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Switzerland

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

LOCATION

  • Germany is to the North
  • Italy is to the South
  • Switzerland was one of the U.S's largest exporters in 2013
  • Switzerland is also in between France and Austria
Photo by JackSim

CLIMATE AND LAND FEATURES

  • Part of the Alps are in the SE part of Switzerland
  • Lake Geneva is in the SW edge
  • 77 degrees(F)average in the summer
  • Between 27-32 degrees(F) in the winter
  • The area is a Broadleaf area
Photo by Henri Weisen

RESOURCES

  • Most of Switzerland is used for commercial farming
  • Watches, chocolate, cheese, machinery and chemicals
  • Also textiles, and percussion instruments
  • Switzerland is not densely populated
Photo by jayRaz

LIFE

  • Switzerland has the highest job rates in Europe
  • High standard living
  • One of the most stable economies in the world
Photo by kevin dooley

STRENGTHS/CHALLENGES

  • Strong middle class
  • Poverty in non existing
  • Low HIV rates
Photo by Paul J Coles

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS

  • The Matterhorn
  • Mountain adventures
  • Winter sports
Photo by BurgTender

RELIGION

  • Long Christian history
  • More than one third are Roman Catholic
  • About a third are Protestants
  • 11 percent don't have a religion
Photo by VinothChandar