Geography.

Location:

Germany is located in central Europe. Germany is bordered by the Baltic and North Sea,
Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the
south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west.

Cities:

There are six large cities, and they are most important cities. They are:
Berlin ,Hamburg ,Munich, Cologne ,Frankfurt ,Stuttgart, introduces you to the most important
capital cities, Hamburg, Berlin, Stuttgart and Munich. As an Insider tip for travelers I also include
my favorite cities in Germany, even they are much smaller.

Terrain: lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south.

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 Body of water: 7,300 km Rhine River carries most goods; Main-Danube Canal links
North Sea and Black Sea (2004). Baltic Sea - a large body of water northeast of Germany Danby
River - a river that starts in southwestern Germany and flows out of Germany through the
German/Austrian border.
Elbe River - a river that flows into Germany from the Czech Republic; it runs through Dresden
and Hamburg, eventually going into the North Sea.
Rhine River - a river that flows through western Germany; it enters Germany at the French border
and leaves at the border with the Netherlands.
North Sea - a large body of water northwest of Germany.
Right now Germany total body of water: 7,798 sq km

Climate: temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm
mountain (foehn) wind

Most of Germany has a temperate seasonal climate in which humid westerly winds predominate.
The climate is moderated by the North Atlantic Drift, the northern extension of the Gulf Stream.
This warmer water affects the areas bordering the North Sea; consequently in the north-west and
the north the climate is oceanic. Rainfall occurs year-round, especially in the summer. Winters
are mild and summers tend to be cool, though temperatures can exceed 30 °C (86 °F) the east has
a more continental climate; winters can be very cold and summers very warm and long dry
periods are frequent. Central and southern Germany are transition regions which vary from
moderately oceanic to continental. In addition to the maritime and continental climates that
predominate over most of the country, the Alpine regions in the extreme south and, to a lesser
degree, some areas of the Central German Uplands have a mountain climate, characterised by
lower temperatures and greater precipitation.