{"id":236,"date":"2010-11-23T11:03:37","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T15:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/"},"modified":"2010-11-23T11:03:37","modified_gmt":"2010-11-23T15:03:37","slug":"activity-2-comparing-the-eu-countries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/introduction\/what-is-the-eu\/activity-2-comparing-the-eu-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity 2: Comparing the EU Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_290\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 200px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/eu_national-flags-sm.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-290\" title=\"eu_national-flags-sm\" src=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/eu_national-flags-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/eu_national-flags-sm.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/eu_national-flags-sm-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: European Community, 1999<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Follow                         the instructions below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click                             on the interactive <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/introduction\/what-is-the-eu\/activities-1-and-2-map\/\" target=\"_blank\"> &#8220;Map of Europe&#8221;<\/a> from the previous activity. This                             should open a new window.<\/li>\n<li>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/introduction_activity-2-wsheet.doc\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> to print your copy of the &#8220;European Countries: A Comparison&#8221;                             worksheet. (You can also choose to fill in the data                             on this worksheet using your word processor. But be                             sure to save your work!)<\/li>\n<li>On                             the map, click on each country to access fact sheets                             and country profiles to fill out the worksheet.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now,                           answer the following questions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> What is                             the largest country in the EU, in terms of population?<\/li>\n<li> How many                             different languages are spoken in the EU countries?<\/li>\n<li> How many                             EU countries use more than one language as their official                             language?<\/li>\n<li>Which are                             the three most widely used languages in the EU?<\/li>\n<li> How many                             countries in the EU do not use the euro as their national                             currency?- What do these countries have in common?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a class=\"pdf\" href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/introduction_activity-2.pdf\">Printer-friendly Version<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow the instructions below: Click on the interactive &#8220;Map of Europe&#8221; from the previous activity. 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