In Geography we have been using
atlases to find out about
continents, countries and oceans of the world.
For
your homework this week, we would like to choose a
country and write a fact
file about it.
You could include:
- · Which continent it is on
- · Which countries and seas border it
- · The capital city
- · Other significant cities
- · The flag
- · Languages spoken
- · The population
- · The currency
- · The climate
- · Mountains and rivers
- · Any other interesting facts.
My country fact file:
ReplyDeleteCountry- Portugal
Continent- Europe
Countries around- Spain
Capital city- Lisbon
Flag- A third green, two thirds red, and a sigh in the middle
Language- Portuguese
Population- 10,264,797
Weather- Mainly warm with some rain
Mountains- Torre, Mount Pico and many more
Rivers- Douro, Tagus and many more
By: Ananya
My fact file!:
ReplyDeleteCountry: India
Continent: Asia.
Other countries: Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore etc.
Capital city: Delhi.
Flag: Orange at the top, green at the bottom and with a white colour. In the centre of the flag, there is an ashkh charka.
Language: Main Hindi and mine - Marathi, there are 32 official languages in India.
Population: Well... in 2015, 1.311 billion and 3.1 million of Pune.
Climate: Almost everyday its sunny and it rains 3 months in rainy days. Like heavy rains.
Mountain: Tallest Mount Everest in India
Rivers: Indus River, Ganges River Basin.
SOHAM!!!
Fact file of: Romania
ReplyDeleteCountry’s close: Ukraine, Hungary, Bulgaria.
Continent: Europe.
Flag: Blue, Yellow and red.
Population: 19,237,513.
Capital: Bucharest.
Climate: between temperate and continental.
Languages: Latin.
Mountains: ineu peak.
Rivers: cerna river.
Interesting facts: Romania is the ninth largest wine producer in the world.
Romania has the most beautiful waterfall in the world.
Timisoara became the first city of Europe to have electric street lighting in 1889.
By Methmi
My fact file – North America
ReplyDeleteCountry: United States of America -USA
Capital city: Washington D.C
Significant cities: New York City, Los Angles, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Boston, Las Vegas and San Francisco
The flag: The Stars and Stripes; Red, White and Blue ����
The 50 stars represent the fifty states of the country and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British Colonies.
National language: English
Currency: United States Dollar �� (USD)
Population: 325,007,000 ( 2017 estimate)
Continent: North America
Countries surrounding:Canada, Mexico, Russia, Cuba and The Bahamas
Climate: Subtropical, Continental, Mediterranean, Tropical and semi-arid to desert
Interesting facts: US is the 4th largest country in the world and 3rd largest in population.
US has the world’s largest economy.
The first man to walk on the moon was American Neil Armstrong (July 21, 1969).
US consumes more petroleum than any other country in the world.
US was the leading force behind the development of the Internet.
By: Vibha
My fact file:
ReplyDeletecountry: Pakistan.
continent: Asia.
capital city: Islamabad.
flag its a green flag with a white moon in the middle with one star in the moon and a line on the left that is white.
Rivers: chenab,indus,ravi and shyok
language: urdu
Mountain: mashabrum,k2,diran and buni zom
climate: really hot and sometimes a little bit not too much but a little bit hot.
In pakistan it is a little bit hot sometime it is really hot.As a fact, people in Pakistan speak urdu. They don`t use any spoons when they have a spoon when they have desert.
By:Iqra
Fact File:
ReplyDeleteCountry: Canada
Continent: North America
Population: 35,750,000 people
Languages: English, Spanish and French
Largest cities: 1st Toronto, 2nd Montreal, 3rd Vancouver
Capital city: Ottawa
2nd largest contry in the world with 3,850,000 square miles
Cities around: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa
Climate: Tropical
Temperature: 26.2 °C.
Flag: Two thirds of red on each side and in the middle there's the Maple Leaf
Oceans: Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Hudson Bay
Rivers: Columbia, Mackenzie, Dauphin, Manitoba and Winnipeg
By Elena
My fact file:
ReplyDeletecountry: Poland
continent: Europe
Flag: White & Red
climate; cold and hot
rivers: Wisła, Odra
capital city; Warszawa
mountain; Karparty ,Tatry
The currency: Złoty Polish
Population: 38,000,00
other contry; france England
BY BARTEK
Poland
ReplyDeletePoland is a part of Europe which is serounded by Germany Czech Republic and Ukraine.The capital city of Poland is Warszawa and other cities are Gdansk and Gdynia.The Polish flag is red at the bottom and whie at the top.Also,the language is symply Polish.The poland population is some were around 38,566,601 people!The currency in poland is zloty.Polands climate is very verried with hot summers and cold winters.One mountain in Poland is called Tatry.
by Igor
Fact File:
ReplyDeleteCountry: India
Language: Konkani, Hindi
Continent: Asia
Capital City: New Deli
Largest Cities: 1st Mumbai, 2nd Kolkata, 3rd Delhi
Flag: 1st is Orange, the 2nd is white with a symbol
Population: 1,342,512,706 people
Climate: Humidity
Mountains and Rivers: Sindhu, Ganga, Jamuna
Interesting fact: The capital of India is New Delhi, but the largest city is Mumbai
Mafalda
Barbados
ReplyDeleteContinent: It is on the continent North America.
Capital: The capital is Bridgetown.
Borders: It is an island so it doesn’t have any borders however there are other islands nearby such as St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada.
Seas: It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
The Flag: The flag is blue yellow blue in vertical lines with a black trident in the middle.
Languages spoken: They speak English.
Population: The population is 285,744.
Currency: They use Barbadian dollars.
Climate: The island has 3,000 hours of sun per year, the temperature reaches 30° c most of the year.
Mountains: Mount Hillaby and Dover Beach.
Rivers: Bruce Vale River, Joes River, Long Pond River, Constitution River and Indian River.
Other interesting facts: The Prime Minister is Freundel Stuart. The pop singer Rhianna is also from Barbados.
By Eva
Spain
ReplyDeleteIn Europe serounded by Portugal,France. Is also serounded by the Atlantic ocean,the Mediterranean sea,Alboran sea.The flag is red yellow red.The population in 2017 is 46,066,689.The capital city is Madrid. Other countries are Mancha,Galicia,Aragon.In spain they speak spanish.
Italy
ReplyDeleteItaly is located in Southern Europe.Italy is bordered by the Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ionian Sea and the Mediterranuan Sea and France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia to the north. The capital city of Italy is Rome. The currency used in Italy is Euro. The population is 60.8 million.The language spoken in Italy is Italian and loads of dialects in every region.Italy is famous for class, culture, pasta,pizza,cheese and wine.Italy is famous also for heavenly scenery of Venice, fashion in Milan, the Renaussance of Florence and the arts of Rome. Italy is known for unique architectural wonders like the leaning tower of Pisa. Ferrari and Lamborghini are of Italian origin. Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Fiat cars too.Leonardo Da Vinci and Michaelangelo are famous painter. They were born in Italy. Pavarotti and Bocelli famous singer were born in Italy.
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Kristen
VIETNAM
ReplyDeleteContinent: Southeast Asia
Borders: China, Laos, Cambodia, South China Sea
Capital: Hanoi
Major Cities: Hanoi,Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Haiphong
The flag: Red flag with a gold star
Languages spoken: Vietnamese, English, French, Chinese and Khmer
Population: 95,028,882
Currency: Vietnamese Dong
Climate: Tropical in South, Monsoonal in North with hot, rainy season May-September and warm, dry season October-March
Mountains: Annamite Mountain Range
Rivers: Mekong Delta, Red River Delta
Natural Resources: Phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower
Type of Government: Communist
My country Fact File :
ReplyDeleteCountry Name : Mexico
Continent: North America
Sea: Caribbean Sea, North Pacific Ocean
Capital City: Mexico
Cities: Veracruz ,Naucalpan and many
Language: Spanish
Mountains: Sierra Madre
Rivers: Rio Grande,Yoqui
Flag: Green first, then white and then red. In the middle, a eagle holding a snake.
Population: 120,286,655.
Area: 1,964,375 Square Kilometres
Climate: Tropical
Currency: Peso and centavos
Religion: 89% Roman Catholics
by
Ithisha
My fact file of: Romania. Country: Romania.
ReplyDeleteCountry’s close: Ukraine, Hungary, Bulgaria.
Continent: Europe.
Flag: Blue, Yellow and red.
Population: 19,237,513.
Capital: Bucharest.
Climate: between temperate and continental.
Languages: Latin.
Mountains: ineu peak.
Rivers: cerna river.
Interesting facts: Romania is the ninth largest wine producer in the world.
Romania has the most beautiful waterfall in the world.
Timisoara became the first city of Europe to have electric street lighting in 1889.
By Methmi
My fact file:
ReplyDeleteCountry: France
Continent: Europe
Countries: Germany,Switzerland...
Capital city: Paris
Flag: Blue vertical strip white vertical strip red vertical strip
Language: French
Population: In 2017 (64,938,716)
In 2016 (64,668,129)
Climate/Weather: Cold in winter and mild in summer
Mountains: Mont Blanc,Dent...
Rivers: Rhine,Orne...
By:Arya
ReplyDeleteFact File
Country: France
Capital city: Paris
Largest city: Paris(2,175,200)
Language: French
Currency: Euro
Population; 60,180,529 (July 2003)
Highest Mountain: Mont Blanc, in the Alps. It is the highest mountain in Europe.
Longest River: River Loire
Continent : Europe
Countries Surrounding : Germany , Italy , Switzerland , Belgium
Climate: cold in winter and mild in summer, but mild winters and hot summers are usual along the Mediterranean sea (French riviera) and in the South West of France. Along the Rhône Valley a strong ,cold, dry, north to north westerly wind blows.
By Aisha