regulated)
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Economic and Social Development:
Integration and Transition (cont.)
Results of Soviet Plan
Poland and Yugoslavia resisted
collectivizationCollectivization did not improve food production
Focus on heavy industry that was reliant on cheap fuel and raw materials from U.S.S.R.
Transition and Changes Since 1991
After U.S.S.R. disintegrated, Eastern European countries went through major change
Many E Europe countries introduced privatization – the transfer to private ownership of those firms and industries previously owned and run by state governments
Loss of cheap raw materials and fuel from U.S.S.R. resulted in a drop in industrial output; unemployment and inflation rose
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Economic and Social Development:
Integration and Transition (cont.)
Regional Disparities Within Eastern Europe
Successful transitions in
Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, PolandNever adopted centralized communism
Had good transportation links to the West
Developed strong manufacturing centers with skilled workforce
Unsuccessful transitions in Macedonia, Moldova, and Albania
Adopted centralized communism
Had few links to the West (no market for goods)
Were dependent on Soviet Russia for raw materials
Had agriculture-based economies
Had internal political conflict
Other countries in the middle, with a combination of good and bad outcomes
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Kosovo
Click on the map
to see the video
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Conclusions
Europe’s challenges vary
Western Europe
is one of the wealthiest areas on earth
Progressive approach to
environmentIdeas of nationalism seem to be giving way to pan-European identity and a region-wide currency
Europe must deal with immigrants and resulting political tension, and address political problems in other regions
Eastern Europe faces very different challenges
Political strife
Economic stagnation
Environmental degradation
Eastern Europe wishes to join the west
End of Chapter 8: Europe
