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· www.askjeeves.com Capital of the Netherlands?
· http://www.odci.gov/ (CIA site)
· http://www.minbuza.nl/English map, population, etc.
· http://www.southtravels.com/europe/netherlands/map.html map,
weather and tourist information.
· http://www.ns.nl (Look under Thalys, ICE, Eurostar.)
· http://www.schiphol.nl
· Search engines: Alta Vista - HotBot - Infoseek - Deja News - Lycos -
Yahoo - Google
Note: For the sake of ease, (gemakshalve), let’s refer to the
Netherlands as Holland.
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1. Location in Europe: Using the map of Holland, slide 3, describe
Holland’s location in Europe
2. Countries bordering Holland: Why are these countries important
for Dutch export? (your own logical conclusion!)
· Would you call Holland an importing or an exporting country?
3. Capital City and Seat of government?
· Is it usual for a capital city not to be the seat of government?
· Compare other EU countries with Holland in this respect
(in dit opzicht).
4. Other towns
Give three other important Dutch towns and say why they are
important.
· See site above on Dutch cities.
· Is your own local city interesting for someone setting a business?
· Is it located on a main waterway, railway line, road network?
5. Infrastructure (from map): train, river, canal, road network,
airports - its importance to Dutch trade and commerce.
· Give names and destinations (bestemmingen) of International
trains.
· How much freight is carried by train?
· How important have the waterways, rivers and canals, been for
Dutch trade and what are they countries they link up with?
· How would you rate the Dutch road network? Excellent?
Good? Adequate? Inadequate?
· What is the advantage of importing/exporting via Schiphol?
Check the Schiphol site
· How high does Schiphol rate as a cargo airport?