Europe

Current News Finish Arab-Israeli Conflict Europe: Setting the Boundaries Landforms and Climate Environmental IssuesFor Next Class: Read Chapter 8 (pp. 363-397)Reminder: Response Paper Due on Friday!Reminder: Exam III on April 7th!

In-Class Writing Exercise

Write for 5 minutes on BOTH of the following:• If you were Israeli, how might you feel about the

two-state solution and the current issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

• If you were Palestinian, how might you feel about the two-state solution and the current issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Palestinian Perspective: Israeli Occupation

“The roots of the conflict go back to the birth of Israel in 1948, but the major Palestinian grievances arise from the 1967 war when Israel occupied the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.” (The Guardian, London)

Israeli Perspective:Palestinian Terrorist Attacks,

Growth of Hamas, and Iranian Threat

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff

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Europe

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Arctic Norway Figure 8.0

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EuropeFigure 8.1

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Wroclaw, Poland

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Relative Size and Location

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Landform Regions

• European Lowlands (Fig 8.4)• Alpine Mountain System• Central Uplands• Western Highlands

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Fjord in NorwayFigure 8.5

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Climate

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Although along the same line of latitude as northern Canada, Europe has much milder climates. 1. What accounts for

this difference?2. What are the

dominant influences on European climates?

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Environmental Issues – Overview

• Pollution crosses boundaries

• Intergovernmental cooperation

• EU management of environmental problems

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Environmental Issues (cont’d)

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Acid Rain:Bohemia, Czech Republic

Toxic landscape: Romania

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Environmental Issues (cont’d)

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Landscape restoration:England

Windfarm: Denmark

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