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The country of Austria. By: J ason Wong Mod 1. Austria’s country flag. Map of Austria. Physical characteristic 1.animal in different parts of A ustria . Ibex (mountain goats),chamois (antelopes),and marmots live in the high elevation
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The country of Austria By: Jason Wong Mod 1
Physical characteristic 1.animal in different parts of Austria • Ibex (mountain goats),chamois (antelopes),and marmots live in the high elevation • Deer, foxes, hares, and badgers can be seen throughout the country • Bears and other animals can be found in southern Austria
Physical characteristic 2.multiple species of plants • There is an alpine meadow that is 6,652 feet high • Edelweiss, heather, alpine rose, poppies, and blue gentian are commonly found in the meadows • 47% of Austria in forest area
Physical characteristics 3. variety of geographical features • The Alps partly in Austria. The alps is 83,000 square miles. • There is a Danube river is Austria’s main river. This river is crucial to their everyday lives. • 75% of Austria is mountainous.
Physical characteristic 4. weather and climates • Austria is basically has three main climates • Northern Atlantic Martine (cool summers, warm winters) • Mediterranean (cool winters, warm summers) • Continental (cold winters and hot summers)
Physical characteristics continued • In Vienna average temperatures 50°F. • In Vienna average precipitation 24 inches. *I chose Vienna's statistics because it is the capital of Austria
Human characteristics 1.the main language is German • 92% of the Austrians speak German. • Austrian German is spoken with a different accent. • Over 100 million people speak German. *this is an example of a social characteristic
Human characteristics 2. the main religion Roman Catholic (Christianity) • 74% of Austrians practice this religion • Though the population of people is slowly decreasing to protestants • 70% marry, 90% baptized, and 90% funerals of Austrian are held in churches *this is an example of a social characteristic
Human characteristics 3.form of government is federal republic • Head of state: President Heinz Fischer (see below) • Head of government: Chancellor Werner Faymann • There are nine official Bundeslaender(states) *this is an example of a political characteristic
Human characteristics 4. a well developed market economy • Currency of money : Euro • GDP: 321.8 billion • exports: 129 billion imports:138.7 billion *this is an example of an economic characteristic
Interesting facts • Population : 8,214,160 • Total land area : 83,870 sq km it is slightly smaller than Maine • Winter sports-skiing and tobogganing summer sports-bicycling, canoeing, hiking, and mountain climbing. • Well known food-Wiener schnitzel (fried cutlet, most often veal, batter-fried with egg and breadcrumbs) • Similar holidays(labor day, new year’s eve) • The Von Trapp family lived in Austria (Sound of Music)
Historical Timeline 1.2009-alliance for natural gas 2. 1991-persian gulf war Austria decides to assist the united nations in war by providing air and land transportation • Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and turkey forge an agreement to host the so-called Nabucco natural gas
Timeline continued… 3.1972- joining the EEC 4.1995-Austria is stable Austrian State Treaty proclaims an independent Austria Austria joins the United Nations Austrian defense forces are established. • The EEC was an international organization created with a goal to bring about economic incorporation
5.14BCE- Romans in Austria • The region south of the River Danube is conquered by the Romans. *I mention this because we were currently studying Europe’s ancient civilizations
The end I hoped you liked my presentation .