Eastern Europe is territorially the largest region, consisting of, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and the Slovak Republic. The southern half of Eastern Europe is referred to as the Balkans or Balkan Peninsula after the mountain range in Bulgaria. This includes the countries Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, and Serbia-Montenegro. Western Europe, is the industrial heartland of Europe, and is the core of its economic power, with a total population around 187 million. This area covers Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Also included in Western Europe are Alpine Europe and the British Isles. England, Scotland, …show more content…
World War II destroyed many Western Europe cities, particularly industrial cities. Eastern Europe has a history of conflict between Christian Orthodox and those of Islamic faith. There is a rise of Islam in Western Europe do to the recent immigration of Muslims from North Africa and other areas of the Muslim World. The movement of peoples and influences on culture can be seen throughout Europe in customs and architecture to this day. Building and historical location show architectural styles of the different times they were built. Global trading links were developed in the 1400s. Europe dominated the industrial revolution of the 1700s and 1800s. Europe was the first core in the world economic system and continues to play a leading role in today's core of wealthy countries. World War II turned out to be disastrous for Europe. World War II caused demolishment of buildings and landmarks and affected the economic process. Locations for manufacturing were moved. The formation of the European Union and its growth over the years has shown unity between ordinarily spit …show more content…
Eastern and Western Europe are the top two regions in population. Today, Europe is still has a major role in the world politically and economically. They exchange of goods and ideas goes two ways as they import information and merchandise. Europe has many different cultures and peoples with a long history. Europe ranges from harsh climates, to tranquil beaches, from hilly mountain tops, to green plateaus. This continent has changed throughout the years and continues to grow and change to this day. Both parts of Europe are beautiful and have their unique and known
Natural rights are the rights of life, liberty, and property that should be given to all people according to 17th century philosopher, John Locke. John Locke was a man who wrote a book about government which eventually influenced the founding fathers when founding the government of the United States, but this paper will not be on the United States it shall be on the country of Lithuania. Lithuania is a country located in north-east Europe it has a population of 2,823,859 and was founded on March 11 1990. Lithuania’s government is a semi-presidential republic and
Southernization has played a crucial role in the advancement of the Eastern Hemisphere throughout the fifth century, and beyond. According to Shaffer, southernization contributed greatly to the development of Southern Asia, where it was later spread to various other places around the world. This spread of new ideas has catalyzed the development of the Western world in in a myriad of different ways. Economically, Western Europe benefitted enormously from the introduction of new food crops and other commodities. Intellectually, intellectual concepts, especially that of math, have greatly stimulated not only the economy, but also novel new innovations. Technologically, new inventions and discoveries served as a gateway to a more industrialized Western Europe.
All the time Europe countries are focused in order to compete a global goods in strengths and weakneses of its physiography which tell us the challenges of individual territoris. The geographical position of Europe is very important for the fact it is connected on the road with Asia and terrestrial wide exit into the Atlantic Ocean. The first thing of improving the strength challenges for it is : Europe take part of the rood crossing from East to West and North to South to all terrestrial sea and air location . It has a coastline 65,993 km and geographical refraction creation numerous peninusulas and bays islands that connect it with other continents and helps create social and economic ties. Baltic, North and Mediterranean Seas and a lot of small and large rivers in Europe create for it
This piece of land, which shall be called Europeia, after the Greek lover of Zeus, Europa, it is located on the arms of the Mediterranean, and is not that far away from the Black sea. Europeia has an easy water route to Asia, and Africa, which is fantastic for trades. There is also a water route to Britain from the Mediterranean arm, to the Bay of Biscay then to the British
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of the European continent. This part of Europe includes East-central Europe, the Balkan peninsula, the Baltic area, and Russia. Moreover, Eastern Europe consists of the Slavic ethnic group, the Baltic-Slavic subfamily language, and eastern Orthodoxy.
Germanic society meets Slavic society in this locale that straddles east and west, with noteworthy towns, tall tale palaces, brew, woods, untainted farmland, and mountain reaches, including the powerful Alps. Europe's rich agrarian and modern differing qualities has made the landmass a focal point of exchange and trade for a considerable length of time. It is halfway situated between the two other "Old World" main lands, Africa and Asia. This custom of trade provoked the early and fast urbanization of the landmass, unmistakable in numerous dynamic urban communities that make up the greater part of Europe. Ranger service, the administration of trees and other vegetation in backwoods, is a vital industry in Europe. Woodland commercial enterprises create more than $600 billion consistently. Ranger service and timber commercial enterprises utilize 3.7 million individuals, and record for 9 percent of Europe's assembling (GDP).
Have you ever wanted to know more about Latvia? Latvia is a history rich, stunningly beautiful country, filled with low plains, sandy coastline, and vast woodlands. It has gone through many, highs and lows. Some of these include being taken over, being occupied, as well as going through some rough economic periods. But, today Latvia has come together to become a successful, unified, independent country. It has a unique terrain, with thousands of rivers and lakes. The climate is mild and gentle. There are many unique attractions, like white sand beaches, museums, and parks. Though it is a small country, it has had a large influence on countries around it. Let’s take a closer look at this gorgeous country.
Hungary is located in eastern Europe. It is in both northern and eastern hemispheres. Hungary is a landlocked country. Hungary is surrounded by Austria, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, and Croatia. The Matra Mountains run through the northern part of Hungary.
Luxembourgs flag is divided into three equal size stripes of red, white and blue. The colours originated from the 13th century coat of arms used by the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. The coat of arms displays a red lion with a striped blue and white background. In the 13th century the country had a banner that represented the dukes of Luxembourg not the nations people. Luxembourg declared its in dependence from Germany in 1835 and officially designed their flag ten years later. This flag is similar to the flag of Netherlands with the exception of having a lighter shade of blue on the bottom strip. The flag was not influenced by the Netherlands but instead by the flag of France.
Looking back at the world in the past few hundred years, it would have been difficult to imagine that one day, majority of Western Europe would come to dominate the world in global economy (Landes, European Exceptionalism: A Different Path, 1998). Frank (2001) described the process of which the western society
Eastern Europe is a region that enclose numerous of ethnicities, languages, histories and cultures. The most eastern part of Europe makes up Eastern Europe. The boundaries that are present of Eastern Europe were developed during the final stages of World War II. Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine were all the European countries which were
If we grab 20 contiguous countries in Europe spanning from Spain to Ukraine, we get a well-balanced group of countries. After categorizing the map and coloring, we can observe a clear pattern that any promoter of capitalism, such as Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, would approve. In this map that divides the countries by quartiles we can discern a pattern that divides West-East Europe. While all of the western side belongs to the 1st or 2nd quartiles, the eastern side is mostly in the 3rd or even 4th
Geography played a key role in the economic growth of the West. Europe had always been politically fragmented due to its geography. There were no enormous plains or broad rivers. The landscape was mountain ranges, large forests and the population was centered in the valleys. This made it hard to gain control of and encouraged growth and the continued existence of decentralized power.
1500 A.D. is known as the Rise of Europe. Europe took Chinese inventions and developed them to their full potential. They used the new ideas for overseas expansions, in return, this triggered more technological advances and changes. This caused a transition from medieval to modern civilization. The rise of the nation-state also was an important factor in the rise of Europe. European power rose to a new level of effectiveness and for the first time it gave Europeans a clear margin of superiority over the other great world cultures. European's domination was challenged and rejected. Others felt that Europe's domination left little to individual choice and destroys life's richness and diversity. The two historical fault lines that run in Europe are significant because they stand for the lines that show where war and conflict was located.
The central region in the 16th century, especially Western Europe, rapidly enlarging his advantage when the city was growing, evolving industry, and trade becomes important. At the same time each activity increasingly becoming specials and produced in a way that is more efficient. In contrast, the suburbs stagnated and moving towards a monoculture society, or undifferentiated, single-focused society. States in the development of the center. The third stage involves the development of a world system of political sector and the ways different economic groups using the structure of the State to protect and prioritize their interests. Absolute monarchy appeared in Western Europe almost simultaneously with the development of capitalism. From the 16th century until the 18th century the country was the center of economic actors in Europe although its center is then shifted to the company. A strong state in the central region plays a key role in developing capitalism and ultimately provide the foundation for his own death. European countries reinforce themselves in the 16th century, partly by developing and expanding the system of bureaucracy and create a monopoly of power in society, particularly by building an army and legitimize their activities to ensure the maintenance of stability in the country. While countries in the central region to build a strong political system, at the same time build the suburb build a weak