Germany 51 degess North and 10 degrees East

Germany’s 16 States

Cities of Germany Capital is the city of Berlin Frankfurt Hamburg- 2 nd largest- 1.8 million people Munich Cologne

Bradenburger Gate Berlin

Berlin Wall Created to separate Soviet occupied East Berlin from the western portion of the city after WWII.

Hamburg Germany 2 nd largest city in Germany.

Frankfurt, Germany

Cathedral of Cologne

City Hall Munich Germany

Germany’s Land About the size of Montana Northern part is flat and lies in the North European PlainNorth European Plain Central part is hilly. And the south is mountainous. Mountains =Alps (highest point: the Zugspitze at 2,962 metres (9,718 ft)Alps Zugspitze

Major RiversRivers Rhine-with a German part of 865 kmRhine Danube- with a German part of 687 kmDanube Elbe -a German part of 727 kmElbe

Population Germany has more than 83 million people. People migrate from all over Europe to Germany to find jobs. The people refer to themselves as “Ossies” and “Wessies” slang for Easterners and Westerners.

German Language Speak German Guten Tag= Hello Auf Wiedersehen= Good-bye Bitte schon= Please Danke schon= thank you Ja= yes Nein=no

Religion percentages

Transportation Most Germans use public transportation but do own cars. Cities have large streetcars and subways. Germans not allowed to drive until 18 Autobahn- road with no speed limit.

Children in Germany Soccer favorite sport of Germans. Kids do not play sports in School. They go to after-school club for sports. Computers and video games are liked among German children. Also play lots of checkers and chess.

Schools in Germany Children must start by age 6. After 4 years students get 4 options. a. 1 st option-Gymnasium like high school to prepare for college. Must pass test to go to college. b. Hauptschule- to prepare for a job in industry. c. Realschule- training for the business world. Can’t get a job without going through right program

German foods Germans eat a lot of Sausage made from chicken or beef. Noodles with different meats is a favorite dish. Breakfast includes milk and rolls with butter and jam. Dumplings and fresh baked bread Also consume a lot of Cheese Beer is a favorite drink among Germans. Drinking age is 16 in Germany.

Holidays Christmas holidays are most popular. Children open presents on Christmas eve. Christmas day spent with the family. Day after Christmas is spent visiting others

We went to Aldi on Saturday and picked up some German Christmas goodies: Lebkuchen (german ginger bread) and Lebkuchen heart cookies, "Domino-Steine", which are little chocolate-covered cubes with a layer of jam, marzipan & lebkuchen, A German Stollen, which is a type of cake traditioanlly eaten at the time of year, and some other German chocolate. They only had one brand whereas in Germany there would be different brands of Lebkuchen-hearts etc..and you'd shop around till you find your favorite. That being said so far everything we have tried has tasted pretty good and it was all pretty cheap, since it was from Aldi's.

Generally held in the town square and adjacent pedestrian zones, the market sells food, drink, and seasonal items from singing and dancing. On opening nights (and in some towns more often) onlookers welcome the "Christkind", or boy Jesus, acted out by a local open-air stalls, accompanied by traditional child.ChristkindJesus German Christmas Market

Day of German Unity It commemorates the anniversary of German reunification in German reunification The 3rd of October is a legal holiday of the Federal Republic of Germany. The name addresses neither the re-union or union but the unity of Germany.

Government Germany is a federal republic. Leader of their government is called a Chancellor. Also has a President but does not have much power. Two house legislature: a. Bundesrat- Federal Council -69 members. b. Bundestag-Federal Asssembly-598 members

German President Joachim Gauck

Chancellor Angela Merkel

History of Germany Germany was defeated in World War I and World War II. The Holocaust was carried out by Hitler and his Nazi party during WWII. Germany was divided into east and west after WWII, a wall created through the city of Berlin to divide it. The Berlin wall was torn down in 1991 after the fall of Communism in the Soviet Union.

Mass grave during Holocaust

Hitler used genocide during WWII to get rid of the Jewish people. Adolf Hitler dictator of Nazi Germany

Crematoriums of Holocaust

Economy Very strong economy Agriculture- harvest wheat, barley, potatoes, sugar beets. Industry- make cars, steel, cement, aluminum, tools, and TV’s. Germans use the Euro as their form of currency. It is found throughout most of Europe.

Euro Currency

Iron oreIron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel, arable land, watercoalpotash timberligniteuraniumcopper natural gassaltnickelarable landwater Natural resources