the netherlands
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Powerpoint presentation of the Netherlands by students from Grade 6 St. George's College, Lima - Peru.TRANSCRIPT
The Netherlands(Kingdom of The Netherlands)
By: Eliana Alemán Daniela Calderón Alessia Granda Medali Pacheco
Geography
Daniela
Location:
Elevation Extremes
The climate is temperate, marine, cool in summers and
also mild winters
Lowest Point
Highest Point
People
Eliana
The female population is greater (50.44%), compared
to male (49.56%)
Women: 8,473,073
Men: 8,331,151
29%47%3%2%19%
Roman Catholics:Not Religious:
Muslims:Others:
48
Protestant:
29%
19%
47%
2%3%
Languages:Dutch: 93% Frisian: 5%
Turkish and Arabic: 2%
Goverment
Alessia
The capital of The Netherlands is Amsterdam
The Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy, with a representative
assembly in charge of the government.
King William was its first ruler.
In 2013 her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, succeeded to the
throne.
History
Medali
The ancient Netherlands had for its inhabitants Celtic and German
tribes.
Julius Caesar found the low-lying Netherlands inhabited by
Germanic tribes
The nation's independence was not completely established until after the
30 Years' War (1618–1648)
Although the colors of the flag have since been reverted back to red, white and blue
again, orange remains the color of the royal house .
Sports
Medali
Football is the most important sport in The Netherlands, with Field Hockey and
Volleyball as the 2nd and 3rd most popular Team Sports
Wildlife
Alessia
More than 24,500 species of animals and 10,000 types of
plants live in the Netherlands
Marten
Red Deer
Tweenflower
Tulip
Grey heron
The lion is a symbol that has stood the test of time. This
animal has remained a prominent part of the coat of
arms of Netherlands.
Sources
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/netherlands.php
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/netherlands/
http://www.destination360.com/caribbean/saba/mount-scenery
Carla Vollmer (Person who Medali met in Brasil)
http://www.psi.org/about-psi/partners/donor/netherlands-government-ministry-foreign-affairs
http://www.amsterdam.info/netherlands/history/
https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Sport_in_the_Netherlands.html
http://www.factmonster.com/country/netherlands.html
http://www.ehow.com/list_6585509_plants-animals-netherlands.html
Flipagram
http://www.zoogdiervereniging.nl/sites/default/files/imce/nieuwesite/Zoogdiersoorten/Das/downloads/Vink%20et%20al%20%202008_Lutra%2051-2%20klein.pdfhttp://images.google.com