Transcript Where is Denmark?

Maddalena,Sofia,Sebastian,Martino
Where is Denmark?
Denmark is the southern
country of the Scandinavian
Peninsula and it is in Northern
Europe. It is a large peninsula
surrounded by the North Sea to
the west and by the Baltic Sea
to the east.
Denmark is a small island (??).
Borders
Denmark borders with Germany to the south, the North Sea to the west, and the Baltic
Sea to the east.
INSERT A MAP, PLEASE!
General
data
This is the flag of Denmark. The background is
red with a white cross.
Queen Margaret II
King Frederick IX
The capital city of Denmark is Copenhagen.
It has 5,550,142 inhabitants.
The total area of Denmark is 43,094 km², the area of Italy is 301 340 km². So, Italy is……times
Denmark.
The density of the population of Denmark is 129 inhab. / Km ².
Denmark is a constitutional monarchy and a community of three autonomous regions:
Denmark in northern Europe, the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean and Greenland
in North America.
Danish people have religious freedom, which together with freedom of speech, is one of the
main pillars of social life in Denmark. The people believes in god. (??)
Denmark is part of the European Union and the Danish krone is its official currency.
The currency of Denmark is the euro (??)
Physical aspect
 In Denmark there is a large plain
but there aren’t any mountains. It
is a peninsula.
 Denmark was formed by glaciers.
 The rivers are short and not so
long.
 The main lakes are: Nissun
Bredning, Ringkobing fjord (? a
fjord is not a lake). Denmark
general coastline is much shorter.
(??)
 In Denmark there are about 406
islands.
landscape
100% plains
agricultural land 53%
wood 12%
grazing land 8%
waste land 27%
Climate
 The climate is oceanic with
ordinary weather conditions.
 In the winter the average
temperature is cold and
rainfall is limited.
 In the summer the average
temperature is warm and the
rainfall is quite abundant.
 It often rains but rarely (?)
snows.
Mean annual temperature
Where do the Danes live?
Copenhagen is the most
populated city in Denmark.
Denmark has got about 5.5
million inhabitants.
Frederiksshvn, Holstebro
and Nykobing are less
populated cities in
Denmark.
Copenhagen
Copenaghen is the capital city of Denmark and has got about
500,000 inhabitants.
Copenhagen is located in the eastern part of Denmark, on the
coast.
Other cities
write their names, please.
Social demographic data
Denmark is a state of the European Union.
The life expenctancy in Denmark is 78.6 years, and there is one doctor for
every 294 people.
Denmark has a universal health care system, finance by taxes and not by
social contributions.
The Danish education system provides access to primary school, secondary
school and higher education.
Find the graphs in your textbook (“L’Inviato speciale” 2) and
compare them to Italy and the EU:
Life expectancy, urban population, family members, child mortality
rate
In Denmark, life expectancy is higher/lower for men than for women.
The number of family members is higher/lower than in Italy and in the EU
and infant mortality rate is higher/lower
The urban population is ....
Danish people are mostly ....
Economy data
The main products of Danish agriculture
are potatoes, ……….. and ……...
The most important industrial areas are
around Copenhagen and Kolding.
The most important industrial products
are beer and potatoes. (Are potatoes
industrial products??)
The most important turistic area is along
the north-east coast.
I would like to visit Copenhagen.
Economy data
The Norwegian GNP is 57 261$ per
person.
76,3 % of the population work in the
tertiary sector, and it is more than in Italy
and Europe.
20,8% of the population work in the
secondary sector, and it is less than in Italy
and Europe
2,9% of the population work in the primary
sector and it is less than in Italy and Europe.
Hans Christian
Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish
author and poet, famous for his fairy tales.
A few titles are The Princess and the Pea
(1835), Thumbelina (1835), The Little
Mermaid (1837), The Snow Queen (1844),
The Tin Soldier, The Ugly Duckling and
The Little Match Girl (1845) .
The little mermaid
The Little Mermaid lives at the bottom of
the sea with his father, Poseidon, and five
sisters. One day, Ariel is swimming and
sees a prince. She and suddenly falls in
love with him. To be with him she asks her
father to get her legs and she does not
allow him to escape. When she is alone
there is a great enemy called Ursula. After
having fought and saved the father of them
popping game and lived happily with the
prince. (??)