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Prepare for your upcoming test on important European nations with this comprehensive review. This guide covers essential facts about the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Greece, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands, including languages, population estimates, capitals, and major cities. Note key details as they will be discussed beyond what's written in this presentation. Stay engaged – your grade depends on it!
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Main Countries of EuropeMr. FortenberryWorld Geography9th GradeReviewing ImportantEuropean Nations.
THINGS TO TAKE NOTES ON… • BE PREPARED FOR A TEST. • BE PREPARED FOR DISCUSSION OF WHAT IS NOT ACTUALLY WRITTEN BUT SAID DURING THIS PRESENTATION. • DO NOT FALL ASLEEP! • OR I WILL MAKE FUN OF YOU : D
UNITED KINGDOM • England, Wales, Scotland, & Northern Ireland • Language: English • United in 1701 • Pop: Est. 60,975,000 • Capital: London • Major Cities: Edinburgh, Liverpool, Glasgow, Belfast
GERMANY • Language: German • Reunified East & West Germany in 1990 after fall of Soviet Union (Berlin Wall) • Pop. Est. 82,060,000 • Capital: Berlin • Major Cities: Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich
FRANCE • Language: French • Est. 843 but current govt. 1958 • Pop. Est. 65,073,482 • Capital: Paris. • Major Cities: Lyon, Marseille
IRELAND • Language: English • Est. 1922 • Pop. Est. 5,981,448 • Capital: Dublin • Major Cities: Cork, Galway
ITALY • Language: Italian • Est. 1861 but has been around and through constant change since Ancient Roman Empire • Pop. Est. 59,905,225 • Capital: Rome • Major Cities: Venice, Milan, Palermo, Turin, Florence
RUSSIA • Language: Russian • Est. 1990 (after fall of Soviet Union) • Pop. Est. 142,008,838 • Capital: Moscow • Major Cities: St. Petersburg Old U.S.S.R. Flag
GREECE • Language: Greek • Est. Been around since Ancient Greece around 1000 b.c.e. • Pop. Est. 11,216,708 • Capital: Athens • Major Cities: Sparta, Knossos
SPAIN • Language: Spanish • Est. 1479 but Democracy 1978 • Pop. Est. 46,157,822 • Capital: Madrid • Major Cities: Barcelona, Seville, Villareal
PORTUGAL • Language: Portuguese • Est. 868 • Pop. Est. 10,676,910 • Capital: Lisbon • Major Cities: Oporto
NETHERLANDS • Language: Dutch • Est. 1581 not recognized til 1648 • Pop. Est. 16,440,113 • Capital: Amsterdam • Major Cities: Rotterdam
WORKS CITED • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_kingdom#Population • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany#Restoration_and_revolution_.281814.E2.80.931871.29 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
THE END!!!!!!!! • STUDY FOR THE TEST! • BETTER HAVE TAKEN NOTES! • OTHERWISE YOUR GRADE IS HISTORY!