Transcript GERMANY and the Alpine Countries

GERMANY and the Alpine
Countries
Chapter 6 Section 3
Location
• Germany shares its boarders with
Poland, The Czech Republic,
Switzerland, France, Belgium and the
Netherlands. This makes up Germany’s
relative location.
Place
• Capital = BERLIN
• When traveling through Germany, tourists will find
many plateaus and forested mountains in the
southern regions.
• For the most part, Germany’s climate is temperate.
There are wet winters and summers.
• The population in Germany is over 80 million.
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• About 38% of the population is Protestant,
mostly in the north, and 34% is Roman
Catholic, primarily in the south and west.
• Germany's contributions to the world's cultural
heritage are numerous, and the country is
often known as “The Land of Poets and
Thinkers”.
• The official language of Germany is German.
Movement
• Germany is one of the World’s largest exporters.
Some of the major materials they export are steel,
cars, electronics and chemicals.
• The majority of Germany’s population is centered
around Berlin, Düsseldorf and Munich. The
reason for this is due to the many industries in those
areas.
• Autobahns - superhighways
Government
• Germany is a federal republic (national
and state governments)
– Chancellor
• Reunification – bringing East and
West Germany back together
Human-Environmental
Interactions
• Due to the heavy industrial sections, those areas
tend to have heavy air pollution.
• Black Forest – beautiful scenery and
wood products; damaged by acid rain
ALPINE COUNTRIES
• Switzerland
• Austria
• Liechtenstein
SWITZERLAND
• Center of Western Europe
• Capital = Berne
• Neutrality – refusing to take sides in
wars
• GENEVA – peace negotiations
• Continental Divide – The ALPS
• Landlocked country
AUSTRIA
• Capital = Vienna
• Landlocked country
• Alps provide Hydroelectric Power and
many tourists