Explain how western europe's physical geography affects its climate, settlement patterns, culture, and economy.
list at least two ways in which the proximity to water has affected western europe's:

climate,
settlement patterns,
culture,
economy, and
politics.

ClimateWestern Europe is mild, with wet cool summers and wet, mild winters. The sea is near, on the west with mostly western winds, and there are no mountains to protect the land from the sea. Settlement PatternsMany of the important cities are on a river near the sea.It is very simple for them to get people from one place to another and there are tourists CultureTransfer of culture is faster since most European countries are near to each other. They all have different types of religion and more people move there with different religions EconomySince Europe is a peninsula, it is also near to the main bodies of water making transportation easier. Trading also is not difficult since major shipping vessels can go to great rivers.