GEOG 202 Lecture 4 Outline of Previous Lecture- Ch. 8: Europe o Physical Setting o Environmental Issues o World Climate regions o Climate o Maritime Europe o Relative size and latitude of Europe o Population and Settlement Outline of Current Lectureo Demographic Trendso Turkish Germany o Historical Cityscapeso Historical PreservationCurrent LectureoDemographic trends -More than 530 million people -High population densities -Low total fertility rates -Native population is aging -Largest countries? Germany is largest population -Population and Settlement termsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Demographics: related to study of populations Migration: movement of people -Immigration -Emigration -Transmigration - movement to different part of same country -Migration Europe needed labor after WWII Schengen Agreement (1985); reduced border formalities between some European countries -Guest Workers and "Fortress Europe"Remnants of colonialism offered preferred migration pathways from such places as French Colonial Africa to Paris Natural boundaries that were heavily fortified before 1985 now allow free passing between European countries Today, external borders of Europe more "fortified" but now some want to re-impose bordersoTurkish Germany -Germany decimated by WWII -Needed strong workers to rebuild -Invited guest workers from Turkey -3 generations later - still not assimilated -When different cultures meet "People and Politics" - Turks in Germany When cultures collide -Cultural imperialism: forceful imposition -Cultural nationalism: retreat to preserve -Cultural syncretism: blinding What is happening in Germany?oHistorical cityscapes - High level of urbanization -Medieval (900-1500): walled cities with narrow winding streets, densely packed, no set back from street -Renaissance - Baroque (1500-1800): more open, spacious with ceremonial building of statues, gardens, wide straight boulevards -Industrial: Factories, train stations, stadiums, modern buildings oHistorical Preservation-Europeans have strong cultural identity with their historic
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