Transcript The Netherlands

THE NETHERLANDS
Winter Olympics 2010 Project
By: Tessa Banks
Table of Contents
Geography
 People
 Government
 Economy
 Olympic Stats
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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:
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Where in the world is The Netherlands,
A.K.A Holland?
The Northwestern hemisphere
 Northern Europe
 At or below sea level (very low elevation)
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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
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What group is currently in control of the
country?
The Parliament
 It consists of many different political parties
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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)
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What is the per capita GDP?
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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
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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.
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Gold
4 total
 Speed Skating- 3
 Snowboarding- 1
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Silver
1 total
 Speed Skating- 1
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Bronze
3 total
 Speed Skating- 3
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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
 My Mom
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