Use the cluster map or globe on our blog site. Choose a dot. Find out where that dot represents. Mark it on your world map in your homework book. In the comment box below:
- Name the place you have chosen
- Name two towns, cities or landmarks that are close to your chosen place
- Find two facts about your chosen place or one of the places you have identified as being close by
- Think of a question you have about that place and write it in your comment box as well.
I have chosen Kenya,
ReplyDeleteTwo places close to Kenya :
Thika and Kiganjo
Two facts about Kenya:
*The currency of Kenya is Kenyan shilling.
*Kenya only has only two seasons - the rainy season and the dry season.
My question about Kenya is:
Does Kenya mean anything special in the other language they speak there (Kiswahili)?
I got my information from :
http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-kenya-2232.html
Country:London
ReplyDeleteCities Near Or Landmarks:Dublin,Paris
Two Facts about the country:
-London is formed by two ancient cities,city of London and city of Westminster,both cities forming the region of greater London.
-There are more than 100 theatres in London
Question I Have About The Place:
What is London most famous for?
-Country: Melbourne
ReplyDelete-Close cites: Gee long,Bacchus Marsh.
-Melbourne is the capital of Victoria.
Melbourne holds the world record for the highest attendance at a cricket match.
-How many people live in Melbourne?
I Got this information from
http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-melbourne-1672.html
1.Wolverhampton,England,UK.
ReplyDelete2.Coventry and Birmingham.
3.a)Wolverhampton was the first place in the UK to have a set of electrically operated traffic lights.b)Several billion years ago, Wolverhampton was located roughly where the Bahamas are now. However over time it was moved (partly due to movement in tectonic plates) to its present location in order to be incorporated within the West Midlands Metropolitan borough.
4.What is the population of Wolverhampton.
Brisbane,Queensland Australia
ReplyDeleteBunderburg and Rockhamtion
A)The population of brisbane is 1,820,400
in 2010 thats heeps. B)It is the third biggest super city in Australia.
Miami.
ReplyDeleteCoutries or towns close to Miami...
Hollywood and Pompano beach.
Facts about Miami are...
Miami is home to the Miami Dolphins football team and Miami heat basketball team.
69.7% of the population is white 57.3% hispanic and 20.3% black.
My question is why can't it be C.S.I Hollywood why is is it C.S.I Miami????
Michael.D
I chose to do Argentina.
ReplyDelete1)It is thought that there were inhabitants in Argentina 13000 years back.
2)Argentina means 'land of silver'.
Two places that border Argentina are Paraguay and Chile.
My question is:Why is Argentina known as the land of silver?
Eilish Ramsden
I got my information from Buzzle.com
The country I chose is Russia.
ReplyDeleteA city is Moscow.
Another place is Peterbourg
Facts:
The population is 145 million.
The capital is Moscow.
They speak Russian.
I don't have a question
I picked nerilsk and the citys cloce citys are kayer and talnakh.my qustion is when was rusia formd?.there are 4 hokey divizons in rusha.ther are 24 hokey teams in the 4 divizons
ReplyDeleteCountry:United Kingdom
ReplyDeleteThe city is London and the landmark is the Big Ben tower clock.
•London has a population of 7,172,036 (2001)
•There are over 100 theatres in London, including 50 in the West End. London theatre accounts for 45% of all UK theatre admissions and over 70% of box-office revenues. Source: GLA Economics
Information from
www.Projectbritain.com
My Question is is it true that it rains more than 75% Per year in London
country: united kingdom/London
ReplyDeletea land mark is Big Ben
a cite or town close is Paris
Paris has the Eiffel Tower
Paris's driving side is right side
my Question is how many Museum's are in London ?
I have chosen tasmania
ReplyDelete-Close towns:campbell town and Qeenstown
-Facts:Tasmania have a capaeity for invertiveness that was founded in the early years of settlement.
-many animals are noctural there
Question is:what is the hotest,lowest temperture it can get up to.
I have chosen to do Gaborone, in South Africa.
ReplyDelete-It is the largest and capital city of Botswana.
-The population:191, 776(2006)
For a town starting with "A" in New Zealand I chose Alexandra.
ReplyDelete-It is a town in the Central Otago district of Otago region of NZ.
I didn't know where to post this weeks mapwork so i'll just put it here!!!I chose moscow in russia and my facts are:
ReplyDelete1.Moscow is the capital of Russia.
2.The city is about thirty km in diameter.
3.The population reaches almost ten million.