 Topic: France and Germany  Content Objective:

 Capital  Paris  Government  Republic  Leaders  Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault  Population  65,951,611  GDP per capita  $35,300  Unemployment  23.8%

 Mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west

 4 overseas territories  French Guiana

 Guadeloupe

 Reunion

 Martinique

 Napoleon

 The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame  Tour de France

 Mont Saint Michel  Eiffel Tower   The Palais des papes (Palace of popes)

 French cuisine  Emphasis on famous French wine  Cheeses ▪ Produces over 400 kinds of cheeses  Cooking styles. ▪ The most exquisite cuisines are called haute cuisine

 Capital  Berlin  Government  Federal Republic  Leaders  Chancellor Angela Merkel  Population  81,147,000  GDP per capita  $38,700  Unemployment  5.5%  Poverty  15.5%

 Brats  Sauerkraut  Strudel

 Albert Einstein  Karl Marx  Martin Luther

Germany’s Black Forest

 France  Some forest damage from acid rain  Air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions  Water pollution from urban wastes and agricultural runoff  Cultural Wars  “Everybody Naked!”  “Daddy wears a dress”  “Jean has two mommies”  Burqa ban