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4 European Countries

United United KingdomKingdom

GermanyGermanyRussiaRussia

Italy

EQ: WHY are people attracted to certain regions to live?

UNITED KINGDOM

U. K. 4 regions:

England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland

ENGLAND

British Royal Guard

Beefeaters

Wales

Scotland

North Ireland

U.K. Population / Languages

Population: 60 million people live in the U.K. Wales – 2.9 millionsScotland – 5.1 millionNorth Ireland – 1.8 millionFact: 90% of the UK’s people live in cities.

Languages:English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic

Government

Parliamentary Democracy

The political leader is called the Prime Minister.

The UK also has a constitutional monarchy, in which the king or queen is the official head of state.

British Parliament Building

Prime Minister – David Cameron

Queen Elizabeth of England

Location

Do you see all theISLANDS??

English Channel

Resources Major export: manufactured goods Natural resources: coal, petroleum, and natural gas

RUSSIA

Location

Saint Basil’s Cathedral is one of Russia’s most famous buildings.

Population / Languages Russia is one of the most populous countries in

the world, with 145.5 million people.

Most people live WEST of the Ural mountains, where the climate is mildest and the land is the most fertile. (see next slide)

Russian and local village languages

(population map)

Government Since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991,

Russia has moved away from a communist government.

Today Russia is a democracy, (a government in which people freely elect their leaders) ANDa federal republic (the power is divided between national and state governments)

President - Dmitry Medvedev

Climate Western Russia has a continental climate.

Summers are warm and rainy, while winters are cold and snowy.

Climate Northern Russia is a tundra and the land is

frozen all year. Siberia is a famous part of the Russian tundra.

Siberia

Natural Resources Major export: petroleum

Bauxite, coal, copper, fishing,

GERMANY

Location

Do you seethe LAND on sides?

Do you seethe smallpeninsula on top?

Population / Language Germany has 82.6 million people. Because of its rivers and fertile land, Germany’s northern plain has many cities and towns.

People speak German.

The Rhine River

The Rhine RiverHas a HUGE impacton Germany’scities, population,economy and Transportation.

Government Federal Republic (US and Russia)

in which the national and state governments share power.

Chancellor - chosen by the parliament and is the real head of government.

President - serves as head of state, but only has ceremonial powers.

President and Chancellor President: Horst Köhler

Chancellor: Angela Merkel

Climate

Because of its mountainous landscape, Germany has a cool climate. Part of the Alps are in the South.

Natural Resources

The Ruhr ranks (in west Germany) has one of the WORLD’s LARGEST deposits of coal and iron ore.

Black Forest is a huge producer of timber.

ITALY

Location

Do you seethe funnyPeninsula?

Do you see How close itis to Africa?

Population

Italy has 57.2 million people.

About 70% of the population live in towns and cities.

More than 90% of Italians work in manufacturing and service industries.

Languages

The people of Italy speak Italian (which developed from Latin, the language of ancient Rome)

Italian is closely related to French and Spanish

Natural Resources Major export: metal

coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land

Government After WWII, Italy became a democratic

government, although it is not stable. Many political parties exist in Italy, and no

single party has been strong enough to gain control alone.

Italy is unique because often two or more political parties work together to run the country.

President – Giorgio Napolitano

Climate Most of Italy has a mild climate of sunny

summers and rainy winters.

In spring and summer, hot dry winds called siroccos blow across Italy from North Africa.

4 European Countries…..

United KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermanyRussiaRussia

ItalyWhich one would you live in?