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Lesson 17-2 - Lektion 17-2

Lesson 17: Extension and revision of the fourth chapter of the course. Activity 2

From this activity you will learn new words, expressions, some geographical information about Germany.

The Federal Republic of Germany

a short description of the federal states

Schleswig — Holstein

Area: 15,799 km2
Population: 2,89 mill. people
Capital: Kiel (246,794)
Critical sectors of the economy: agriculture, shipbuilding, tourism

Hamburg

Area: 755 km2
Population: 1,847 mill. people
Capital: Hamburg (1,845 mill. people)
Critical sectors of the economy: commerce, shipbuilding, refineries

Bremen

Area: 419 km2
Population: 681,202
Capital: Bremen (567,559)
Critical sectors of the economy: commerce, shipbuilding, fish processing

Lower Saxony

Area: 47,609 km2
Population: 7,993 mill. people
Capital: Hanover (Hannover) (536,925)
Critical sectors of the economy: mining industry, car manufacturing, oil and gas operations, agriculture

Mecklenburg — Western Pomerania

Area: 23,180 km2
Population: 1,609 mill. people
Capital: Schwerin (95,653)
Critical sectors of the economy: shipbuilding, agriculture, tourism

North Rhine — Westphalia

Area: 34,085 km2
Population: 17,932 mill. people
Capital: Düsseldorf (621,877)
Critical sectors of the economy: mining industry, electronic and chemical industry, mechanical engineering, public goods

Saxony — Anhalt

Area: 20,446 km2
Population: 2,208 mill. people
Capital: Magdeburg (237,565)
Critical sectors of the economy: mechanical engineering, chemical industry, public goods

Brandenburg

Area: 29,479 km2
Population: 2,521 mill. people
Capital: Potsdam (180,334)
Critical sectors of the economy: mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, power economy, public goods

Berlin

Area: 892 km2
Population: 3,669 mill. people
Critical sectors of the economy: electrical engineering, textile industry, optics, mechanical engineering

Saarland

Area: 2,569 km2
Population: 990,509
Capital: Saarbrücken (180,374)
Critical sectors of the economy: mining industry, mechanical engineering, chemical industry

Rhineland — Palatinate

Area: 19,853 km2
Population: 4,084 mill. people
Capital: Mainz (218,578)
Critical sectors of the economy: chemical industry, mechanical engineering, viticulture and wine production

Hesse

Area: 21,115 km2
Population: 6,288 mill. people
Capital: Wiesbaden (278,474)
Critical sectors of the economy: chemical industry, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacture of rubber and leather goods

Thuringia

Area: 16,172 km2
Population: 2,143 mill. people
Capital: Erfurt (213,981)
Critical sectors of the economy: car manufacturing, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering

Saxony

Area: 18,416 km2
Population: 4,078 mill. people
Capital: Dresden (556,780)
Critical sectors of the economy: mining and chemical industry, public goods

Baden — Württemberg

Area: 35,752 km2
Population: 11,1 mill. people
Capital: Stuttgart (635,911)
Critical sectors of the economy: electrical engineering, chemical industry, optics, fine mechanics, mechanical engineering, agriculture

Bavaria

Area: 70,552 km2
Population: 13,124 mill. people
Capital: Munich (München) (1,484 mill.)
Critical sectors of the economy: electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, agriculture

1. Answer the questions on the content of the text.

1. Wiesbaden is a capital of what state? 2. In what state(s) are refineries and oil industry developed? 3. The population of the capitals of what states does exceed 1 mill. people? 4. What is the largest state by area? 5. What state has the largest population? 6. What is the capital of Saxony — Anhalt?

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2. Determine if the following statements are true or false (answer yes or no ).

  1. Shipbuilding is one of the critical sectors of Hamburg’s economy.
  2. The area of Berlin is 755 km2.
  3. The largest state by area is North Rhine — Westphalia.
  4. Mining industry is developed in Saarland.
  5. The most populated state capital is Berlin.
  6. The manufacturing of rubber and leather goods is developed in the state of Mecklenburg — Western Pomerania.
  7. Fish processing is a characteristic of Lower Saxony.
  8. In the state of Schleswig — Holstein tourism is developed.
  9. Сar manufacturing is developed in Lower Saxony.
  10. Electrical engineering is a characteristic of Bremen.
  11. Viticulture and wine production are some of the critical sectors of the Thuringia’s economy.
  12. In the state of Saxony agriculture is developed.
  13. Electrical engineering is well-developed in Berlin.
  14. Agriculture is one of the critical sectors of Bavaria’s economy.
  15. The production of public goods is a characteristic of the Rhineland — Palatinate state.
  16. The capital of Brandenburg is Potsdam.

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3.Answer the questions using the given numbers on the right.

1. What is the area of Saarland?

a. 1,609 mill. people.

2. How many people are there in Düsseldorf?

b. 621,877

3. What is the population of Mecklenburg — Western Pomerania?

c. 2,569 km2

4. What is the population of Munich?

d. 3,669 mill. people.

5. What is the population of Thuringia?

e. 237,565

6. What is the area of Berlin?

f. 1,267 mill. people.

7. How many people are there in Magdeburg?

g. 892 km2

8. How many people live in Berlin?

h. 2,143 mill. people.

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