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Main Countries of Europe Mr. Fortenberry World Geography 9 th Grade Reviewing Important European Nations. THINGS TO TAKE NOTES ON…. BE PREPARED FOR A TEST. BE PREPARED FOR DISCUSSION OF WHAT IS NOT ACTUALLY WRITTEN BUT SAID DURING THIS PRESENTATION. DO NOT FALL ASLEEP!
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Main Countries of EuropeMr. FortenberryWorld Geography9th GradeReviewing ImportantEuropean Nations.
THINGS TO TAKE NOTES ON… • BE PREPARED FOR A TEST. • BE PREPARED FOR DISCUSSION OF WHAT IS NOT ACTUALLY WRITTEN BUT SAID DURING THIS PRESENTATION. • DO NOT FALL ASLEEP! • OR I WILL MAKE FUN OF YOU : D
UNITED KINGDOM • England, Wales, Scotland, & Northern Ireland • Language: English • United in 1701 • Pop: Est. 60,975,000 • Capital: London • Major Cities: Edinburgh, Liverpool, Glasgow, Belfast
GERMANY • Language: German • Reunified East & West Germany in 1990 after fall of Soviet Union (Berlin Wall) • Pop. Est. 82,060,000 • Capital: Berlin • Major Cities: Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich
FRANCE • Language: French • Est. 843 but current govt. 1958 • Pop. Est. 65,073,482 • Capital: Paris. • Major Cities: Lyon, Marseille
IRELAND • Language: English • Est. 1922 • Pop. Est. 5,981,448 • Capital: Dublin • Major Cities: Cork, Galway
ITALY • Language: Italian • Est. 1861 but has been around and through constant change since Ancient Roman Empire • Pop. Est. 59,905,225 • Capital: Rome • Major Cities: Venice, Milan, Palermo, Turin, Florence
RUSSIA • Language: Russian • Est. 1990 (after fall of Soviet Union) • Pop. Est. 142,008,838 • Capital: Moscow • Major Cities: St. Petersburg Old U.S.S.R. Flag
GREECE • Language: Greek • Est. Been around since Ancient Greece around 1000 b.c.e. • Pop. Est. 11,216,708 • Capital: Athens • Major Cities: Sparta, Knossos
SPAIN • Language: Spanish • Est. 1479 but Democracy 1978 • Pop. Est. 46,157,822 • Capital: Madrid • Major Cities: Barcelona, Seville, Villareal
PORTUGAL • Language: Portuguese • Est. 868 • Pop. Est. 10,676,910 • Capital: Lisbon • Major Cities: Oporto
NETHERLANDS • Language: Dutch • Est. 1581 not recognized til 1648 • Pop. Est. 16,440,113 • Capital: Amsterdam • Major Cities: Rotterdam
WORKS CITED • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_kingdom#Population • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany#Restoration_and_revolution_.281814.E2.80.931871.29 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
THE END!!!!!!!! • STUDY FOR THE TEST! • BETTER HAVE TAKEN NOTES! • OTHERWISE YOUR GRADE IS HISTORY!