Germany Essay -- Geography Geographic Essays

GermanyBasic Facts Germany is in central Europe, at 50 degrees latitude, and 10 degreeslongitude. It is bordered by Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg,France, Switzerland, Austria, Czechs Republic, And Poland. The capitol ofGermany is Berlin. The population of Germany is 81,264,000. The estimated population forGermany in the year 2000 is 82,583,000. Germany is smaller than Texas, orabout 4 1/2% of the size of the U.S.A. The German pivot has black, red, and gold, horizontal stripes withoutany symbols on it. In 1950 when Germany was divided, West Germanys flagwas black, red, and dark gold, with no symbols. East Germanys flag wasblack, red and, yellow with a coat of arms symbol in the middle. AfterGermany became reunited, the flag was changed to black, red, and goldstripes, with no symbols on it. These colors have been associated withGerman unity since the 1800s.The Land In Germany some interesting places be The Rhine River,the OlympicStadium in Munich, the Bavarian Alps where the Newschwanstein Castle is,the Black Forest, the Harz Mountains, and Berlin. There are many natural resources in Germany. Germany is bordered bythe North and Baltic Seas. These have wide awake shipping ports. There are alsofour main rivers in Germany. In the West is the Rhine River, the Danube isin the South, the Oder is in the East, and the Elbe and the Weser Riversare in the north. The soil in Germany varies. The North German plains has soil that issoft and fertile. Much of the rest of Germany has rocky soil. The minerals in Germany are Coal, potash, lignite, iron, and uranium.There are mines in Germany but are in the main coal. Ther... ...ages (Wurst),and sauerkraut, which is pickled cabbage. Sauerkraut and sausages werecreated many years ago as a way of preserving cabbage and meat. They enjoy vegetables and fruit, especially apples. They make manydifferent kinds of cheese, such as Munster and Limburger, which are namedaft er the regions in Germany where they are made. Germany is also well known for beer and wine. There are manyvarieties of German beer and wine, also depending on the regions where theyare made. Cakes (torten) are a favorite treat in Germany, and there are manytypes such as Black Forest Cherry Cake (Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte), andcheesecakes topped with fruit. numerous Germans enjoy an afternoon treat ofKaffee und Kuchen, which means coffee and cake. The idea of havingspecial cakes with coffee is where the idea of coffee cake comes from.