Science Project: European Union
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Transcript of Science Project: European Union
By Daniel Trives 6º A
Name of the countryLanguagesCapital CityClimateFlagPopulationLocation and beliefTraditions (Food, anthem, music, monuments)Date joined the EUOfficial currency
In Austria they speak in German, Croatian,Slovenian and Hungarian.
The majority of the population speaks German,which is the official language, but otherlanguages are official in some specific areaswhere Croatian, Slovenian and Hungarian arespoken.
Vienna is the capital city of Austria. Vienna is very important because in the New
Year one of the most important bands in theworld will travel to Vienna to play a concert.
Long ago a famous musician lived in Viennanamed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A famouspsychologist named Sigmund Freud also livedthere.
http://pe.tuhistory.com/travel_austria.html
The climate of Austria is very hot in summerand very cold in winter.
Austria has a continental climate with extremetemperatures. It is generally mild and ischaracterized by cold winters with frequentrain in lowlands and snow in the mountains. Thesummers are cool with occasional showers.
The largest city is the capital of Austria,Vienna, with a population of 1.6 million people.
In total 22,650,958 people live in Austria. Long ago a famous musician lived in Vienna
named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A famouspsychologist named Sigmund Freud also livedthere.
The territory of Austria covers 83,871 km2and has an alpine climate. Only 32% of thecountry is below 500 meters.
Austria has no outlet to the sea. It bordersGermany and the Czech Republic to the north,Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia andItaly to the south, and Switzerland andLiechtenstein to the west.
Monuments: Food:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCTBAduof4U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUbmw2uaCz4
The 1st of January 1995 Austria joined TheEuropean Union.
Austria has been a member of the UnitedNations since 1955 and of the European Unionsince 1995. It is also a founding member of theOECD.
The current currency in Vienna, Austria is theeuro, adopted in 1999.
Austria is one of the richest countries in theworld, with a per capita income of $ 43,723(2010). The country also has one of the highestrates of HDI and the lowest unemploymentrate of the 17 eurozone countries, with 4.2%unemployment in February 2012.
BELGIUM
By:Eliza 6ºA
INDEX● Languagues
● Capital City
● Climate
● Flag
● Population
● Location and relief
● Traditions
● Date joined in the EU
● Official currency
LANGUAGES● In Belgium people speak French and
German. Many people speak Dutch too.
CAPITAL CITY● The capital of Belgium is Brussels..
CLIMATE
FLAG● The Flag of Belgium is: black, yellow and red.
POPULATION
LOCATION ANDRELIEF
TRADITIONS
● Food
● Music
● Monuments
DATE JOINED THE EU● The date that Belgium joined the EU was the 25th of March 1957.
OFFICIAL CURRENCY● The official currency of Belgium is the Euro.
AND THAT’S ALL
The country that I am going to speak about today is
Cyprus.
Location:Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean
Sea, after the Italian islands. It measures 240
kilometers long from the end to end and 100
kilometers wide at its widest point, with Turkey 75
kilometers to the north.
The capital:The name of the capital of Cyprus is Nicosia. This is
situated on the river Pedieos. Nicosia is the seat of
goverment of the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish
Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Flag:The flag of Cyprus is white with the yellow country in
the center and with green leaves around the country.
Climate:Cyprus has a subtropical climate. It has very wind mild
winters on the coast and warm to hot summers. Snow
is possible only in the Troodos Mountains in the
central part of the island. Rain occurs mainly in winter,
with summer being generally dry. It has the warmest
climate and warmest winters in the Mediterranean
part.
Date jointed the E.U. :The Republic of Cyprus became a member of the
European Union in 2004, the year in which a plan for
reunification supported by the United Nations began.
Official currency:Since joining the European Union Cyprus uses the
euro.
Population:In the year 2011, Cyprus had a population of 1,120,489
inhabitants. Life expectancy was 77.8 years and 97.6%
of the population was literate. All people speak in
Greek and Turkish.
Taditions:Typical food:
Afelia Moussaka
Kleftiko
Monuments
Temple in the sanctuary of Apollo
Rock of Aphrodite
Lefkara
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Estonia is located in the Baltic region ofNothern Europe, south of Finland.
The Capital city of Estonia is Tallinn Here you can see the old fortified town
The official Estonian language isEstonian, closely related to Finnish.
Example of Estonian language: väike kollane maja (a yellow house)
Estonia has a population of 1.320.174(2014) of which 704.007 are women and616.167 men.
CLIMATE: It has a mild temperateclimate despite being in the north. It hasfour seasons of more or less the exactsame length. The average annualtemperature is 5.2ºC, and February isthe coldest month of the year.
RELIEF: It’s quite uniform. Plains andhills, valleys and some lakes.
Estonia has been influenced by thecountries surrounding it, such asFinland, Sweden or Russia.
In MUSIC, Estonia has produced manyconductors and singers. In modernmusic , Estonians are well known in therock and heavy metal scenes, producingseveral known bands and singers.
In LITERATURE, during the 19th centurythere was an important romanticmovement. Nowadays, detective storiesare extremely popular.
ARCHITECTURE: The medieval town ofTallinn belongs to the UNESCO WorldHeritage List. It also counts with manymedieval castles, manor houses andchurches.
Typical Estonian foods are black bread,herring, sour cream, pork, potatoes andmilk related products. Also Christmastraditional dishes are blood sausagesand “sauerkraut”.
Estonia joined EU on the 1st of May2004.
Its official currency is the Euro (€) It is a Parliamentary Republic. Its President is called Toomas Hendrik
Ilves. It occupies an area of 45.227 Km2 Its National Anthem is called “My
fatherland, my happiness and joy”
ITALY.
LUCIA
GARCIA-MILLA
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COUNTRYLANGUAGES AND CAPITAL CITYCLIMATE AND THE FLAGPOPULATION AND TRADITIONSDATE JOINED THE EUOFFICIAL CURRENCYLOCATION AND RELIEFPHOTOS
COUNTRY
Italy is a country in southern Europe and amember of the European union. Its officialname is the Italian Republic. Italy is ademocratic republic and is a founding memberof the European Union
LENGUAGES AND CAPITAL CITY
• The official language of Italy is Italian. Thecapital city is Rome. Rome it is very nice andhas many monuments such as the Romancoliseum, the Vatican, the Roman forum, theCatacombs, etc
CLIMATE
Italy has a variety of climate systems. The inlandnorthern areas of Italy have a relatively cool, whilethe coastal areas of Liguria and the peninsula southof Mediterranean climate profile.
Between the north and south there can be aconsiderable difference in temperature, above allduring the winter: in some winter days it can be−2 °C (28 °F) and snowing in Milan, while it is 8 °C(46.4 °F) in Rome and 20 °C (68 °F) in Palermo.Temperature differences are less extreme in thesummer.
THIS IS THE FLAG OF ITALY:
TRADITIONS
PIZZA: PASTA: CAPUCCINO:
DATE JOINED THE EU
• Year of EU entry: Founding member (1952)
• Capital city: Rome
• Total area: 301 263 km²
• Population: 60 million
• Currency: Member of the eurozones since1999 (€)
• Schengen area: Member of the SchengenArea since 1990
LOCATION AND RELIEF:
PHOTOS
• And a surprise:
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By Elena Caulín Rodenas.
INDEX What languages are spoken in Latvia?
Capital city. Climate. Flag. Population. Location and relief. Traditions. Date joined the EU. Official currency.
WHAT LANGUAGES ARESPOKEN IN LATVIA?
Latvian is the official language and spoken by thepopulation. Russian is also very common and is taught inschools.
CAPITAL CITY Riga is the capital and
largest city of Latvia. Thecity lies on the Gulf ofRiga, at the mouth of theDaugava River.
The city has been chosenas European Capital ofCulture for 2014 alongwith Umeå, Sweden.
CLIMATE Latvia has a temperate
climate that has beendescribed in various sourcesas either humid continental.
Coastal regions, especially thewestern coast of CourlandPeninsula, possess a moremaritime climate with coolersummers and milder winters,while eastern parts exhibit amore continental climatewith warmer summers andharsher winters.
FLAG Latvia flag consists of three
stripes, the top and bottomare maroon and central,white.
The artist Ansis Cirulis,based on the descriptions ofthe banner of the Latviantribes to be found in thework mentioned, developedthe design of the flag wasintroduced in May 1917.
POPULATION Latvia's population is
2,036,000 people.
LOCATION AND RELIEF Latvia is a state in Eastern Europe, the Baltic Sea, between
Estonia and Lithuania. It is located in Northern Europe,the Baltic region call. Bordered on the north by Estonia, tothe east by Russia, Belarus and Lithuania to the south andwest by the Baltic Sea. Most of its territory is flat, covered with dirt and mud
deposits and large occupied by coniferous forests, moorsand wetlands areas.
TRADITIONS TRADITIONAL FOOD:Latvian cuisine typically consists
of agricultural products, with meat featuring in most mainmeal dishes. Fish is commonly consumed due to Latvia'slocation on the east coast of the Baltic Sea.
TRADITIONAL DRESSES:The national costume, however, is not just a certain type offestive garb: it is an expression of a nation’s sense of beauty,ability to form an ornament and put together colors, as wellas knowledge of the craft. It embodies centuries-oldtraditions of making, adorning, and wearing the costume.
DATE JOINED IN THE EULatvia joined to the
EU in 2004.
OFFICIAL CURRENCY The official currency of
Latvia is the EURO.
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Luxemburg
BY MIGUEL 6ºA
Luxemburg is a very small country.
It has three official languages:German, French and Luxebourg
Its capital is also Luxemburg
The average temperature is 13,1 degrees, similarto France, Germany, Belgium…
The flag has three colours: Red, White and blue
Luxembourg has more than half a millioninhabitants in an area of 2.856 km2
It is located between France, Belgium andGermany
Luxemburg has many mountains and valleys Its also has rivers and lakes.
Luxemburg joined the EU in 1957.
It began to use the euro some years later (1999)
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Maltacolors of the flag is white and red :
the capital is La Valeta
By Orlando 6ºa
The Maltese is one of the twoofficial languages of Malta,
alongside English.
And this is the relief of Malta
Typical Food of MaltaSpaghetti with clams Maltese
Population ofMalta
Current Population 422.365
209.575: current male population (49.6%)
212.790: Current Female population (50.4%)
And this is theanthem of Malta
http://youtu.be/f5ynivKFk3Q
Maltese Currency
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Maltese monuments
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The Tower of St.Agatha.
Pools inSliema.
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POLANDBY: MARTA RODRIGUEZ
What are the languages ofPoland?
• The mainlanguage spokenin Poland is Polish• And the peoplewho live there arecall Poles• There are38.533.00 peoplein Poland
CAPITAL
• The capital of polandis Warsaw, is abeautiful place to visit,there you can visit :the national stadium,the theatre, thenational museum...
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Where is poland?
• The country Poland islocated on thecontinent of Europe.
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The temperatureis rainfall andsnowfall
and the flag iswhite and red
Tradicional food
• Some tradicionalsfood are:
• -Pierogi• -bigos
• -SałatkaJarzynowa
Comidas Polacas
Vamos a hacer un repaso de las comidas mas típicas de Polonia.
OFICIAL CURRENCY
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Portugal
LANGUAGES
• In Portugal theyspeak thePortugueselanguage withsome dialects
CAPITAL CITY
• The capital city ofportugal isLISBON. It has apopulation of547,631 within itsadministrativelimits.
CLIMATE
• In summer it´s hot withbeautiful beaches . In winter
it´s a little bit rainy.What type of climate does
the southwest regionhave?
It´s really coldWhat type of climate exists
in portugal?Portugal has a Mediterranean
climate
FLAG
POPULATION
• Portugal ended 2012 with a population of10,487,289 people ,which represents a decrease of55,109 people compared to 2011.
LOCATION AND RELIEF
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TRADITIONS
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0ZBDFeJOeSs
DATE JOINED THE EU
• The EU is a uniqueeconomic and politicalpartnership between28 European countriesthat together covermuch of the continent.Portugal and Spainbecame members on01-01-1986
OFICIAL CURRENCY
ROMANIA
ADRIAN RAPOSO 6ºA
LANGUAGE
• THE LANGUAGE OF ROMANIA IS CALLEDROMANIAN.
CAPITAL CITY
• THE CAPITAL CITY OF ROMANIA IS BUCHAREST
CLIMATE
• Romania has a Central European, temperateand continental climate.
FLAGTHE COLORS OF THE ROMANIA’S FLAGARE BLUE, YELLOW, AND RED.
POPULATION
• THE POPULATION OF ROMANIA IS 21,33MILLION
LOCATION AND RELIEF
TRADITIONS
sarmalute cu mămăliga, ciorbă de burtă COLD SALAD.
ROMANIA’S ANTHEM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGeIFuhgHds
ROMANIA’S MUSIChttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYSxUzxj10E
MONUMENTS
ARCH OF TRIUMPH BRAN CASTLE
NATIONAL PALACE
DATE JOINED THE EU
• ROMANIA JOINED IN THE EU ON 1/1/ 2007
OFFICIAL CURRENCY
Leu rumano
1 EURO = 4, 47 LEU
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Capital City. Languages. Climate. Flag and Shield. Population. Location and Relief. Traditions. Music and Food. Date Joined the E.U. and the Official
Currency.
The city of Stockholm isthe capital of Sweden, ithas a population of1.372.565 inhabitants.
Stockholm is often knownas the Venice of theNorth.
Stockholm has theGovernment, theParliament, the SupremeCourt of Justice, theofficial residence andoffice of the chief ofState, the king CarlosXVI Gustavo of Sweden.
The most spoken language in the countryis the Swedish.
Swedish is the predominant language, butthey don’t consider it to be the officiallanguage.
In addition, it possesses other fivelanguages recognized like minority ones :the finn, the meänkieli, the sami, theromaní and the yidis.
Most of Swedenpossesses a moderateclimate. The threehistorical regions ofthe country receivedifferent climates.
The duration of theday changesenormously. The Sunnever sets in manydays of summer, andin winter it neverrises.
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Sweden has about9.000.000 people.
The life expectancyis 81.
It’s in the north ofEurope. It makesborder with Norwayand Finland.
It has more than ahundred thousandlakes.
In Sweden, shoes have to betaken of when you enter ahouse.
The Swedish are veryrespectful of privacy,
In Sweden it is not permittedto smoke in any closedestablishment.
The Swedish celebrate on the30th April and 1st May theholiday of pre-Christian origincalled the Night of Walpurgis
The All Saints' Day is a date ofdignity in Sweden.
MUSIC : The musicalaspect in Sweden is reallyagreeable.
FOOD : Some traditionalfoods are the Swedishmeatballs, the pancakesthe cheese, thick yogurt.
Aquavit is an alcoholic verypopular drink in thecountry. Beer and Aquavitare indispensable in socialtraditional events.
Sweden joined theEuropean Union in1995.
The Swedishcurrency isn’t theeuro like in othercountries, here it isthe Swedish crown.
THE UNITEDKINGDOMBy Miriam López de AndújarCiruelos 6ºA
Languages and capital city The language of the United Kingdom is english. The capital city is London.
Climate The climate of the UK is hot in summer, cold in winter
and with abundant rainfall all year.
Flag
Population and location and relief The UK population is
63.896.071 people. The UK is to the north of
Spain. The UK is formed by
England (London), Wales(Cardiff), Scotland(Edinburgh) and NorthIreland (Belfast).
Traditions Food:
Typical breakfast:
Fish and chips:
Traditions Monuments:
The Big Ben and the Parlament:
Stonehenge:
Buckingham Palace:
Date joined the EU and the official currency The UK joined the EU in 1973. The official currency of the UK is the pound sterling.
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