Poland-Group+A

Warsaw Landmarks and Monuments- Barbican- The semi-circular Warsaw Barbican served as a fortified outpost for many years since being built in the mid-16th century. A classical Gothic structure separating both the Old Town district from the New Town, the Barbican is a major highlight in this part of the city and during the summer months, many visitors head here for the market, live music and plentiful supply of Polish beer. Physical Traits- Famous lakes-Lakes and forests are abundant in Poland. Approximate ten thousand lakes dot the land of Poland. Most lakes in the country are located in two areas: Mazury, in north-east part of the country and Lubuskie, in western region. Famous Mountains- Morskie Oko- largest Tatra Mountains with a lake that is the fourth deepest and contains live trouts and graylings, and full of magnificent trees around the mountains. - People from Poland are generally very pale in complexion because it is not a particularly sunny environment. Poland has resources in steel, therefore people use the steel to support the economy in industries such as ship building and automotive manufacturing. Polish people have not always adapted to thier environment so well. Before World War II, Polish people wanted to migrate elsewhere because of the economy and climate. But after World War II, with the help of some other countries, Poland's economy began to thrive. Environment; Poland has almost no natural borders because it is mostly flatland. This meant that Poland was constantly conquered by neighboring nations. Poland has many wolves that are dangerous and sometimes kill people. During the Communist regime almost nothing was done to prevent pollution so in 1989, when researchers looked they found that Communist Poland’s economy had depended on unrestrained use of the country’s natural recourses. They found that most of Poland’s River water was very contaminated and could not be used for irrigation, and much river life had perished.
 * **5 Themes Analysis**
 * -**Describe your country and how it fits into each theme of Geography. Be sure to include foods, leaders, currency, capital, population and language.
 * Location﻿**
 * Absolute location; Eastern Europe 52° N and 20° E
 * Relative location; Borders Ukraine, Germany, the Baltic Sea, and Czech Republic.
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 * Place:**
 * Physical Traits- Warsaw, has the tallest building throughout Poland is the palace of culture and science which stands proudly on the Plac Defilad standing 230 metres / 755 in height and boasting 42 floors, with more than 3,000 rooms, this building was constructed in the 1950's and was gifted to the nation by the famous leader, Josef Stalin.
 * Human-Environment Interaction:**38,186,860 people
 * Movement:**
 * Perogi, sernik, and bigos
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 * Region:**
 * **Cultural;** Catholics, celebrate Chrismas for 2 and half days
 * **Political;** President Bronisław Maria Komorowski
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 * **Economical;** Euro's, GDP $479,026, GDP growth 3.8% (2010), GDP per capita $18,705 ||
 * **Trip Itinerary**
 * -**Where do you want to go within your country? Pick 4-5 “hot-spots” you will visit in one week and describe the following about each: What is it? Why is it important? What is the history of this place? Why do you want to go? How will you get there? Anything else you would like to share about it? ||
 * "Hot-spots" in Poland**

__**Warsaw**__
 * It is the capital of Poland.
 * In the history if Warsaw there had been a Warsaw ghetto where Polish, Jewish people had been held and by the end of the war Hitler had massacred all survivors in the ghetto except for a few people who escaped.
 * Eight out of ten buildings in Warsaw had been destroyed.
 * To get to Warsaw you would go by plane.
 * We would like to go because we are interested in seeing the capital of Poland.


 * __Krakow__**
 * The second largest and oldest city in Poland.
 * Krakow had been the influential center for Polish, Jewish people.
 * Pope John Paul II was the first Slavic pope ever and was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years
 * We would like to see the Wawel Castle and other pieces of history.
 * To go to Krakow you have to take a plane to Warsaw than another plane to Krakow.




 * __Zakopane__**
 * It is informally called known as "The winter capital of the world".
 * In the earliest documents of Zakopane it had only had 43 inhabitants then later it had grown to 3,000 inhabitants.
 * Zakopane had also been a important polish underground staging point from Poland to Hungry.
 * We would like to see how Poland's culture changes from the city to the mountains.
 * You would have to take a plane to Warsaw then take another plane to Krakow. Once you get to Krakow you have to take a train to Zakopane.

__**Lublin**__
 * **﻿**Its the ninth largest city in Poland
 * The capital is Voivodeship
 * On Old Town hill there is a castle and it's still growing bigger to this day, and is the main location for settlement
 * We want to see the middle age buildings
 * We would get there by plane