1、世界旅游景观：第一章Switzerland-48页PPT资料Appreciation of World Famous Tourist Attractions EUROPE -THE SWISS CONFEDERATION Europe -the Swiss ConfederationnI.Geographical features of the Swiss ConfederationnII.Politics,economy and culturenIII.Tourist attractionsnIV.Exercises its independence and neutrality are h
2、onored a picturesque country international banking and financial institutions are renownedI.Geographical Features of Switzerlandn1.Geography Official name:Swiss Confederation Location:Central Europe,east of France,north of Italy Area:total-41,290 sq km;land-39,770 sq km;water-1,520 sq km Climate:tem
3、perate,but varies with altitude;cold,cloudy,rainy/snowy winters;cool to warm,cloudy,humid summers with occasional showers Land boundaries:total:1,852 km,border countries are Austria,France,Italy,Liechtenstein,Germany Coastline:landlocked Terrain:mostly mountains with a central plateau of rolling hil
4、ls,plains,and large lakes Demographics:7,252,000(95th)Currency:euro or EUR Religion:Catholic and Protestant National flower Official language:German,French,Italian,Romansh II.Politics,Economy and Culturen1.Politics:direct democracy,neutralityn2.Economy:a prosperous and stable modern market economy,w
5、ith a per capita GDP that is higher than those of the big western European economies.n3.Culture:influenced by its neighbours,but distinctive has no country-wide state religionn4.etiquette and taboo of Switzerland social interaction:elegant behavior;be very polite;cultured;respect women;on time/punct
6、ual;they like to talk about sports,tourism and politics;its impolite to show off wealth;value clean environment highly 11 means lucky they like the colour of red,yellow,blue,orange,green and purple.They like to eat onion Taboos:13 and Friday mean unlucky;owl means unlucky;they dont like to talk abou
7、t diet and personal things;its impolite to make cutlery chinked when dinner at restaurant;champing or chewing noisily is impolite.III.tourist Attractionsn1.Geneva n2.Matterhornn3.Lake Lucernen4.ZurichGeneva:City in southwestern Switzerland,lying on the western end of Lake Geneva,where the Rhone Rive
8、r leaves the lake.Geneva provides an impartial meeting ground for representatives of other nations.it is a picturesque city joined by numerous bridges.Geneva,the city of peaceGeneva,with a little more than town-sized scale,appears in our impression as an international metropolitan which bears a lot
9、of significant events in the world history.And its known as the city of peace.The weather in Geneva is very comfortable,which makes it a good place to live and visit.Geneva Lake is a body of freshwater in southeastern Wisconsin.The lake covers an area of approximately 8.14 square miles,has a maximum
10、 length os 7.5 miles and a maximum depth of 144feet.The Matterhorn is perhaps the most familiar mountain in the European Alps.On the border between Switzerland and Italy,its graceful pyramid towers over the Swiss town of Zermatt and the Italian town Breuil-Cervinia.A miniature imitation of the Matte
11、rhorn featuring a bobsled ride is one of the attractions at Disneyland in Anaheim,California.Lake Lucerne卢赛恩湖卢赛恩湖 is a lake in central Switzerland,the fourth-largest in the country.The lake is a complicated shape,with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains.Many of the ol
12、dest communities of Switzerland are along the shore.Zurich,situated in the northern part of the country,is the largest city in Switzerland.As the countrys commercial hub and the intellectual center of the German-speaking part of Switzerland,Zurich is known as a world banking center.The Swiss Nationa
13、l Museum is one of the most important art museums of cultural history in Europe and the world.It is located in the city of Zurich.The museum building of 1898 in the historicist style was built by Gustav Gull in the form of the French Renaissance city chateaus.IV.Questions n1.Have a general introduction of Switzerland?n2.How is the politics and economy of Switzerland?n3.What are the culture features of Switzerland?n4.Have a sketch of the etiquette and taboos of Switzerland.n5.List the hot attractions of the Switzerland?NoImage
