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Where are the 2014 Winter Olympics going to be?

Where are the 2014 Winter Olympics going to be?. Which public restroom would you prefer if you were traveling in Europe?. These are in the Netherlands , Paris, and Greece. . Better than China though. But they are improving, but bring your own Toilet paper.

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Where are the 2014 Winter Olympics going to be?

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  1. Where are the 2014 Winter Olympics going to be?

  2. Which public restroom would you prefer if you were traveling in Europe?

  3. These are in the Netherlands, Paris, and Greece.

  4. Better than China though But they are improving, but bring your own Toilet paper.

  5. Where and who are these guys guarding in Europe?

  6. Vatican City in Rome

  7. What is this and how did it form?

  8. Fjord found in Norway • A fjord is a steep, narrow, u-shaped valley that is carved out by a glacier. They are found in Norway on the Scandinavian Peninsula because this area had many glaciers during the last ice age. • Is this an internal or external force that shapes the earth? • External

  9. How did the Dutch create more land in their country and turn the Zuider Zee into a freshwater lake (Ijsselmeer)?

  10. Polders • Land in the Netherlands (Holland) that is reclaimed from the North Sea • Needs land for houses and farmland because it is such a small country

  11. This is the dike crossing Ijsselmeer. Old windmill used to pump water Polder

  12. Why are taxes in Sweden, France, and Germany so high?

  13. Social Welfare • Government spends money to ensure economic success for its citizens • Tax breaks, allowances, free education, health care, etc. • What economic system does this best represent? • Socialism

  14. % of GDP in Social Expenditures

  15. What caused this to happen to these forests in Europe?

  16. Acid Rain • Caused by industrialization • smog

  17. Ruhr and Po Valleys • The Ruhr Valley is a region on the border of Germany and France. The Po Valley is located in Northern Italy. These areas are rich in coal and iron ore. These areas also have high concentrations of industry because it is cheaper to put industries next to the source of resources.

  18. Which European country would use the technology of desalination and why?

  19. Spain • Largest user of desalination in Europe • Semiarid and Mediterranean climates • Desalination turns sea water into freshwater (sustainable resource) • Problems: very expensive, requires a lot of energy, leaves hazardous waste

  20. Which region of Europe has predominantly primary economic activity? Which region has a variety of all levels?

  21. Eastern Europe-primary (less developed part) • Western Europe-more secondary and tertiary (wealthier, more developed)

  22. What factor affects the climate of Western Europe by having a warming influence?

  23. North Atlantic Drift • Wind currents and ocean currents have a large impact on the climate of Europe. A. The North Atlantic Drift is an ocean current that warms Europe’s western countries. B. Europe is also warmed by wind currents called the Westerlies.

  24. Europe’s Latitude v. US

  25. Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do which must be done, whether you like it or not. Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed you in temperance, self-control, diligence, strength of will, contentment, and a hundred other virtues which the idle never know. -Charles Kingsley-

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