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Space Teds’ Adventures Around Europe World Cup research. Switzerland. Done By: Iva Kabakchieva 6 th grade Dimitar Blagoev Primary, Bulgaria. Where is it?. Switzerland. Landlocked alpine country in Western Europe Over 7 million people 4 national languages - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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SWITZERLAND
Done By: Iva Kabakchieva
6th grade
Dimitar Blagoev Primary, Bulgaria
Space Teds’ Adventures Around Europe
World Cup research
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Where is it?
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SwitzerlandLandlocked alpine
country in Western Europe
Over 7 million people
4 national languagesSwish German,
French, Italian, Romansh
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Currency
10 francs 1 franc 1 franc (reverse)
Swiss Franc (CHF) 1 U.S. Dollar = 1.2268 Francs
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Strong economy in Strong economy in banking and financebanking and finance
Tradition of political Tradition of political and military and military neutralityneutrality
ECONOMYECONOMY
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The Alps
Greatest mountain range system of Europe
Stretching from Austria in the East to France in the West
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Interlaken
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Located between Lake Brienz and Lake Thun
Jungfrau Mountain (4158 M)
is main attraction for backpackers
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Interlaken
Very popular in winter for skiing and snowboarding
Jungfrau Top Ski Region 3 ski resorts
interconnected
Also offers breathtaking views, hiking, mountain biking, and a point of relaxation
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More than 22,000 miles of well-kept trails
Criss-cross through meadows, forests, glaciers, and magnificent views of towering peaks
At bottom in Interlaken, offers chance for rest and snacks
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Mürren
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Mürren
Mountain village in middle of Alps, free of public cars, home of highest altitude ski resort
Population 450Home of famous
revolving Piz Gloria Restaurant, made famous by James Bond movie
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LauterbrunnenSmall town that lies in
the Lauterbrunnen Valley
The Lauterbrunnen valley also provided the pictorial model for J.R.R. Tolkien’s sketches and watercolors of the fictitious valley of Rivendell
300 meter high Staubbach waterfall
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• 300 M high (900 ft)• Has inspired
painters, poets, and writers over the centuries
• Goethe wrote a poem based on his 1779 visit, making the lake famous in the late 18th century
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Swiss Food
Most commonly known forSwiss cheeseSwiss chocolate
Also include basic bread, dairy, meat, fruit
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Heinrich Escher, mayor of Zurich, was introduced to chocolate in Brussels in 1697 and brought it back home, where it was discreetly consumed at feasts, until the Zurich Council banned it in 1722 as unfit for virtuous citizens.
The first chocolate shop in Switzerland opened in Bern in 1792.
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Swiss Chocolate – Fun Facts
Swiss eat more chocolate than anyone in world
-2001- averaged 12.3 kg per person
80% milk chocolate 10-12% plain chocolate 3-4% white chocolate Dark chocolate is on the rise All production must be in
Switzerland to be “Swiss chocolate” (cocoa beans, paste, butter, sugar, milk) Otherwise declared on
package
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Food
Breakfast◦ Bread (zopf), butter, marmalade or honey, cheese, cereal, milk,
tea Lunch
◦ Sandwich or birchermüesli (oat
flakes, water, cream, honey, sugar, lemon
juice, apples)
Dinner◦ Bread, cheese, dried
meat
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FoodFood
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Every male citizen must do military serviceStarts at age
20 and ends at 42
Soldiers keep their arms at home
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Football is the most popular sport in Switzerland. The Swiss Football Association was formed in 1895.
The country played host to the 1954 World Cup and 2008 European Championship.
Swiss national footbal team 2014Swiss national footbal team 2014