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CONTINENT: Europe
Europe is one of the seven continents of the world. Though considered as a continent, Europe is actually just the western fifth of the Eurasian landmass, which is made up primarily of Asia. Geographers generally describe the Ural Mountains, Ural River, part of the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains as forming boundaries between Europe and Asia. The name Europe is thought to be derived from Europa, the daughter of Phoenix in Greek mythology, or Ereb, a Phoenician word for sunset.

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EUROPE: INTRODUCTION
When we talk about Europe, what is the first thing that comes out of our mind?

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Europe is known for its beautiful landscapes. Here, rivers flow slowly through the gently rolling countryside in western Ukraine.

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Castle in Europe Europe is home to many castles. This royal palace, called Neuschwanstein Castle, is located in the Bavarian Alps of Germany.

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Cathedral in Europe Many European cities have cathedrals. Milan Cathedral, shown here, stands in the center of Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest cathedrals in the world.

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Sognafjorden, Norway Europe has a great variety of landscapes. Around Norways coast, ancient glaciers carved deep passages to the sea called fjords. Pictured here is Sognafjorden, the longest fjord in Norway.

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San Sebastin, Spain Europe has many beautiful beaches along its coasts. San Sebastin, a resort city in northern Spain, is known for its scenic beach, La Concha (The Seashell).

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London, England London, England, is the largest city in Europe. It lies along the Thames River.

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Athens, Greece Athens, the capital of Greece, was one of the most important centers of the ancient world. Ancient stone temples still stand on the Acropolis, a huge flat-topped hill that overlooks the city.

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Paris, France Paris, France, is one of the most famous cities in Europe. Shown here is the Eiffel Tower, the citys best-known landmark.

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EUROPE: The Climate

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CLIMATE
WHAT IS CLIMATE?
The variation of weather at a given place for a specified interval of time. Wherein, the study of climate is called CLIMATOLOGY.

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WEATHER
WHAT IS WEATHER?
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place. Wherein the variation of weather at a given place for a specified interval of time is 30 years.

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CLIMATE: EUROPE
The continent of Europe can be conveniently divided into five distinct climatic zones. Each climatic zone has its peculiar feature of temperature and rainfall. The following is a brief description of each of them. 1. Hot Dry Summers, Warm Wet Winters 2. Mild Winters, Cool Summers 3. Cold Winters , Warm Summers 4. Very cold winters and Hot summers 5. Very cold most of the year with a very short summer.

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What is Hot dry summers, Warm wet winters?

This is also called the Mediterranean type of climate. This is due to the geographical location of the countries with this climate which are closest to the Mediterranean Sea. The peculiar feature of the climate is that the summers are hot and dry; the winters are warm and wet.

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What is Mild winters, Cool summers?

This is also called the British type of climate. It is found in North Western Europe that includes the British Isles, the greater part of France excluding Southern France, Belgium, the Netherlands and South Western Norway. This region has rain all the year round. The summers are cool; typical temperatures are around 60F and the winters are mild. The temperatures of the winters months are usually above 32 F

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What is Cold winters, warm summers?

This type of climate is found in the heart of Europe in countries like Germany, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, etc. The winters are cold with at least one month below 32F and summers are quite warm.

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What is Very cold winters and hot summers?

The areas which fall under this category includes the countries of Eastern and East-Central Europe which includes Southern and Central Russia, Ukraine Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, etc. These areas are located very far away from sea and have a typical continental climate of hot summers and very cold winters . These areas have at least two months below 32 F in winter and at least one month above 68 F in summer.

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What is Very cold most of the year with a very short summer?
The North of Russia, Norway except the south western part, Northern Sweden and Finland etc fall under this category. The winter is very severe and long while the summer is short and warm.

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POPULATION
What is POPULATION?
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area.

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POPULATION: EUROPE
Figures for the population of Europe vary according to which definition of European boundaries is used. The population within the standard physical geographical boundaries was 731 million in 2005 according to the United Nations. In 2011 the population is 857 million, using a definition which includes the whole of the transcontinental countries of Russia and Turkey. Population growth is comparatively slow, and median age comparatively high in relation to the worlds other continents. Population Of Europe 2012: 857 million

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CULTURE
What is CULTURE?
Culture in anthropology is the pattern of behaviors and thinking that people living in social groups learn, create and share. Culture distinguishes one human group from others as well as to animals. A peoples culture includes their belief, rules of behavior, language ,rituals, art, technology, styles of dress, ways of producing and cooking food, religion and political and economic systems. Anthropologist commonly use the term culture to refer to a society or group in which many or all people live and think in the same way.

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CULTURE: EUROPE
The foundation of European culture was laid by the Greeks strengthened by the Romans, stabilized by Christianity, reformed and modernized by the fifteenth-century Renaissance and Reformation and globalized by successive European empires between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries. Thus the European Culture developed into a very complex phenomenon of wider range of philosophy, Christian and secular humanism, rational way of life and logical thinking developed through a long age of change and formation with the experiments of enlightenment, naturalism, romanticism, science, democracy, and socialism. Because of its global connection, the European culture grew with an all-inclusive urge to adopt, adapt and ultimately influence other trends of culture. As a matter of fact, therefore, from the middle of the nineteenth century with the expansion of European education and the spread of Christianity, European culture and way of life, to a great extent, turned to be "global culture," if anything has to be so named.

Mac Edimer P. Macutay

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Mac Edimer P. Macutay

BS in Marine Transportation Technological Institute of the Philippines - Manila