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The Netherlands

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE NETHERLANDS

ETHAN SCHECK
Photo by Claudio.Ar

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS

ORANGE IS THE OFFICIAL COLOR OF THE NETHERLANDS
Photo by ZenOptic

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS

ALMOST EVERY PERSON IN THE NETHERLANDS HAS A BIKE
Photo by Pörrö

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS

AMSTERDAM IS HOME TO MORE THAN 1,280 BRIDGES
Photo by bboylanky

RELATIVE LOCATION

  • Germany is on the right of the Netherlands
  • Belgium is right below the Netherlands
  • The top and left of the Netherlands is surrounded by water
Photo by Eric Fischer

MAJOR RELIGIONS

ROMAN CATHOLIC IS THE MAIN RELIGION

CURRENCY

THE CURRENCY IS THE EURO

LANDFORM

THE COUNTRY IS BELOW SEA LEVEL
Photo by Omar Omar

LANDFORM

THE LAND IS VERY FLAT BUT THERE ARE SOME HILLS IN THE EAST AND SOUTH
Photo by Andreas Lea

CLIMATE

THE CLIMATE IS MILD AND DAMP

POPULATION

  • Eighty-three percent is ethnic dutch
  • There are large numbers of Moroccans, Turks, and Indonesians
  • There are about 16,795,000 people living there
Photo by Haags Uitburo

DAILY LIFE

SOME COMMON FOODS ARE BREAD OR TOAST WITH JELLY, CHEESE OR MEATS
Photo by Eryl Shields

DAILY LIFE

MOST PEOPLE LIVING THERE LIVE IN SMALL APARTMENTS
Photo by Mustafa Sayed

SCHOOL

  • Most kids go to school at ages 5-18
  • Education ends at age 12
  • After two years of primary school, kids learn English
  • They can choose what high school they want to go to
Photo by Hindrik S

SPORTS AND GAMES

  • The main sport there is soccer
  • They also play basketball and tennis
  • For fun they do ice skating races
  • They also like to play bad mitten and field hockey
Photo by Mark Wiewel

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

ONE OF THEIR MOST FAMOUS MUSEUMS IS THE VAN GOGH MUSEUM
Photo by eric.domond

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

THE DAM IS THE HEART OF AMSTERDAM

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

THE MAGERE BRUG IS THE MOST FAMOUS OUT OF ALL THE BRIDGES THERE
Photo by dak1b2006

FAMOUS PEOPLE

VINCENT VAN GOGH WAS A FAMOUS PAINTER FROM THE NETHERLANDS
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FAMOUS PEOPLE

REMBRANDT IS ALSO FROM THE NETHERLANDS AND HE WAS A FAMOUS ARTISTT

FAMOUS PEOPLE

  • Anne Frank who was famous for surviving a concentration camp
  • She is also famous for her writing
Photo by poederbach

WORKS CITED

  • "Netherlands Population." TRADING ECONOMICS. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.

WORKS CITED

  • "Famous People from The Netherlands." Famous People from The Netherlands. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.

WORKS CITED

  • "Subscriber Area Only." CultureGrams Online Database:. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.

WORKS CITED

  • N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.