Post on 19-May-2015
Physical Characteristics of Belgium
Your goal: Be able to give examples of the physical characteristics of Belgium.
Landforms
North Sea
Belgium can only send ships out by the North Sea.
Bordering Countries
Shares borders with• The Netherlands• Germany• Luxembourg• France
Human Characteristics of Belgium
Your goal: Be able to give examples of the human characteristics of Belgium.
Politics
NATO Headquarters
•North Atlantic Treaty Organization•Political, military and economic cooperation of nations worldwide
EU Headquarters
•EU = European Union•Economic cooperation of European Countries
History
Population
• Population 11 million• 25% foreign born from– Morocco– Turkey– Congo
The Congo
• King Leopold II– Encouraged rubber companies– Forced Africans to collect sap
Congo River Valley
Belgium and the Belgian Congo
• Compare the sizes of the Belgian Congo to the nation of Belgium.
• How would a Belgian justify this?
Rubber Trees
The Schlieffen Plan
World War I plan for Germany to invade France by going through Belgium (1914)
Demographics
Population
• Population 11 million• 25% foreign born from– Morocco– Turkey– Congo
Culture
The Adventures of TinTin
Comic book about foreign explorations1930s-1940s
Industry
Diamonds
•Diamond center of the world•85% of all rough diamonds are sold in Antwerp, Belgium
Food
Brussels Sprout
•Named for the city of Brussels, Belgium