Saeyoon's Switzerland Informational Research by Saeyoon Sim https://padlet.com/27_saeyoon_sim/92j6d0ny56jf Made with a ray of sunshine en-us 2018-10-16 01:25:04 UTC 2024-05-18 03:34:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/305547943/676a56b24d4a98b4aa37a918f09f03a0/swiss_meringue_buttercream_d108976_horiz.jpg Location 27_saeyoon_sim https://padlet.com/27_saeyoon_sim/92j6d0ny56jf/wish/293126566 Switzerland's exact location is 46 degrees north and 8 degrees east.
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Switzerland´s relative location is in western europe. 
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Germany is north of Swiss, East of Switzerland are Austria and Liechtenstein.To the south of Switzerland is Italy, and to the west of Swiss is France.
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]]> 2018-10-16 01:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/27_saeyoon_sim/92j6d0ny56jf/wish/293126566 Place 27_saeyoon_sim https://padlet.com/27_saeyoon_sim/92j6d0ny56jf/wish/293126599 The Swiss Alps are the most famous natural landmark in Switzerland.
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The most popular Swiss dessert is a Swiss version of a brownie.
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41,285 km²
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  • Cheese fondue. Melted cheese with breadcubes
  • Raclette. Melted cheese served with "Gschwellti" (jacket potatoes),onions as well as pickled fruit.
  • Alpenmagronen. A kind of gratin with potatoes, macaroni, cheese, cream and onions. ...
  • Birchermulesi
  • Swiss chocolate.
  • Swiss cheese.
     Swiss dessert
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Jet d'Eau is Swiss' most famous human made landmark.
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Switzerland has four main linguistic regions, Deutsch,{the German language}, French in the west, Italian in the south, and Romansh,a Roman language in a small part of the southeast.
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Swiss' capital city is Bern. Switzerland's most populated city is Zurich.
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"A majority of the religion in Switzerland is Catholicism, which is 43% of the religious population with Protestantism with 35% following,and about 2% follow Eastern Orthodoxy, and 4% follow Islam."
"Switzerland is approximately 41,285 km² in size."
Grindelwald Snow festival:This festival is when global artists from around the world come together in Switzerland to create enormous  snow sculptures.
International Balloon Festival: This amazing festival is where you can see balloons of every size and color all together.Even in the night you can see fire glowing balloons illuminating their light.
These are only some of the many famous Swiss festivals and holidays that happen.
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La Chaux de Fond and the Notre Dame du Haut are the most famous buildings in Switzerland.
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Switzerland is one of the most wealthiest countries in the world.
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]]> 2018-10-16 01:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/27_saeyoon_sim/92j6d0ny56jf/wish/293126599 Region 27_saeyoon_sim https://padlet.com/27_saeyoon_sim/92j6d0ny56jf/wish/293126945 Switzerland is in Central Europe.To go even deeper, you could say that Switzerland is in Western Europe.
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There are several bodies of water in Switzerland such as the Rhine River, Lake Constance, and Lake Geneva
There are also forests like the Sihlwald Forest.
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Some very interesting natural landforms in Switzerland are things/places like the Swiss Alps.
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]]> 2018-10-16 01:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/27_saeyoon_sim/92j6d0ny56jf/wish/293126945 Movement 27_saeyoon_sim https://padlet.com/27_saeyoon_sim/92j6d0ny56jf/wish/293127020  Switzerland imports mainly metals, machinery and chemicals.
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Switzerland exports mostly gold, watches, and medicine. 
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Some things that have become popular that originate from Switzerland are things like the famous swiss army knife, Rolex and Swatch watches, the Red Cross, and many more.
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A lot of people move to Switzerland because of the quality of living, the safety,and work.
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]]> 2018-10-16 01:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/27_saeyoon_sim/92j6d0ny56jf/wish/293127020 Human Envirnment Interact 27_saeyoon_sim https://padlet.com/27_saeyoon_sim/92j6d0ny56jf/wish/293127105  There are about 8,544,034 people living in Switzerland.
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Although Swiss people usually pollute their country, Swiss people have been trying hard to protect their environment with ways such as releasing 44 million tons of carbon dioxide into the air in 1996.
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When trees are cut in Switzerland, fumes come up from the trees. Also, from the Swiss Alps in Switzerland, huge avalanches are falling down with huge amounts of snow.But thankfully, the Swiss government is taking notice and helping the country stay safe and is trying to become a more nature-friendly place.
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]]> 2018-10-16 01:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/27_saeyoon_sim/92j6d0ny56jf/wish/293127105 Interesting facts and things 27_saeyoon_sim https://padlet.com/27_saeyoon_sim/92j6d0ny56jf/wish/293127452 A original Swiss sport is a mix between cricket and golf.
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The Edelweiss is Swiss' national flower and the Ibex is Swiss' national animal.
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Switzerland has been a republic, {a democracy} since 1848.
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Geneva, Switzerland, has
a UN {United Nations} office.
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Switzerland's national anthem has 4 different names in its own country.In German, French, Italian, and in Romansch.Schweizerpsalm,in German, Cantique Suisse,in French, Salmo Svizzero, in Italian, and Psalm svizzer in Romansch.
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Roger Federer, the number 1 tennis player in all the world, is probably the most famous person from Switzerland.
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Alain Berset is Swiss' current president.
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Switzerland has a multiparty democracy.
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