The European Realm
Group 3
2/9/14
GEOG 133 ONLINE
The European Realm
It is very difficult to determine the boundaries of Europe. A few characteristics that allow geographers to classify the boundaries of Europe include things such as culture, religion, and ethnicity just to name a few. Geographers can create boundaries based on cultural beliefs that are shared or similar to other groups. When comparing Eastern Europe to Asia, there is a very distinctive difference between the two countries that allows for the nations that are apart of them to be classified as either a part of Europe or a part of Asia. These two countries have a natural boundary that splits Eastern Europe from Asia. This boundary is the Ural Mountains. I think that having this physical boundary is a good thing. It allows people to actually see the separation between the two countries. The nations that are classified as either Eastern Europe or Asia have similarities to one another such as language, ethnical backgrounds and culture. There are many countries that are near one another but are not a part of the same nation. For instance, Poland is a part of Eastern Europe, while Belarus and Ukraine don’t share the same similarities as Europe and therefore are not considered a part of Eastern Europe. St. Petersburg and Moscow are a part of Russia but St. Petersburg would like to be a part of Europe. Moldova also joined the European Union. Latvia is a part of Northern Europe. When determining whether or not Turkey should be a part of Eastern Europe or the Middle East is a tough question. It is hard to determine this because although Turkey’s actual location is in the Middle East doesn’t exactly mean that it has to be a part of the Middle East. I think that when it comes to determining whether Turkey is a Middle Eastern country or a part of Europe is based on the shared characteristics. These characteristics include language, ethnicity, culture etc. By doing this it may separate Turkey into two different
2/9/14
GEOG 133 ONLINE
The European Realm
It is very difficult to determine the boundaries of Europe. A few characteristics that allow geographers to classify the boundaries of Europe include things such as culture, religion, and ethnicity just to name a few. Geographers can create boundaries based on cultural beliefs that are shared or similar to other groups. When comparing Eastern Europe to Asia, there is a very distinctive difference between the two countries that allows for the nations that are apart of them to be classified as either a part of Europe or a part of Asia. These two countries have a natural boundary that splits Eastern Europe from Asia. This boundary is the Ural Mountains. I think that having this physical boundary is a good thing. It allows people to actually see the separation between the two countries. The nations that are classified as either Eastern Europe or Asia have similarities to one another such as language, ethnical backgrounds and culture. There are many countries that are near one another but are not a part of the same nation. For instance, Poland is a part of Eastern Europe, while Belarus and Ukraine don’t share the same similarities as Europe and therefore are not considered a part of Eastern Europe. St. Petersburg and Moscow are a part of Russia but St. Petersburg would like to be a part of Europe. Moldova also joined the European Union. Latvia is a part of Northern Europe. When determining whether or not Turkey should be a part of Eastern Europe or the Middle East is a tough question. It is hard to determine this because although Turkey’s actual location is in the Middle East doesn’t exactly mean that it has to be a part of the Middle East. I think that when it comes to determining whether Turkey is a Middle Eastern country or a part of Europe is based on the shared characteristics. These characteristics include language, ethnicity, culture etc. By doing this it may separate Turkey into two different
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