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THE NETHERLANDS
Winter Olympics 2010 Project
By: Tessa Banks
Table of Contents
Geography
People
Government
Economy
Olympic Stats
Geography
Section 1
What are some important landforms and
bodies of water in the Netherlands?
There are many coastal sand dunes
Borders Atlantic Ocean
The very important Rijn (Rhine) River
The river runs through a lot of Europe to end in
North Sea
Pronunciation:
Where in the world is The Netherlands,
A.K.A Holland?
The Northwestern hemisphere
Northern Europe
At or below sea level (very low elevation)
Government
Section 2
What system of Government is the
Netherlands?
The Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy
and a parliamentary democracy.
This means that that the monarchy has more a
ceremonial role in ruling the country
What group is currently in control of the
country?
The Parliament
It consists of many different political parties
Economy
Section 3
What are some of the main ways the
people in the Netherlands make a living?
International trading
Manufacturing and Technology (Philips)
Tourism
Engineering and Technology (e.g. Shell oil, water
management)
Agriculture (flower growing and export)
What is the per capita GDP?
47,042 (International Monetary Fund)
2010 WINTER OLYMPICS
Part 2
How many athletes form Holland are
competing in the 2010 Olympics?
34 athletes total
17 males
17 females
What events are athletes from Holland
participating in this year?
Bobsled-two man, and bobsled four-man, bobsled
women’s
Snowboarding- men’s half pipe, Women’s Parallel
Giant Slalom
Speed Skating-Men’s: 1000m, 1500m, 5000m,
Team Pursuit. Women’s: 1000m, 1500m, 3000m,
5000m, Team Pursuit
Short Track- Men’s: 500m, 1000m, 1500m.
Women’s: 500m, 1000m, 3000m relay.
Gold
4 total
Speed Skating- 3
Snowboarding- 1
Silver
1 total
Speed Skating- 1
Bronze
3 total
Speed Skating- 3
Bibliography
http://www.nbcolympics.com/nations/nation=NE
D/athletes/sport=bs/index.html
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu
rope/nl.htm
Answers.com
http://www.amsterdam.info/netherlands/politicalsystem/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by
_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita
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