Portugal and Germany by Golsa Rahbari https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i By Parastoo Kolahi and Golsa Rahbari en-us 2019-05-29 19:54:29 UTC 2019-06-05 02:18:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Portugal Geography 22kolahizoparastoo https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364460373 Portugal is a southern european country. It is also on the Iberian Peninsula, that borders the North Atlantic ocean, West of Spain. Portugal takes 91,470 square kilometers of land and is the 11th largest nation in the world, and in total holds 92,090 square kilos of land. The climate is different in different parts of Portugal. It is cool and rainy in the North and Warmer in the South. Portugal has two islands that are named Azores, and Madeira. Agricultural lands and forests are also part of Portugal. Portugal has many natural resources that include fish, copper, silver, gold, clay, salt, and many more! Sadly, there are soil erosions, air pollution, and water pollution in coastal areas. ]]> 2019-05-29 19:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364460373 Portugal Introduction 22kolahizoparastoo https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364975165  Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EU is 1986. Before that Portugal lost most of it's wealth because of an earthquake in Lisbon, 1755. 
1974 a military coup, installed democratic reforms. After that year Portugal gave it's African colonies independence. They have national holiday celebrating freedom on 25th of April. Lisbon is the capital of Portugal!]]> 2019-05-31 19:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364975165 Germany Introduction 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364975484 Germany is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia. Its capital city is Berlin. After the Cold War started, Germany formed into the two states.  The states were the western Federal Republic of Germany and the eastern German Democratic Republic. The republic of Germany was in economics and organizations and the  German Democratic republic was in the soviet-let war. with the end of the Cold War the two Germany's joined together in the year 1990. By 1999 10 European union countries introduced the common currency of Euro.]]> 2019-05-31 19:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364975484 Germany Geography 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364976672 Germany is located in the Western side of the continent of Europe. Germany has a total area of 357,002 square kilometers. it is the 63rd largest country in the world. the temperature is usually cool and cloudy, and it had wet summers and winters. There is the North European plain and in the northeast, the land is sandy and has dozens of lakes. Germany also includes the Harz and Rothaargebirge Mountains. moving eastward is the Thuringian forest and close to the Czech republic border is also the Ore Mountains. in the far south-west close to the border of France is the famous Black Forest. Because there is no more mining, the levels of rivers close to the mines have risen causing many of them to have polluted water which has killed many animals. Germany also passed a policy phasing out the country’s nuclear power plants and allowing utilities to burn more coal which resulted in air pollution. ]]> 2019-05-31 19:37:44 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364976672 Portugal/people and societies. 22kolahizoparastoo https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364978633 The ethnicity of Portuguese people is Lusitanians that come from an Indo-uropean branch. These people lived West of the Iberian Peninsula. 
Portuguese are also part of the Romance ethnic group. The religion that most people follow is Christianity, but is mainly Roman Catholicism. There are around 9,000 Muslims in Portugal, since in 711 the Arabs had control of Lisbon (the main city) in Portugal. Portuguese is the most common language people speak, but people have also learned English, French, and Spanish from neighboring countries. English is the second most spoken language in Portugal. Mirandese is localy used. Literature is a folk culture of the Portuguese. Literature was first developed in the 16th-century by Dom Denis who wrote mostly of oral traditions that were sang by troubadours. Some of his works have been compared to Shakespeare. Cristiano Ronaldo is an example of their popular culture. He is one of the most famous soccer players in the world and still to this day has millions of followers. He is wanted player in any team!]]> 2019-05-31 19:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364978633 Population, education, and health (Portugal) 22kolahizoparastoo https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364979515 The population of Portugal was around 10.31 million in 2017. On June 1st, 2019, based on United Nations estimations, the population is 10,257,609. Portugal takes up 0.13% of the whole world's population. The prime minister of Portugal recently said that they are in need of immigrants, because of their declining population. There were 30,000 foreign people who recently immigrated to Portugal, but they do not have good standards to work. 300,000 people, mostly students migrated out of Portugal mostly to the Americas for better University's and way of living. There are 2.927 million people in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal and 1.307 million people in Porto, that are the major urban areas. The literacy rate of Portugal is 95.7%. There are 97.1% male and 94.4% female. As seen in most of the world, men are born more than females. The life expectancy is around 80.9 years old for most people. Females mostly live up to 84.2 years and males live up to 77.7 years. Females are also known to live longer than men mostly anywhere in the world! The birth rate is around 8.2 per 1,000 people and 10.6 deaths per 1,000 people. The health care in Portugal is similar to U.S. People will be took care of but if they don't have the European Health Insurance card they will be charged a lot of money. They have both private and public health services that have to be a standard to Portugal's health care. Foreign citizens are also able to be treated, but if they don't have insurance it will cost a lot.]]> 2019-05-31 19:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364979515 Portugal Government 22kolahizoparastoo https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364979776 Portugal's government type is called a Parliamentary Partycracy. It is a kind of democracy where people vote for a party, instead of representatives. However, the government is also called semi-presidential republic. They have a civil law system that reviews the constitutionality of legislation. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is the president of Portugal and Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues is the deputy of  the Portuguese Republic.  Portugal has had many wars in the past but one of them is called "War of the Portuguese independence." This battle started to take place in 1640 when Spain was on bad terms with the conflicts they had with France and the Dutch. Portugal had a leader, Philip II and his grandson, that took away Portugal's independence and later excessive taxes. Since Spain was on bad terms Portugal saw an wanted to take back it's independence, and so three Portuguese nobles organized a coup d'etat that was what started the war without leaders. Miguel de Vasconcelos, the seretary of state, died and governor Margaret that was the cousin of the King was imprisoned and so the relation between the governor and the King put an end to the Iberian Union.]]> 2019-05-31 20:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364979776 Germany People and Societies 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364981760 more than 87 percent of people in Germany are German, and more than 1.5 percent are Turkish. The official language of Germany is German, Danish, Frisian, Sorbian, and Romani are official minority languages. About 28 percent of Germans are Roman Catholics and 26 percent are Protestant. Muslims are 5 percent and about 1 percent are other types of Christian. Germany's folk music included Beethoven and classic piano and now it is more in the ways of Techno and rock. Traditional clothing included lederhosen for men and dirndls for women, but nowadays it is more likely to see dark washed jeans.]]> 2019-05-31 20:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364981760 Germany Population, Education, and health 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364981800 Germany's population is 80,457,737. Germany is the most populous country in Europe and about 16.7 percent of the population is below poverty line. there are about 1.5 migrants per 1000 population. Any non-EU can easily migrate to Germany if they are a skilled worker. Germany's new laws also give a chance for rejected asylum seekers to get a residency permit with a permanent job. Berlins population is about 1 million more than Paris. Germany's literacy rate has remained at 99 percent since 2008. Females have a life expectancy of 83.4 years and males 78.6 years. The birth rates are 1.5 per woman. the death rates are 11.3 deaths per 1000 population. The German health care system is divided into three main areas: outpatient care, the hospital sector care, and rehabilitation facilities.]]> 2019-05-31 20:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364981800 Germany Government, War, and Genocide 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364981859 The government of Germany is a federal parliamentary republic. in January 1871 Germany was divided into four groups which were France, United Kingdom, United States, and The Soviet Union. Germany adopted its current political system back in 1949 and there have been many Chancellors but the current one is Angela Merkel. there has been Adolf Hitler, whom was the leader of the Nazi party and a reason for WWII. Adolf Hitler and his Nazi led party were the main cause of the death of more than 5 million Jews. Another one of Germany's genocides was against the Herero/Nama tribes in South-west Africa. up to 10,000 people were forced into concentration camps and left in deserts to die. ]]> 2019-05-31 20:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364981859 Bibliography for Germany 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364983854 “Europe/.” World Atlas - Maps, Geography, Travel, 7 Apr. 2017, www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/germany/delatlog.htm.

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]]> 2019-05-31 20:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364983854 Bibliography for Portugal 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364984431
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Hermesauto. “Portugal, the European Country That Wants More Migrants.” The Straits Times, 2 July 2018, www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/portugal-the-european-country-that-wants-more-migrants.]]> 2019-05-31 20:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/364984431 Portugal Popular Culture Example!! 22kolahizoparastoo https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365085863 2019-06-02 04:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365085863 Example of Portuguese Language/Writing 22kolahizoparastoo https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365085954 2019-06-02 04:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365085954 Portugal Main Religion 22kolahizoparastoo https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365085991 2019-06-02 04:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365085991 Germany 2014 championship in FIFA World Cup 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365194525 2019-06-03 04:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365194525 Angela Merkel 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365738328 2019-06-05 01:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365738328 Adolf Hitler 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365738446 2019-06-05 01:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365738446 Old East and West Germany 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365738657 2019-06-05 02:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365738657 Germans during World cup 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365738798 2019-06-05 02:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365738798 Why studying in Germany is good 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365739010 2019-06-05 02:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365739010 Genocides of Germany 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365739132 2019-06-05 02:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365739132 Lisbon (capital of Portugal) 22kolahizoparastoo https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365739219    ]]> 2019-06-05 02:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365739219 Second largest city of Portugal 22kolahizoparastoo https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365739432 2019-06-05 02:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365739432 berlin, Germany's Capitol 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365739535 2019-06-05 02:05:18 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365739535 Portugal Flag 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365740584 2019-06-05 02:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365740584 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365741062 2019-06-05 02:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365741062 22rahbarigolsa https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365741208 2019-06-05 02:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/22rahbarigolsa/d8vrltwmtd3i/wish/365741208