Transcript Roxy B - Fort Thomas Independent Schools

Neutral State
By Roxy Baker
Highlands Middle School
6th Grade
Geography, Climate, and Natural
Resources
Essential Question:
How does Switzerland’s
geography, climate, and
natural resources affect
their daily life and jobs?
Small- 15,942 square miles
Home of the Swiss Alps
Valleys
Lakes
Mountains
Summer: About 80◦F
Winter: 27◦-32◦F
Average of 10,00 annual avalanches every year
Essential Question:
Economic Data
What does the
economic data
reveal about
their quality of life?
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GDP growth- 2.1% (159)
Per capita GDP- $43,900
Unemployment rate- 3.1%
Poverty rate- 6.9%
Industries- Machinery, textiles, tourism,
banking
Exports- $312.5 billion
Export partners- Germany, US, France, Italy
Imports- $5910.18 million
Import partners-Germany, Italy, France,
Netherlands, Austria
Essential Question:
What do we need to
know about these people
that makes their culture
unique?
Culture
 Meat, potatoes, milk products (cheese,
yogurt, creams)
 Almost ½ population is Roman Catholic
 Swiss soldiers gained reputation for their
fighting powers
 Handshakes are usual greeting
 Attending to personal hygiene in public is
not appropriate
 Photography and graphic arts are popular
 Home to the popular: “Yodeli-he-hoo~”
Essential Question:
How has this event
affected the US? Or,
how has the US
affected this event.
Current Events
Executive compensation- the salary of an important
business leader that works with the government
Swiss citizens voted on March 3nd
Voting was a triumph for Thomas Miller
Swissair company collapse leads to
nationwide strike against “rip-off” salesmen
Switzerland