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1 Summary of important topics EDUCI 3: 1. The Country : Despite its reduced surface area of 2,586 km2, the Luxembourg is rich in varied landscapes; the natural properties of these landscapes are constantly subject to modifications cations by the hand of men. If the men settled on these lands, it is due to favorable natural factors: clean water, fertile soils, a climate moderate, the presence of raw materials and a good location in relation to the axis’s road. The landscape is constantly evolving because man intervenes in nature to exploit it. The construction of im- furniture and houses, roads and cars roads, factories and industrial zones takes up a lot of space and changes the landscape. 2 2. A city changing: Differdange is today the third largest city of Luxembourg, after the capital and Esch/Alzette. In the 18th century, Differdange was a small, lively village mainly consisting of agriculture. End of the 19th century, the steel industry developed in the south of the country and Differdange is become a city where thousands of Luxembourgers and immigrants found work. In the 1970s, the industrial site began its decline. Iron factories and mines were closing. These economic changes...