How has the proximity to water affect western europe's climate, settlement patterns, economy, culture, and politics? give at least two examples of each.

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The proximity to water affects Western Europe's climate, settlement patterns, economy, culture, and politics in that water allows for a mild temperature that is good for people to visit the region to do business and as tourists. There are usually no extreme temperatures like other northern places. Water also facilitates access to western Europe. This region has modern ports infrastructure such as Rotterdam in Holland or Antwerpen in Belgium. Another example could be the Mediterranean Coast, where places such as France receives millions of people every year, generating millions of Euros in income for the area. The fact that you can access western European countries by land, sea, and air, helps the region to establish good trade deals and to be the place of many international and political events.