Europe Atlas Exercise #2.

We haven’t really looked at how European countries rank in terms of population. So, please turn to the World Political Information beginning on p. 289 and list the ten largest European Union countries and their populations in order of descending population.

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One aspect of Europe’s population is its recent increase in ethnic diversity. This increase emerged after WWII. Some countries in the European Union have established reputations as welcoming hosts of refugees. Look at the map and bar graphs on p. 81 to see the geographic distribution of refugees in Europe.

1. Which three EU countries host the largest refugee populations? ____________ _____________ ____________
2. Compare the size of these three countries’ refugee populations with that of the US. ___________________________