Europe

byYehuda

Solomon

Facts about the Swiss Alps• The largest mountain in the range is 15,250 ft. tall, it is called Dufourspitze. • English Name: Swiss Alps German Name: Schweizer Alpen French Name: Alpes suissesItalian Name: Alpi svizzere, Romansh Name: Alps svizras

Chamois

Ibex

Marmot

AlpineSalamander

Swiss Alps Inhabitants

Point 2:France

Le Louvre

Fact 1 aboutLe Louvre:It has about 38,000 objects and about 3,500 works of art.

One of them is

Mona Lisa

Fact 2: about 800 years ago, Le Louvre was originally a palace.

אייפל מגדלEiffel Tower

Fact 1:The Eiffel Tower was built in 1887 and was completed in 1889. It was opened to the public on May 1st , 1889

Fact 2: The Eiffel Tower is the second tallest structure in France while the Millau Viaduct is the tallest.

Point 3: Germany

Germany is home to many famous things

Famous Auto Makers Popular

Dogs

Autobahn

Notable German Dog Breeds

Rottweiler

German Shepherd

Boxer

Doberman Pinscher

Pomeranian

Schnauzer

German Auto MakersPictures Have Links!

Mercedes-Benz

Volkswagen

Maybach Audi

Ford Deutschland

Porsche

BMW

The Autobahn

The Autobahn is a series of expressways that have no general speed limit although when there is an advisory, the speed limit becomes 81mph. This series of express ways take you many places throughout Germany.

Point 4: United Kingdom

Countries of the U.K

The U.K is home to popular cars, food, and dog breeds

Land Rover

English BulldogFish and Chips

MINI

Jack Russell Terrier

Tea

Cars in the U.K that are also in the U.S.A

Some Pooches originating from the U.K

English Bulldog BeagleLabrador Retriever

Westie Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Welsh Corgi

The Border CollieThis dog from the U.K is the brightest dog breed in the world. It is also one of the top ten most intelligent animals in the world. This intellectual breed was originated in Scotland or England as a sheepdog. These dogs come in black and white, red merle, blue merle, brown or chocolate, or combinations of theses coats. Since they are herding dogs, they need lots of exercise or else they will become aggressive and demolish all of your possessions. These canines have very high energy and agility. Since this is a bright dog, you can teach it many cool tricks. This smart pooch is the Albert Einstein of dogs.

Fish and Chips

This dish is a very popular take out food in the U.K It is made up of deep-fried battered fish with French Fries. It became a stock meal among the working classes while Great Britain was rapidly developing. The most popular fish for this dish are cod and haddock. The dish also comes with coleslaw.

Cod Haddock

Point 5: Spain

Spain

Spain is the country where the Spanish language originated from. This country is famous for many sports such as soccer tennis, bullfighting, and even Formula one these days.

Point 6: Sweden

Sweden

Sweden was a country that stayed neutral during both World War 1 and World War 2. This country served as a refuge and haven for Jews in Nazi- occupied Europe during WW2. This country isn’t in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) or the Warsaw pact. Pat of the Scandinavian mountains are in Sweden.

Notch, Creator of Minecraft

The infamousCreeper

Minecraft is an online sensation created in Sweden by Markus “Notch” Persson. This online game has a cost of

$26.95. This addictive game is a sandbox-building independent video game. This

viral videogame has hit sales of over 1,000,000 copies! Once you buy this

game, all the updates that will ever come you will get it for free. This game has been

known to be so addictive that it caused people to stay up all night playing

Minecraft. A fun, addictive video game, all for less than the price of a factory-new

copy of Mario Kart 7.

Point 7: Poland

Poland was once a country with a large population of Jews like us. But after WW2, most of that population was gone.

Poland means “plains”. After the 2nd world war in 1945, Poland became a Communist country. In 1989, Poland became an independent country again. This country is famous for their Polish sausages.

Point 8: Russia

Russia

Russia is the world’s largest country by size. They sent the first satellite and the first organism into space as well. It was a Communist country until 1992 when it became independent. It was in the Allied powers helping America and other countries defeat the Axis Powers in World War 2. After WW2 Russia and America had the space race, where it lost to America who got to the Moon first. Laika was the first ever animal in space when she was sent into space aboard Sputnik 2. Russia has the world’s 2nd strongest military after America.

Map of Russia

A Few Four-legged Friends From Russia

Samoyed

Black RussianTerrier

Bolonka

Borzoi

CentralAsian ShepherdDog

EastEuropeanShepherd

Siberian Husky

Russian Spaniel

Laika

Laika the Space Dog1954-1957

Although Laika was born a lowly stray, she was a very famous dog. She was the first animal to be sent into space and orbit the Moon. She was sent aboard the Soviet Union spacecraft, Sputnik 2 where in the United States was called “Muttnik”. Her fate was caused by the Sputnik 2 not being designed to be retrievable and she was never intended to survive her flight. There is a statue of her in Moscow.

Point 9: Italy

ItalyA famous country known for its

beauty, landmarks, pizza, and its famous cars. The most notable

Italian cars are Lamborghini ,Ferrari, Fiat, and

Maserati. There are also some cars we don’t know much about such as Lancia, Alfa Romeo and Pagani Zonda. One of the most

obvious things from Italy is a nice, tasty food called pizza. If you know your pooches very well, you would

know that the St. Bernard originated here. This is a beautiful,

yet famous land.

Saint BernardThe Saint Bernard is a large, beautiful

breed of dog. These dogs originated in beautiful Italy. These dogs were bred to rescue people trapped in the Alps. These pooches can smell a person buried 20ft under snow and can sense an avalanche approaching. They come in red & white, reddish brown brindle, brownish yellow, reddish brown mantle, and reddish brown splash. These canines are very gentle, friendly, and very tolerant of children. These huge dogs have a weight range of 110-200lbs, a height range of 25.5-27.5 inches can have a lifespan of 8-10 years.

Cars from Italy we don’t know much about

Point 10: 3 different

maps of Europe

Sorry if I did not cover all of the countries in Europe. I only did the countries my world geography book talked about.

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