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Our Local World: Unit 4 My European World

Challenge!

Choose a country from the map and create a fact file about it! Use these key questions to help you:
  • Where is the country?
  • How would we travel to it?
  • What currency would you use there?
  • What is the capital city?
  • How far is the country from…?
  • How would you travel to this country from Wales (or, your local area)?
  • What types of jobs are there?
  • What kind of lessons do they have in school?
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SPAIN
SPAIN
  • Location: Southern Europe
  • Flight travel time: 2.5hrs London-Madrid, 7hrs from New York/USA
  • Capital City: Madrid
  • Bordering countries: Portugal, France
  • Cities: Madrid, Barcelona
  • Islands: Mallorca, Tenerife, Ibiza, Gran Canaria
  • Population: approx. 47.7 million
  • Currency: Euro (before –peseta)
  • Main language: Spanish, e.g. 'hola' (hello), 'adiós' (goodbye)
  • Traditions: dancing the flamenco, running of the bull
  • Sports: football, e.g. Real Madrid
  • Economy: tourism
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GERMANY
GERMANY
  • Location: Central Europe, shares borders with 9 countries
  • Flight travel time: 1.5hrs London-Berlin, 9hrs from New York/USA
  • Capital City: Berlin
  • Cities: Munich, Frankfurt
  • Highest Mountain: Zugspitze (windy peak) 2,693m
  • Population: approx. 82.5 million
  • Currency: Euro (before –German Mark/Deutsche Mark (DM)
  • Main language: German
  • Food: sauerkraut, sausages and brezeln
  • Sports idols: Sebastian Vettel (Formula 1)
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ITALY
ITALY
  • Location: Southern Europe
  • Flight travel time: 2.5hrs London-Rome, 8hrs from New York/USA
  • Capital City: Rome (Roma)
  • Cities: Florence, Tuscany
  • Highest Mountain: Mont Blanc (4,807m)
  • Volcanoes: Mount Etna, Mount Vesuvius
  • Population: approx. 61.3 million
  • Currency: Euro (before –Italian Lira)
  • Main language: Italian
  • Food: pizza, pasta
  • Sports: Football -Inter Milan, cycling
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NORWAY
NORWAY
  • Location: Northern Europe, in Scandinavia, above Arctic Circle.
  • Flight travel time: 2hrs London-Oslo, 6hrs from New York/USA
  • Capital City: Oslo
  • Fjords: Sognefjord (biggest fjord-180km)
  • Population: approx. 5.1 million
  • Currency: Norwegian Krone (NOK)
  • Traditions: Sami people/Laplanders
  • Main language: Norwegian
  • Wildlife: reindeers, Arctic fox
  • Sports: skiing, fishing
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ICELAND
ICELAND
  • Location: In the Arctic Region of Northern Europe
  • Flight travel time: 3hrs London, 5.5hrs from New York/USA
  • Capital City: Reykjavik ('smoky bay')
  • Natural features: waterfalls, hot springs, volcanoes, geysers, glaciers.
  • Highest Mountain: Hvannadalshnukur (2,110m)
  • Population: approx. 332, 000
  • Currency: Islandic Krona (ISK)
  • Main language: Icelandic
  • Wildlife: sheep, puffins, Icelandic horses
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FRANCE
FRANCE
  • Location: Western Europe
  • Flight travel time: 1hr London, 5.5hrs from New York/USA
  • Capital City: Paris
  • Cities: Toulouse, Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseille
  • Population: approx. 65.7 million
  • Currency: Euro (before French Franc)
  • Highest Mountain: Mount Blanc (4,810m)
  • Main language: French, e.g. Bonjour!
  • Food: baguettes, crepes, escargots, ratatouille, pain au chocolat
  • Sports: rugby, tennis, cycling (Tour de France)
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FINLAND
FINLAND
  • Location: Northern Europe, in Scandinavia, above Arctic Circle.
  • Flight travel time: 2hr45min London, 8.5hrs from New York/USA
  • Capital City: Helsinki
  • Cities: Tampere, Espoo, Oulu
  • Population: approx. 5.4 million
  • Currency: Euro
  • Highest Mountain: Halti (1,324m)
  • Main language: Finnish (90%) Sami language (Lapland)
  • Nature: Forests cover 86% of Finland.
  • Wildlife: elk, gray wolf, brown bear
  • National sport: Pesapallo (like baseball)
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ROMANIA
ROMANIA
  • Location: Central Europe
  • Flight travel time: 3hrs London, 10hrs from New York/USA
  • Capital City: Bucharest
  • Cities: Timisoara, Sibiu, Brasov
  • Population: approx. 20.2 million
  • Currency: Romanian Leu
  • Highest Mountain: Moldoveanu Peak (2,544m)
  • Main language: Romanian
  • Landmark: Bran Castle, Transylvania (Dracula legend!)
  • Sports: football
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DENMARK
DENMARK
  • Location: Northern Europe, south-west of Sweden
  • Flight travel time: 1hr40mins London, 8hrs from New York/USA
  • Capital City: Copenhagen
  • Cities: Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg
  • Population: approx. 5.6 million
  • Currency: Danish krone (DNK)
  • Highest Mountain: Mollehoj (170.8m)
  • Landscape: 65% of Denmark is farmland and woodland.
  • Main language: Danish
  • Invention: LEGO was invented in Denmark.
  • Sports: football
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NETHERLANDS
NETHERLANDS
  • Location: North Western Europe
  • Flight travel time: 1hr London, 7.5hrs from New York/USA
  • Capital City: Amsterdam
  • Cities: Rotterdam, Hague, Eindhoven and Utrecht.
  • Population: approx. 17.1 million
  • Currency: Euro
  • Landscape: 20% of the country is below sea level.
  • Main language: Dutch
  • Produce: Dutch Edam, flowers, cucumbers
  • Sports: football, cycling, swimming