Germany Unit 2

Climate/Terrain Marine West Coast climate= Warm summers/cool winters Colder in southern Germany due to the Alps Mts. Adequate rainfall 25-40 inches Northern area: flat, sandy plains (good for farming) Major rivers: Rhine and the Elbe

Government Capital: Berlin Government type: Republic Head of State: President Assembly: Parliament Federal Council and Federal Assembly Lost in WWII under Hitler Germany divided (1949)

Economy Currency: Euro Ranked # 3 in World GDP & Ranked #1 in Europe 1 Euro = $1.11 US Ranked # 3 in World GDP & Ranked #1 in Europe Main Industries: Coal, Cars, iron, steel, chemicals & textiles

Culture/Demography Population: 82+ million Life expectancy 76 (M), 82 (F) Religion: Protestant (34%), Roman Catholic (34%), Muslim (4%) Literacy rate: 99% Language: German Known for: Art, Music, sports, literature, food, castles Sports: soccer, basketball, hockey, tennis

Brief History World War I (1914-1918): Germany lost the war, lost land, lost military rights, and had to pay the winning countries World War II (1939-1935): Germany lost the war and was divided into 2 states (East & West) after millions of Jewish people were murdered because they were seen as an inferior race The Holocaust: a genocide that killed about 6 million Jews that was lead by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party

Berlin Wall Pictures

The Berlin Wall Communist East Germany built a 103 mile Berlin Wall in 1961 to keep East German citizens from escaping to the democratic style of West Germany. Official purpose was to keep the corrupted westerners out of the east Berlin wall was destroyed & Germany reunited: October 3, 1990

Tourism Neuschwanstein Castle River in the Black Forest

Tourism Continued Berlin Skiing in Germany Shopping in Heidelberg

More Tourism ….Oktoberfest

Foods