Population of Europe

The current population of Europe is 738,881,213.

Europe population is equivalent to 10.05% of the total world population.

Europe ranks number 3 among regions of the world (roughly equivalent to “continents”) ordered by population.

The population density in Europe is 33 per square kilo meters.

The total land area is 22,121,228 square kilo meters.

74.1% of the people urban, 54,87,50,487

 Sub regions in Europe
Area Population

1. Eastern Europe 292,471,073

2. Western Europe 191,303,129

3.Southern Europe 152,163,420

4. Northern Europe 102,911,380

Source: Friday 29 July, 2016, based on The latest United Nations estimates
Yearly Population Growth Rate of Europe
 Climate of Europe
The climate of Europe varies from subtropical to polar. The Mediterranean climate of the south

is dry and warm. The western and north-western parts have a mild, generally humid climate,

influenced by the North Atlantic Drift. In central and eastern Europe the climate is of the humid

continental-type with cool summers. In the northeast subarctic and tundra climates are found. All

of Europe is subject to the moderating influence of prevailing westerly winds from the Atlantic

Ocean and, consequently, its climates are found at higher latitudes than similar climates on

other continents
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 Environment of
Europe
Environment means-The sum total of all surroundings of a living organism, including natural
forces and other living things, which provide conditions for development and growth as well as of
danger and damage.
There are 5 components of Environment, such as:
1. Land
2. Water
3. Air
4. Flora & Fauna
5. Human
1. Land:

Continent Size: 9,938,000 sq. km

Percent of Earth’s Land: 6.8%

Highest Points: Mt Elbrus in Russia, 18,500 ft.

Lowest Points: Caspian Sea, Russia, (-92 ft.)

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2. Water
The current situation in Europe, according to a European Commission brochure, is described as:

20% of all surface water in the EU is seriously threatened with pollution.

Ground water supplies around 65% of all Europe’s drinking water.

60% of European cities overexploit their ground Water resources

50% of wetlands have “endangered status” due to ground water over exploitation

The area of irrigated land in southern Europe has increased by 20% since 1985
Some major sources of Water

1. Mediterranean Sea: major sea of the south Europe.

2. Adriatic Sea: crevice of a sea bordered by Italy , Slovenia, Croatia, Albania & Greece.

3. Aegean Sea: crevice of a sea bordered by Greece & Bulgaria.

4. Bay of Biscay: bay on the western side of Europe bordered by Spain & France.

5. Atlantic Ocean: massive body of water on the western side Europe.

6. Norwegian Sea: major body of water above north sea and to the west of Norway.

7. North sea: sea above the Netherlands and to the east of the UK.

8. Arctic Ocean: major ocean above Finland, Sweden and Norway.

3. Air

Europe is the resource of fresh air. But Air pollution harms human health & the environment.

In Europe, emissions of many air pollutants have decreased substantially over the past

decades, resulting in improved air quality across the region,…. EU policies aim to reduce

exposure to air pollution by reducing emissions.

 4. Flora & Fauna
Flora & Fauna are as diverse as climate conditions => many different species in every climate zone of Europe.

Vegetation cover
Polar climate
· Tundra = eternal ice, mosses and lichens, dwarfy willows and pines
· Taiga = boreal forest, i.e. firs, spruces, pines, larches
Taiga is the transition zone between the polar and continental temperate climate.
Temperate climate
· Mixed forest = mixed species of coniferous and deciduous trees
· Deciduous forest = maples, limes, oaks, beeches, chestnuts
· Grasslands = grass which height depends upon received precipitation
Subtropical climate
· Subtropical woodland = semiarid, plenty of scrubs/shrubs, small pines, xerophytic plants,
pyrophytic plants, wild olives, cork oaks, cedars
Animal life
Polar climate

· Tundra = polar rabbits, polar foxes, polar bears, seals, buck caribou

· Taiga = squirrels, owls, lynxes, wolves, salmons

Temperate climate

· Mixed forest = species of coniferous and deciduous forests

· Deciduous forest = brown bears, wild boars, chamois, trout

· Grasslands = rodent species, pheasants, various bird species

Subtropical climate

· Subtropical woodland = lizards, sea-gulls, mouflons, chameleons

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Grassland Subtropical semi-arid woodland Buck caribou

 5.Human

The Ethnic groups in Europe are the focus of European ethnology, the field of anthropology related to the various

ethnic groups that reside in the nations of Europe.

According to German monograph Minderheitenrechte in Europa co-edited by Pan & Pfeil (2002) there are 87

distinct peoples of Europe, of which 33 form the majority populations in at least one sovereign state, while the

remaining 54 constitute ethnic minorities. The total number of national minority populations in Europe is estimated

at 105 Million people, or 14% of 770 Million Europeans

 History of Europe
Europe is the second smallest of the seven countries covering roughly 2% of the earth’s surface.

The name ‘Europe’ has long been thought to have been derived from the ancient myth of Zeus and Europa.

Theories regarding the origin of the name ‘Europe’ range from it being of Greek origin meaning “wide gazing”, a

reference to the breadth of the shoreline as seen from sea or from the Phoenician for ‘evening’, as in the place where the

sun would set.

The first Europeans: 500,000 - 10,000 years ago

Early man - of the species Homo erectus - penetrates to the western extremity of Europe by about 500,000
years ago. Fossil remains from this time are known as far west as England.
Indo-Europeans: from 2000 BC

Tribes speaking Indo-European languages, and living as nomadic herdsmen, are well established
by about 2000 BC in the steppes which stretch from the Ukraine eastwards, to the regions north of
the Black Sea and the Caspian.

The Mediterranean colonized: 8th - 3rd century BC

The Mediterranean is the chief arena of European development from the 8th century BC.

Reformation: 16th - 17th century

The conflicts of Europe in the early 16th century (Spain and France in the west, Christians and Muslims in the east) are
further complicated by a most violent dispute within the Christian community itself.
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 References
1.Wikipidia

2.http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=1124&HistoryID=ab06&gtrack=pthc

3.World Atlas