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Chapter 14

• Unit 4 Unit 5

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The British Isles(pages 305-309 )
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England Thames River
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England - Parliament
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England - Stonehenge
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Scotland
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Ireland
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British Slang

• Loo toilet
• Bog Roll toilet paper
• Bobby police man
• Barney Rubble trouble
• Cheerio goodbye
• Muffler scarf
• Frock best dress

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History of the British Isles

• Republic of Ireland
• United Kingdom of Great Britain Northern
  Ireland
• England, Wales, Scotland, N. Ireland
• Settled by the Celts, Scots, Welsh, Irish,
  Angles, Saxons Sequence Occupance

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Culture of the British Isles

• Social life centers around local eateries
• Sports soccer, rugby, cricket
• Lang. English, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
• Govt Ireland is a republic, Britain is a
  constitutional monarchy
• Religion Ireland (Roman Catholic), UK
  (Protestant)

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Economy of British Isles

• In the 1700s Britain was the center of the
  Industrial Revolution. Britain has the worlds
  first textile factories, railroads, subways.
• After WWII Britains economy declined, forcing
  the govt to nationalize many industries.
• Today, most industries have returned to private
  ownership.
• Irelands economy was based on farming. Today
  they are branching out into banking, computers,
  electronics, food processing.

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Issues Challenges for the British Isles

• Violence in Northern Ireland
• The Catholics in N. Ireland want to join the
  country with Ireland to protect them against
  discrimination.
• The Protestants want to remain part of the UK.

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France(pages 311 314)
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France History/Culture

• Early peoples Gauls, Romans, Franks, Vikings
• Lang. French
• Religion 90 Roman Catholic
• Capital Primate City Paris
• In the past France was a great ally of the U.S.,
  but today the French worry about the spread of
  American influence into their culture.

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France - Economy

• Diversified
• Work week 35 hours, Vacation 1 month
• Known for fashion, perfume, cosmetics, jewelry,
  furniture, tourism
• France is second only to the U.S. in agricultural
  exports (wheat, beets, wine, olives, grapes,
  dairy products)

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France Issues Challenges

• Govts control over the economy.
• Many industries are govt-owned.
• Hurts innovation
• Privatization when state-run businesses and are
  turned over to private owners

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The Benelux Countries(pages 315-317)
The Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
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The Benelux Countries Culture

• Netherlands means low lands. Using a dike
  polder system they have been able to reclaim land
  from the sea.
• Lang. Netherlands (Dutch), Belgium (Dutch,
  French, Flemish), Luxembourg (German, Dutch,
  Luxembourgian)

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European Union EU

• Was started by the Benelux countries in 1957, but
  was called the European Economic Community (EEC)
• In 1993, the EU was created. The organization
  creates an economic alliance amongst its members
  drops trade barriers.
• It also cooperates on issues such as trade,
  lawmaking, social issues.
• Monetary Unit euro
• Headquarters Brussels, Belgium

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The Benelux Countries - Economy

• Belgium known for diamond cutting, quality
  carpets, chocolate
• The Netherlands Dairy products, tulips,
  perfumes
• Luxembourg steel international banking (has
  the worlds highest per capita GDP 34, 200)

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Scandinavia
Oslo, Norway
Copenhagen, Denmark
Helsinki, Finland
Stockholm, Sweden
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Scandinavia - Culture

• Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland
• Religion Protestant Lutheran
• Lang. Finnish, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
• Govt Democracies
• Most people live in the southern parts of the
  countries near their capitals

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Sweden

• Has high taxed that pay for a large system of
  govt welfare and services.
• Govt pays for almost all of the educational,
  medical, and childcare needs of its citizens.
• National Health Insurance
• Parents can share 1year of paid leave from work
  to raise children.

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Iceland Greenland

• 85 is uninhabitable
• Greenland was settled by the Vikings
• Iceland is greener due to geysers

Greenland
Iceland
Greenland