Europe is in a pretty tough economic zone. It has small fossil fuel reserves, its arable land is fairly compact, and its population density is huge. Compared to

Europe is in a pretty tough economic zone. It has small fossil fuel reserves, its arable land is fairly compact, and its population density is huge. Compared to North America, which has huge fossil fuel reserves, gigantic farmland, and low density. It’s surprising that they are such an economic powerhouse, and not at all surprising that in the past they turned to colonialism and empires.