Social Studies
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By: Soyeong
Social Studies
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Location of Bern
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3 physical features: plant and animal, capitals, climate Capital of Switzerland(capital) The capital of Switzerland is Bern, and the logo of Bern is bear. Bern became a city of Switzerland in 1848, after the French Revolution. In 1983, Bern became a UNESCO World Heritage. In addition, Bern is world top 10 best quality city. The capital of Switzerland is Bern, and the logo of Bern is bear. The reason why Bern became a city of Switzerland is because It became the largest city state north of the Alps. In 1798, it was occupied by the French Army during the French Revolution, and at that time most of the territory taken away. In 1831, the city was the capital of the State of Bern, became the capital of Switzerland in 1848. That's why Bern became a city of Switzerland in 1831. Plant and animal life( animal): First, the bear is symbol of Bern, the capital of Switzerland. The story begins in 1191, when Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, said that the first animal he met while hunting, he will name that animal as a city name. The first animal he saw was a bear. If you visit Bern, Switzerland, you will find as you walk into street, there is a flag of Switzerland and Bern’s logo. As I said in the beginning, bear is the logo of Bern. The reason why bear became a logo of Switzerland is because in 1191, when Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, said that the first animal he met while hunting, he will name that animal as a city name. The first animal he saw was a bear. In the Bern bear park you can see the bear. Now days Swiss people don't hunt bear anymore. So the bear became a logo of Bern. (Mountain) Second, Switzerland is famous about mountains: Alps mountain, Matterhorn mountain, and Jungfrau mountain. Did you ever try Toblerone chocolate??? The cover/wrapper of this chocolate mountain is Matterhorn. Matterhorn's height is about 4,478meter. The beautiful view of Matterhorn is reflected on the water of the river. Climate of Switzerland(Climate) Switzerland weather is not excessive heat, cold and humidity. The spring and autumn day is about 8 to 15 °C, for summer time the range of climate is 18 to 28 °C, for winter time it is about -2 to 7 °C. Furthermore, in spring (March to May) the flowers, plant and trees blossom. In autumn (September to November), the deciduous trees change their color of leaf. In winter, lots of people do skiing and the weather is freezing cold. The weather in Switzerland is not not excessive heat, cold and humidity. The spring and autumn day is about 8 to 15 °C, for summer time the range of climate is 18 to 28 °C, for winter time it is about -2 to 7 °C. So basically Switzerland have 4 seasons. Furthermore, in spring (March to May) the flowers, plant and trees blossom. In autumn (September to November), the deciduous trees change their color of leaf. In winter, lots of people do skiing and the weather is freezing cold. The weather is not excessive heat, cold and humidity because in Switzerland it have 4 season. |
Language of Switzerland (Language) Switzerland is surrounded by Germany, France, Italy and Austria. So, Swiss people speak German, French, Italian and Romansh. Overall, most people in Switzerland speak mainly French and Romansh. It depends on region because for example if you live in southern part of Switzerland most people in there will speak Italian. On the other hand for example, in West part of Switzerland, people who live there mainly speak French. It depends on which region you live in Switzerland. Architecture of Switzerland(Architecture) One of the famous architecture in Switzerland is Bern Clock tower, Zytglogge. Zytglogge was built in the early 13th century, and has served the city as guard tower, prison, clock tower.Adding on, the another reason why Zytglogge is important is because when the Holy Roman Empire was qualifying the independent by Frederick II, they built the Zytglogge after the independence. Food(food) I'm assuming most people know fondue. Swiss people started making fondue for cold winter weather in Alps. Now days fondue is food for people living in mountain areas. The fondue was created because when it is winter time in Swiss, people can't go to outside because of snow-storm so people thought by melting the cheese with the remaining wine in the house and eating the hard bread. So when there was only chocolate in the house, they made chocolate fondue. |