WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Europe commands abundant resources of hard and soft coal, which remains of considerable, if declining, importance as a fuel for the smelting of minerals and as the source of many by-products.

Detailed explanation-2: -Europe can be divided into four major physical regions, running from north to south: Western Uplands, North European Plain, Central Uplands, and Alpine Mountains.

Detailed explanation-3: -The richness and diversity of rural landscapes in Europe is a distinctive feature of the continent. There is probably nowhere else where the signs of human interaction with nature in landscape are so varied, contrasting and localised.

Detailed explanation-4: -Europe has three major climate types: marine west coast, humid continental, and Mediterranean. The marine west coast climate is found throughout most of northern and western Europe. This climate region includes southern Iceland and the British Isles.