1 of 20

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

Switzerland

Published on Nov 19, 2015

No Description

View Outline

MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1.

Switzerland

By:Nathan Rongitsch
2.

The capitol is Bern

Photo by edwin.11
3.

Geography

Swiss Plateau
4.

Geography 2

The Jura
5.

Geography 3

The Alps
6.

Persipitation

  • The average rainfall in Switzerland is 3,120 cm per year.
7.

5 events in history

  • Jan 1, 1648. declares Independence from the Holy Roman Empire
  • Jan 1, 1864. founded the Red Cross
  • 1 Jan, 1848. Constitution written. Kind of like USA's Constitution but added new things like the Metric System
  • Jan 1, 1999. Women rights
  • 3 Mar 2002. Switzerland joins United Nations.
8.

population

8.081 million
9.

Languages:
French,
German,
Italian, and
Romansh

10.

Religions:
Roman Catholic 38.2%, Protestant 26.9%, Muslim 4.9%, other Christian 5.7%, other 1.6%, none 21.4%, unspecified 1.3%.

11.

Foods

  • Rösti A flat, hot cake made of grated, cooked jacket or raw potatoes and fried in hot butter or fat. The dish is bound by nothing apart from the starch contained in the potatoes.
  • Älplermagronen A kind of gratin with potatoes, onions, cheese, cream, macaroni, And most importantly, stewed apple on the side.
Photo by ross.grady
12.

Recreation and sports

  • Football (soccer)
  • Winter sports
  • Rugby
  • Ice hockey
  • Basketball
Photo by NVJ
13.

Type of government:
Switzerland has a Democratic government. It has 3 branches. The Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches.

14.

Leader: Simonetta Sommaruga - President

Photo by UNCTAD
15.

Currency

  • The currency is the Swiss Franc
  • 1 US dollar= 1.01 Swiss Franc
16.

Untitled Slide

Photo by Nouhailler
17.

Untitled Slide

Photo by seriousfunk
18.

Untitled Slide

Photo by SEDACMaps
19.

THE END!!!

20.

bibliography

Friend of Haiku Deck