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Switzerland & Austria

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Germany

U.K.

Ireland

France

Spain

Portugal Switz Austria

Switzerland

Switzerland and Austria together cover about 47,300 square miles, an area the size of

________________.

Switzerland practiced

__________________ -meaning that they refuse to take sides in disagreements and wars between countries. This was especially true during both World Wars.

Land of Switzerland

The Alps make Switzerland the

__________________ of Central Europe. This is a high place from which rivers flow in all different directions.

Several rivers including Germany’s

________________, begin in the Swiss Alps.

Dams built produce a large amount of hydroelectricity for the country.

Land Continued Another mountain

range, the

_________________ runs across Northwest Switzerland.

________________, Switzerland’s capital

and ________________, the largest city are located in the “Middle Land” plateau.

Economy of Switzerland

Switzerland is a thriving industrial nation as they create many high quality goods such as electronic equipment, clocks, and watches.

A large producer of the world’s chocolate.

Zurich and ____________ are important international banking centers

The Swiss People

Switzerland has many different ethnic groups and religions.

Switzerland has four official languages German French Italian Romansch (somewhat

resembles Italian, French, and Spanish and is spoken by less than 1% of the people.

The Swiss have had a stable

___________________ government for 700 years.

Austria

This country is now very small, only about the size of

________________.

Austria used to be one of the strongest countries of Europe. However, it lost most of its power and land to other countries.

The Land of Austria

Austria is a landlocked country located south of Germany

The Alps cover

________________ of Austria.

In winter, lowland areas receive rain, and mountainous regions have snow.

People of Austria Most of Austria’s

______________ people live in cities and towns and work in factories or service jobs.

Most Austrians speak

________________ and 80% of the people are Roman Catholic

Capital of Austria

The culture of

________________, Austria’s capital, has fascinated the world.

Mozart, one of the most famous composers of all time, was from this largest city of Austria.