GERMANYBy Chance Jackson

Physical Characteristics

• Germany is separate into there sections; north, central and southern Germany.

• Germany has three rivers that enter the country.– The Elbe and Rhine river

connect Germany to the sea .

• The area is mostly elevated in southern part while the northern part is flat.

Physical Characteristics continued

• Northern Germany is covered by the North German Plain.

• The Alps are located in Southern Germany, bordering Switzerland and Austria.

Map of Germany

Landforms

Elbe RiverAlps Mountains

Cultural Characteristics

• The official language of Germany is German.– Different dialects of German is spoken in

Germany

• 64% of Germans are Christians and 31% are Catholic. – 5% of Germans live under another

religion

Customs & Traditions

• Every year during October in Germany's capital city Munich, a beer festival takes place.

• German Unity Day, October 3rd celebrates the date when the Reunification Treaty was signed.

• In Germany they celebrate Christmas so much that their celebrations begin December six.

Economy

• Germany is the largest national economy in Europe– The fourth-largest by

nominal GDP in the world.

• Exports account for more than one-third of national output.

• Well known global brands are Mercedes Benz, BMW, Adidas, Audi, Porsche, DHL, T-Mobile, Lufthansa, and Nivea.

Global Brands

History

• 500 BC, the Germanic tribes appear in northern Germany.

• 1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

• 1914 - 1918 World War I.• 1933 Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of

Germany.• 1934 Hitler pronounces himself Fuehrer.• 1933 - 1945 Nazi Germany• 1942-1945 Holocaust

History Continued

• 1939 - 1945 World War II • 1961 Berlin Wall is built• 1991 Berlin named new capital

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