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"Industrial Development & Resources in European Countries: Germany, Netherlands, Luxembour, Exams of Political Geography

An overview of the historical development, resource base, and industrial sectors of various european countries, including germany, the netherlands, luxembourg, belgium, finland, sweden, norway, denmark, and iceland. It highlights the unique ways these countries have utilized their limited resources to build thriving industries and economies.

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Western and Northern Europe Test
1. Germany has had a long history but has emerged as the locomotive of Europe, being the most
populous nation in Europe. With Germany’s strategic location on the Ruhr and Rhine it has made the
development of industry easy, allowing for an easy access to the sea to move products and people. With
the access of the Adriatic Sea it makes it easy for Germany to move through the rivers and use the sea
for ports. The resource base of Germany has also played a huge role in the impact they have had on
Europe with their main resources being high tech training that result in products like automobiles, great
engineering, and chemicals. There is also a great source of food to export, after feeding themselves, with
the vast area of the North European Plain and other areas near the river valleys. Near the Southern end
of the Rhine Germany has a vast amount of vineyards and castles, a high tourism base finds itself here
and throughout Germany, considering the wild and interesting history this country has had. Not only are
there lots of vineyards but Germany has always had a huge market for beer, the infamous Bavaria and
Oktoberfest which brings in thousands of people. Beer has been a huge industry and a famous one for
Germany. The biggest resource for Germany has been its mineral base in East Germany where tons of
Lignite, a soft coal, can be found. Germany also has a huge port in Elbe, the busiest port in Germany and
most of Europe. Crops commonly grown in Germany include potatoes, wheat, barley, and fruits.
Germany also has some great poultry and pig products. Other industries include electronics, iron, steel,
cement, machinery, machine tools, textiles, and shipbuilding. Germany has been the most technological
economy in Europe and has a great landscape allowing for various resources and potential, which has
caused Germany to be a powerful and successful nation and the locomotive of Europe.
3. The Netherlands is below sea level and they have had to build massive dikes to block and pump out
water. In the way of resources, the Netherlands have never been so successful; with no resources they
have moved to creating various Dutch colonies throughout history in order to import their own
resources from other colonies. Also with a lack of resources, the Netherlands have moved to an
intelligent society producing various scientific tools and other high tech industries, they have specialized
in whatever product sells the most at various times in history. With no resources they have had to
adapt. They have huge billion dollar corporations, lots of trading origins, oil fields in other countries.
They have one container ship port in Rotterdam. They have specialized in diamond cutting and have the
largest production of tulip bulbs in the world. The Netherlands has also been known as one of the most
accepting countries in the world, allowing for people to live their own lives. This has brought a lot of the
billion dollar corporations. Some coal can be found in the Netherlands, very little farming but some
grains and cattle, not even enough to feed themselves; some steel and iron mills, importing of minerals.
They have also been known for specializing in electronics, chemicals, and textiles. They have been
known for producing some of the most scholastic people and that is one of their main assets, since very
little exists in the way of resources. In Belgium there is a vast area of forests and in the highlands there is
some farming of grains, root crops, dairy, flax, and bulbs but these farms are the most productive farms
in Europe. There are some good coal deposits, fishing and forestry. They are heavy into manufacturing
of iron, steel, appliances, food, glass, cement. They have a huge port at Antwerp and a great waterway
system; very few resources but a very intelligent society. Belgium is also a very accepting society and as
a result there are various economic and political organization headquarters such as the European Union.
Luxembourg has a huge amount of castle tourism and iron is a big industry. They have a very small
amount of hydropower, gas oil, and coal. They have specialized in hardware with a huge metal industry,
beer chemicals, cloth, fertilizers and tobacco products. They do live by exports and depend on a lot of
tourism with little resources. With few resources, all of these countries have managed to develop vast
arrays of industry.
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Western and Northern Europe Test

  1. Germany has had a long history but has emerged as the locomotive of Europe, being the most populous nation in Europe. With Germany’s strategic location on the Ruhr and Rhine it has made the development of industry easy, allowing for an easy access to the sea to move products and people. With the access of the Adriatic Sea it makes it easy for Germany to move through the rivers and use the sea for ports. The resource base of Germany has also played a huge role in the impact they have had on Europe with their main resources being high tech training that result in products like automobiles, great engineering, and chemicals. There is also a great source of food to export, after feeding themselves, with the vast area of the North European Plain and other areas near the river valleys. Near the Southern end of the Rhine Germany has a vast amount of vineyards and castles, a high tourism base finds itself here and throughout Germany, considering the wild and interesting history this country has had. Not only are there lots of vineyards but Germany has always had a huge market for beer, the infamous Bavaria and Oktoberfest which brings in thousands of people. Beer has been a huge industry and a famous one for Germany. The biggest resource for Germany has been its mineral base in East Germany where tons of Lignite, a soft coal, can be found. Germany also has a huge port in Elbe, the busiest port in Germany and most of Europe. Crops commonly grown in Germany include potatoes, wheat, barley, and fruits. Germany also has some great poultry and pig products. Other industries include electronics, iron, steel, cement, machinery, machine tools, textiles, and shipbuilding. Germany has been the most technological economy in Europe and has a great landscape allowing for various resources and potential, which has caused Germany to be a powerful and successful nation and the locomotive of Europe.
  2. The Netherlands is below sea level and they have had to build massive dikes to block and pump out water. In the way of resources, the Netherlands have never been so successful; with no resources they have moved to creating various Dutch colonies throughout history in order to import their own resources from other colonies. Also with a lack of resources, the Netherlands have moved to an intelligent society producing various scientific tools and other high tech industries, they have specialized in whatever product sells the most at various times in history. With no resources they have had to adapt. They have huge billion dollar corporations, lots of trading origins, oil fields in other countries. They have one container ship port in Rotterdam. They have specialized in diamond cutting and have the largest production of tulip bulbs in the world. The Netherlands has also been known as one of the most accepting countries in the world, allowing for people to live their own lives. This has brought a lot of the billion dollar corporations. Some coal can be found in the Netherlands, very little farming but some grains and cattle, not even enough to feed themselves; some steel and iron mills, importing of minerals. They have also been known for specializing in electronics, chemicals, and textiles. They have been known for producing some of the most scholastic people and that is one of their main assets, since very little exists in the way of resources. In Belgium there is a vast area of forests and in the highlands there is some farming of grains, root crops, dairy, flax, and bulbs but these farms are the most productive farms in Europe. There are some good coal deposits, fishing and forestry. They are heavy into manufacturing of iron, steel, appliances, food, glass, cement. They have a huge port at Antwerp and a great waterway system; very few resources but a very intelligent society. Belgium is also a very accepting society and as a result there are various economic and political organization headquarters such as the European Union. Luxembourg has a huge amount of castle tourism and iron is a big industry. They have a very small amount of hydropower, gas oil, and coal. They have specialized in hardware with a huge metal industry, beer chemicals, cloth, fertilizers and tobacco products. They do live by exports and depend on a lot of tourism with little resources. With few resources, all of these countries have managed to develop vast arrays of industry.
  1. Like the Benelux countries there are very few resources and assets in the Nordic countries but they have managed to make something of the area they have. Finland recently has shifted their industry to a more technologically advanced one, like the Netherlands Finland realized with limited resources it would be easier to specialize in technology, Finland has a huge company called Nokia, where tons of cell phones and other electronic devices have come. They also have high quality glass production and high supply of wood from the vast forests which results in high quality furniture. Finland has some farming such as dairy because dairy can be easily produced in a cool climate, and they also have some poultry, hogs, beef, sheep and they have some grain crops. Farming is not a huge industry for Finland due to the cold climate and short farming season. Finland has major copper deposits and some iron ore which helps them produce some heavy machinery, electrical products, and raw iron and steel. Sweden is also very technologically based with most of the first technology industries in this area including the making of cars, weapons, jets, and electronics. Another huge economic base here is their iron deposits and they also have a large food production. There is also a huge industry in logging with the vast amounts of lakes and rivers. Norway is again the same story, a place with little resources. Norway has lots of mountains so farming is a very low industry mostly based in wheat and grains. Norwegians took to sea to fish mostly cod, herring, and mackerel. Norway has depended on the sea and the conquering of other areas and land to sustain life. Norway also has cheap hydropower that they sell to others and it has increased the industrial base to allow for mining and shipbuilding and other things at a lower cost for electricity but their cheap electricity is limited. Norway has also run into some North Sea gas. Denmark has an economy that is mostly agriculture but they also are known for great Danish hams. They too have run into North sea gas but they have a very low manufacturing base with Copenhagen being the only major industrial city. Iceland has by far the least resources. Despite all this Iceland decided to get into international banking but it all failed. With various volcanic eruptions Iceland has found a new treasure for thermal energy allowing for cheap electricity which has resulted in huge greenhouses to produce plants and crops. They also ship in bauxite and extract the alumna with cheap energy costs. Lastly they fish herring and sardines, some of the best in the world. With limited resources all these countries have found unique ways to utilize them.
  2. For years and years Europe has been struggling with the idea of irredentism, meaning that they would say my ancestors once lived here so this is our land. We see this attitude come about when things like the cut and expansion of Poland from wars and constant turmoil. Once they lose the land they want it back because their ancestors always lived there and this can cause constant wars, conflicts, and revolutions. Other incidents include Orthodox versus the Muslims, Catholics versus the Muslims, WWI when Wilson, Clemson, and George gave 1/3 of Hungary to Slovakia, chunk to Czech and chunk to Yugoslavia. This has caused lots of turmoil and struggles because these people are used to having the land and used to making something of it and then when it is taken away they feel belittled and they get angry. Culture has played a huge role in this turmoil because culture is sometimes in the land, especially if you look at the battle for Israel. So this idea of irredentism has caused struggles in Europe and made many people upset. This has gone on for years and has happened a lot, seven provinces of Yugoslavia and the Czech/Slovakia Split with the Czechs being moved to the Germanic area because they were more closely related to Germanic tribes. This will always be a struggle and it has shaped Europe over and over again with boundaries always moving and it makes it hard for there to be a solid infrastructure in the affected countries and with no infrastructure it can be hard to have a strong government.