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Switzerland & Austria
Created byMr. Raponi
Germany
U.K.
Ireland
France
Spain
Portugal Switz Austria
Switzerland
Switzerland and Austria together cover about 47,300 square miles, an area the size of
________________.
Switzerland practiced
__________________ -meaning that they refuse to take sides in disagreements and wars between countries. This was especially true during both World Wars.
Land of Switzerland
The Alps make Switzerland the
__________________ of Central Europe. This is a high place from which rivers flow in all different directions.
Several rivers including Germany’s
________________, begin in the Swiss Alps.
Dams built produce a large amount of hydroelectricity for the country.
Land Continued Another mountain
range, the
_________________ runs across Northwest Switzerland.
________________, Switzerland’s capital
and ________________, the largest city are located in the “Middle Land” plateau.
Economy of Switzerland
Switzerland is a thriving industrial nation as they create many high quality goods such as electronic equipment, clocks, and watches.
A large producer of the world’s chocolate.
Zurich and ____________ are important international banking centers
The Swiss People
Switzerland has many different ethnic groups and religions.
Switzerland has four official languages German French Italian Romansch (somewhat
resembles Italian, French, and Spanish and is spoken by less than 1% of the people.
The Swiss have had a stable
___________________ government for 700 years.
Austria
This country is now very small, only about the size of
________________.
Austria used to be one of the strongest countries of Europe. However, it lost most of its power and land to other countries.
The Land of Austria
Austria is a landlocked country located south of Germany
The Alps cover
________________ of Austria.
In winter, lowland areas receive rain, and mountainous regions have snow.
People of Austria Most of Austria’s
______________ people live in cities and towns and work in factories or service jobs.
Most Austrians speak
________________ and 80% of the people are Roman Catholic
Capital of Austria
The culture of
________________, Austria’s capital, has fascinated the world.
Mozart, one of the most famous composers of all time, was from this largest city of Austria.
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