Germany About size of MT Alps in south Danube and Rhine important rivers Capital Berlin Global economic power Ruhr industrial area Produce steel ships cars machinery Export beer wine cheese ID: 458982
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Germany and the Alpine countriesSlide2
Germany
About size of MT
Alps in south
Danube and Rhine important riversSlide3
Capital: Berlin
Global economic power
Ruhr industrial area
Produce steel, ships, cars, machinery
Export beer, wine, cheeseSlide4
Federal republic (like US)
President
Reunification
: bringing together two parts under one governmentSlide5
People speak German
Protestant and CatholicSlide6
Switzerland
Alps form most of landscape
Democratic government
Practice
neutrality
: refuse to take sides in disagreements and wars between countriesSlide7
Alps: continental divide of Central Europe
Rhine & Rhone begin in Alps
Used for hydroelectric powerSlide8
Austria
Landlocked
Alps cover ¾
Capital: ViennaSlide9
Economy:
Hydroelectric power
Timber
Tourism (skiing)
manufacturingSlide10
People
Most live in cities & work in manufacturing
Speak German
80% Roman CatholicSlide11
Culture
Mozart, Schubert, Haydn
Still popular
with musicians