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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?