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Germany history, languages and topography

Neel Patel

BUA 3345

Meghan Wright

September 18, 2020

Germany history, languages and topography

Germany, often called the Federal Republic of Germany, is a nation located in the central and in Western Europe and covers an area of approximately 357022 square kilometers. The government lies between the Baltic and the northern seas and the Alsip's in the southern. Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands are the adjoining countries to Germany (Kästle, n.d.). Germany's long history is characterized by disunity as was the case in medieval Germany as it was marked by endless series of wars amidst the local rulers, and the peace of Westphalia in 1648 further divided the nation into more than a hundred states with Prussia and austral being dominant. Despite these political upheavals, German unification was realized in 1871 following the Franco-Prussian wars transforming the nation into an empire. The victors of world wars imposed punitive conditions against Germany, such as loss of territory, fiscal reparations, and diminished military (Molnar & Zakic, 2020).

The official language spoken in Germany is the German language, which is embraced by more than 95% of the population as they talk about the language as their first language. Some of the minority tongues spoken in Germany comprise Sorbian in the eastern parts of the nation and North Frisian vocalized in the Nordfriesland by at least 100000 people who also speak the German language. There are multiple immigrant languages spoken in the country, including Turkish, Tamil, Kurdish, Russian, Arabic, and Greek (Molnar & Zakic, 2020). Most Germans have taught English as the second language, and in some cases, the French and Latin are taught first. Other languages like Dutch, Polish, Italian, and others are taught n schools based on the locations.

The topography of d Germany is greatly varied as the Baltic coast areas are sandy, comprises of dunes and small hills. The areas adjacent to the cost are forested wit ridges and are characterized by numerous lakes such as Mecklenburg lake plateu.as one approaches places lake Berlin, the topography is less mountainous. The southern limits of the lowland regions are characterized by wider zones of productive loess, extending from Magdeburg to the highland in the south ("Topography - Germany - located, area," n.d.). Regions such as the Herz Mountains are densely wooded Thuringian forests with the Ore Mountains rising to more than 1214 meters above sea level. There are groups of mountains and plateaus with the ode Wald mountains Rising 1500in altitude, the highest peak, and the Feldberg, which are a1493 and 4898 ft. forms the more significant parts of southern Germany. All of Germany is drained by rivers that flow into the North Sea.

References

Kästle, K. (n.d.). Short history of Germany - Nations online project. Retrieved from https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/History/Germany-history.htm

Molnar, C., & Zakic, M. (2020). German-Balkan entangled histories in the twentieth century. Russian and East European Stud.

Topography - Germany - located, area. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Germany-TOPOGRAPHY.html