https://padlet.com/rgrenadier/rv8ud0uh50l2 Southern and Western Europe en-us 2018-04-09 18:11:30 UTC 2025-12-07 17:30:05 UTC hello@padlet.com rgrenadier https://padlet.com/rgrenadier/rv8ud0uh50l2/wish/249976468

Location: Central Europe, Northern hemisphere, 47 00 N, 20 00 E

Physical Features: mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border

Climate: Cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers

Vegetation: Trees, grass, and shrubs 

Animal Life: Boars, Hares, Cattle, Foxes, Bobcat, Golden jackal

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First inhabitants: Romanians, Austrians, Slovakians, Serbians and Ukrainians.

First Leaders: János Áder, Elizabeth of Hungary, Attila the Hun, and Louis I of Hungary.

Major Wars: Hungarian Revolution of 1848, Hungarian Revolution of 1956, and Hungarian–Khazar War, 

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Official name: Hungary

Government Type: Parliament system. The President is the head of state and holds a largely ceremonial position.

Leader: The President is elected indirectly by the National Assembly with two-thirds majority vote in first round or simple majority vote in second round for a 5-year term.

President: János Áder is the current President. (May 10, 2012 –)

Capital Building: Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest

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Population: 9,850,845 people

Ethnic Groups: Hungarian, Romani, and German

Major religions: Roman Catholic, Calvinist, Lutheran, and Greek Catholic

Life expectancy: 76 years

Language: Hungarian

Literacy rate: 99%

Length of schooling: 10 years

Starting/ending school age: 6- 15/16

Schools: Mostly Public

Funding: by government

Celebrations: Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August

Sports: soccer, water polo and swimming

Famous people: Harry Houdini (magician), Zsa Zsa Gabor (actor), and Franz Liszt (painter)

Clothing: see below

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Major industries: Mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals, motor vehicles

Major agriculture: Wheat, corn, sunflower seed, potatoes, sugar beets; pigs, cattle, poultry, dairy products

Import/exports: Machinery and equipment, other manufactures, fuels and electricity, food products, raw materials

Currency: Hungarian forint

Natural Resources: bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land

Occupations: agriculture and industry

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Location: Western Europe, Northern Hemisphere, 54 00 N, 2 00 W

Physical Features: Mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast

Climate: Moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast

Vegetation: Rocks, grass, trees

Animal Life: European hedgehog, Red Deer, Red Squirrel, Eurasian otter, Polecat, Hazel dormouse

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First inhabitants: Celtic Britons (or Brythons) and the Germanic tribes that settled in Britain following the withdrawal of the Romans, including Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisians.

Famous leaders: Diana, Princess of Wales, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Winston Churchill

Major wars: Anglo-Dutch Wars, Raid on the Medway, Four Days' Battle

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Country’s official name: United Kingdom

Government type: Parliament system

Leader: The leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually becomes the prime minister

Prime Minister: The Prime Minister is Theresa May

Government Building: Palace of Westminster in London

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Major Industries: machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing, other consumer goods

Agriculture: cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, poultry; fish

Imports: manufactured goods, machinery, fuels; foodstuffs

Exports: manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco

Currency: Pound sterling

Natural Resources: coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land

Occupation: machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing, other consumer goods

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Population: 65,648,100 people

Ethnic Groups: white, black/African/Caribbean/black British, Indian, Pakistani

Major Religions: Christian, Muslim, Hindu

Life Expectancy: 81 years

Language: English

Literacy rate: 99%

Length of Schooling: 10 years

Starting/ending School age: 5 years -16 years

Schools: mostly public

Funding: By the government

Celebrations: the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday

Sports: football, tennis, rugby union, rugby league, golf, boxing, netball, rowing and cricket,

Famous people: Princess Diana, Adele, J. R. R Tolkien (poet/author)

Clothing: see below

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Location: Southwestern Europe, Northern hemisphere, 47 00 N, 20 00 E

Physical Features: mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border

Climate: cold, cloudy, humid winters, warm summers

Vegetation: grass, rocks, trees

Animal Life: Iberian wild goats, tortoises, bats, snakes, and small reptiles and amphibians

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First inhabitants: Greeks, Carthaginian, phoenician, and liberians

Famous leaders: Francisco Franco, miguel de Cervantes, Juan Carlos, Mariano Rajoy Brey

Major Wars: Spanish Civil War, Spanish-American War, and Spanish Armada

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Country’s official name: Kingdom of Spain

Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Leader: The monarchy usually proposes at president the leader of the party or coalition with the largest majority of seats, who is then indirectly elected by the Congress of Deputies

Prime Minister: President of the Government or Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy

Government Building: The Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya in Barcelona

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Major Industries: textiles and apparel (including footwear), food and beverages, metals and metal manufactures, chemicals, shipbuilding, automobiles, machine tools, tourism, clay and refractory products, footwear, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment

Agriculture: grain, vegetables, olives, wine grapes, sugar beets, citrus; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish

Imports: machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, semi-finished goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, measuring and medical control instruments

Exports: machinery, motor vehicles; foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, medicines, other consumer goods

Currency: Euro

Natural Resources: coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land

Occupation: sales, nurse/ care manager, engineer, office coordinator, and architect

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Population: 48,958,159 people

Ethnic Groups: composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types

Major Religions: Roman Catholic, atheist, non believers and other

Life Expectancy: 82 years

Language: Castilian Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque, Aranese

Literacy rate: 98.3%

Length of Schooling: 10 years

Starting/ending School age: 6-16 

Schools: public

Funding: By the government

Celebrations: National Day (Hispanic Day), 12 October (1492); note - commemorates COLUMBUS' arrival in the Americas

Sports: Soccer, basketball, tennis, cycling, handball, futsal, and motorcycling

Famous people: Enrique Iglesias, Luis Bunuel (Filmmaker), Rosario Dawson (actress), and Penelope Cruz (actress/model)

Clothing: see below

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