EDUCATION
Primary and Secondary Education in Germany
The image above visually shows Germany's education system. You can see what grades go with each school and the breakdown of the different secondary education schools. The graph clearly shows the breakdown of the different schools in Germany. Starting with kindergarten, all of the students go to the same school until they are ten years old. Starting in fifth grade, the students will either continue on an academic route or they will go to a vocational, business, or technical school.
Sources:
Education Abroad / germany. (n.d.). Retrieved March 24, 2015, from http://www.pyramidconsultants.com/country_germany.html
Sources:
Education Abroad / germany. (n.d.). Retrieved March 24, 2015, from http://www.pyramidconsultants.com/country_germany.html
Graph of Youth Unemployment in Europe
The graph above shows that Germany has the lowest youth unemployment rate in Europe. This is due directly to their education system. The three different schools that children can attend prepare them for the workforce. The low unemployment rate in Germany is directly related to their education system preparing children for the workforce.
Sources:
Germany's economic miracle in pictures – Telegraph Blogs. (n.d.). Retrieved March 24, 2015, from http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jeremywarner/100008938/germanys-economic-miracle-in-pictures/
Sources:
Germany's economic miracle in pictures – Telegraph Blogs. (n.d.). Retrieved March 24, 2015, from http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jeremywarner/100008938/germanys-economic-miracle-in-pictures/
POLITICS
OIL CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
Oil Production: The record for German oil production is low at 41,000 barrels per day in 2006.
Oil Consumption: 2,923,000 barrels per day in 1998 is the record for Germany's oil consumption.
Conclusions:
From this assignment, I learned that Germany is the largest oil consumer in Europe. Worldwide, Germany is ranked within the top five oil consumers is the world. The nation, however, doesn't produce very much oil and is not listed in the top twenty global oil producers. From this information, I would gather that Germany is a very developed country with either a large population or a producer of many economic goods. Judging by the oil consumption and comparing Germany's oil consumption to the other top five oil consumers in the world, you can infer that the living conditions in Germany are really good. Germany imports mainly through Russia, Norway, and the Netherlands. Although Germany consumes a lot of oil, the country is also one of the leading nations for the production of nuclear power, coal, and renewable energy.
Questions I have regarding Germany's oil consumption and oil production:
If Germany is one of the global leaders in the production of nuclear power, coal, and renewable energy, why does the country consume so much oil?
Why does the country recieve most of it's oil from Russia, a nation with a complicated political history in Germany?
ECONOMICS
Germany has the fifth largest economy in the world and the biggest in Europe. The nation benefits from a highly skilled workforce that produces vehicles, machinery, household equipment, and chemicals. Today, Germany’s economy is a social market economy that continues to persevere despite being implemented in the 1960’s under West Germany. A social market economy is another way of saying that the state maintains social balance while encouraging the play of entrepreneurial forces. Primarily, the exports in Germany are machinery based since the country prides itself in their industrial goods.
According to the CIA factbook, the country exports machinery, chemicals, motor vehicles, computer and electronic products, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, transport equipment, food, metals, plastic products, and rubber products. As far as natural resources, Germany is one of the leaders in coal, nuclear energy, and natural gases; Germany is one of the largest energy producers in the world. Following the discovery of synthetic chemicals, the country also became one of the world leaders for chemical production. Most of Germany’s exports come from material found abroad and not from their natural resources. Although Germany has one of the largest economies worldwide, they don’t use their natural resources for the production of their goods. As one of the world’s leading energy producers, you could potentially argue that that energy, one of Germany’s natural resources, provides the opportunity to produce the rest of their economic goods.
All of the nation’s goods are produced in factories and at plants. Energy can be refined at a plant and is used throughout Germany as well as following the disbursement of their goods through France, the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, China, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, and Belgium. Many of the goods created in Germany, as well as the energy harnessed, will be exported to these countries to be used by the common people. For example, the car brand BMW is a German export that many Americans love and drive today. Technically, Germany doesn’t use their natural resources for the creation of their goods. Alternatively, you can argue that Germany uses the natural resource of energy to produce all of their exports.
According to the CIA factbook, the country exports machinery, chemicals, motor vehicles, computer and electronic products, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, transport equipment, food, metals, plastic products, and rubber products. As far as natural resources, Germany is one of the leaders in coal, nuclear energy, and natural gases; Germany is one of the largest energy producers in the world. Following the discovery of synthetic chemicals, the country also became one of the world leaders for chemical production. Most of Germany’s exports come from material found abroad and not from their natural resources. Although Germany has one of the largest economies worldwide, they don’t use their natural resources for the production of their goods. As one of the world’s leading energy producers, you could potentially argue that that energy, one of Germany’s natural resources, provides the opportunity to produce the rest of their economic goods.
All of the nation’s goods are produced in factories and at plants. Energy can be refined at a plant and is used throughout Germany as well as following the disbursement of their goods through France, the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, China, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, and Belgium. Many of the goods created in Germany, as well as the energy harnessed, will be exported to these countries to be used by the common people. For example, the car brand BMW is a German export that many Americans love and drive today. Technically, Germany doesn’t use their natural resources for the creation of their goods. Alternatively, you can argue that Germany uses the natural resource of energy to produce all of their exports.