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What makes Hamburg the gateway to the world?
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BEcause it is located at the mouths of the Elbe and Alster rivers only 100 mk to the North Sea
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How big is Hamburg's port
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75km
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What preceeds Hamburg's industrial area
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the Ruhr Valley Area
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Name Hamburg's most famous green area?
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Pflanzen und Blumen in the middle of the city
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What two lake like bodies of water do the Alster River form?
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Außenalster and the Binnenalster
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What was the first zoo to keep animals in their natural setting rather than in cages?
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Hagenbecks Tierpark
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Why is Hamburg the cultural center of Northern Germany
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It has 11 Universities, 31 Theaters, 6 concert halls, and 50 museums
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What is Hamburg's entertainment quarter called?
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St. Pauli
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What is an Abschlüsse
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Academic Degree
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What is a Diplom
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the first degree for most areas in the sciences, engineering, and other similar fields
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What is a Magister Artium
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The degree for humanities
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Studies regulated by the state are concluded with what?
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The Staatsexamen
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Colleges that prepare students for a career in art are called?
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Kunsthochschulen
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Colleges that prepare students for a career in music are called?
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Musikhochschulen
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What is the Fachhochschule
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Specialized schools
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What is a Vorlesung?
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A lecture course with little discussion and no exams
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What is an Übung?
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a course that often has daily assignments, discussion and a test (Klausur)
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What is a Seminar?
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Where students write papers and discuss the material
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After completing an Übung or Seminar, what does a student receive
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A "Schein" Which is a certificate with a grade on it
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What is a Zwischenprüfung?
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the intermediate qualifying exam usually taken after four to six semesters at the University
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What is the german word for preparing
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vorbereiten
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What is the BAföG
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The law passed to give everyone an equal opportunity to study at the University. 50% is a grant and 50% is a no-interest loan.
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What does one need financial aid for at a University
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Living expenses
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Explain Numerus clausus
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the system used to limit the number of students
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What does the Regelstudienzeit
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requires that students finish their studies within a required time, usually 8-12 semesters
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Can a foreign student in Germany take a course in English
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yes
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What must an American have before being accepted into German University?
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2 years of college as well as passing a language exam
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what does dürfen mean
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to be allowed to
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