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World Map
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Map Work for Week 2, Term 3
Please post your map work information here! Don't forget that I need to know the time difference between NZ and your chosen country as well as the time there and here! Last week some of you didn't work out the difference :)
World Map Work: Korea In 1945,after World War 2,Korea was split into two countries. Time Difference: There:14:31.19 Here:17:31:19 Difference:3 Hours
New Zealand Map Work: Blackwater,Blackball & Baryytown -Blackwater used to be a mining town and was very famous for that. When I visted Blackwater we used to have to work on the farm that we owned up there.
*Russia is the largest country in the world, stretching over an area of around 17 million square kilometers. *Russia houses more then 100 different ethnic groups. *There are eleven time zones in Russia.
Time There: 8.15am Wednesday morning Time Here: 4.15pm Wednesday afternoon The timje difference is 8 hours and the time (8.15am) is the time in Moscow.
I got my information from: http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-russia-1394.html
New Zealand Map Work:
Towns: *Barry's Bay *Barrytown *Braeburn
Facts: Barrytown was settled in the 1860's and was a centre for gold dredging.
I got my information from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrytown
*The church in Burkes Pass(St Patrick's) was built in 1871 but in 1992 it was turned into a gallery/craft shop.
I remember going to Burkes Pass about 3 years ago, when my family and I went up there to place flowers on my Nana's grave, I remember it being a very wind day.
world map philipines *88.5 million. *official language is philipines and english. *the students in the plilipine island the. schools in their have a punishment is if they misbehave they have to stay in school for two more years.
Spain is the champions of the Fifi world cup time here 8.15 pm time there 9.15 am time difference 11 hours NZ Bulls town folk are very cleaver at getting people to laugh. You will see what I mean when I bring to school tomorrow what I printed off the internet. YOU WILL LAUGH YOUR SOCKS OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I did Hope vally in the USA my fact is the population in 2000 was 1649.The time there was 04:26:38 and the time here was 20:26:02.The time difference was 16 hours 36 seconds.
World Map Work
ReplyDelete*Argentina-America
*Tha hottest it's ever been is 49C.
*The coldest is -33C
Argentina time 1:41am New Zealand time 4:41pm
-15.22 hours difference
New Zealand map work
Bola, Brooklyn and Balclutha
*Bola=In 1988 March there was a cyclone that caused 6 deaths.
new zealand map work
ReplyDeletebanks peninsula
bay view
bay of plenty
bay of plenty is known for there netball team
world map work
ReplyDeletespain
once a year there is an edvent called the running of the bulls
here 9:00 pm
spain 10:00 am
difference 13 hours
World map work.
ReplyDelete*Tasmania/Australia
*population=494.520 people (March 2oo8)
Tasmania time:4:38 pm
NZ time:6:38 pm
Map Work
ReplyDeleteWorld Map Work:
Korea
In 1945,after World War 2,Korea was split into two countries.
Time Difference:
There:14:31.19 Here:17:31:19 Difference:3 Hours
New Zealand Map Work:
Blackwater,Blackball & Baryytown
-Blackwater used to be a mining town and was very famous for that.
When I visted Blackwater we used to have to work on the farm that we owned up there.
World Map Work:
ReplyDeleteRussia/Russian Federation:
*Russia is the largest country in the world, stretching over an area of around 17 million square kilometers.
*Russia houses more then 100 different ethnic groups.
*There are eleven time zones in Russia.
Time There: 8.15am Wednesday morning
Time Here: 4.15pm Wednesday afternoon
The timje difference is 8 hours and the time (8.15am) is the time in Moscow.
I got my information from: http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-russia-1394.html
New Zealand Map Work:
Towns:
*Barry's Bay
*Barrytown
*Braeburn
Facts:
Barrytown was settled in the 1860's and was a centre for gold dredging.
I got my information from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrytown
world map work fort Lauderdale time 01.14.00am
ReplyDeletenz time 17.14:00pm difference 16 hours
nz map work barrytown blackball bulls bulls is named after james bull.
ReplyDeletebalclutha
ReplyDeletebleneim
bulls....
bulls is named after james bull
small
bad wether
middle of north island.
world map work
melbourne
the olimpics was held there
very hot 25-28 degrees max 48
snow is rare
aus5.29-nz7.29
NZ map work
ReplyDelete*Bluff
*Blenheim
*balcutha
Bluff is the Oyster capital of New Zealand
World map work
I did Spain and a fact is that Spain is in the top 3 most visited countries in the world.
Time there 10.09.49 am time here 20.10.49 pm time difference 11 hours
Michael.D
World Mapwork.
ReplyDeleteMakati,Philipines
*Makati is rated 40th most densely rated populated city in the world with 18,654
inhabitants per km.
Time here:20:48
Time there:16:48
Time difference:4 hours
New Zealand Map work
ReplyDelete*Bethlehem
*Brixton
*Burkes Pass
*The church in Burkes Pass(St Patrick's) was built in 1871 but in 1992 it was turned into a gallery/craft shop.
I remember going to Burkes Pass about 3 years ago, when my family and I went up there to place flowers on my Nana's grave, I remember it being a very wind day.
World map work.
ReplyDeletePhilippines.
facts.
*The capital is Manila.
*The population is estimated to be about 92 million.
Time here 5:00.
Time there 12:58.
Time difference 4 hours 2 minutes.
New Zealand map work.
ReplyDelete*Bluff.
*Blenheim.
*Blackball.
I've been to Blenheim and it was really hot and theres heaps of vine-yards.
Facts.
-Bluff is famous for it's oysters.
-Blenheim is one of the most sunniest towns in N.Z.
-Blackball was a coal-mining town 100 years ago.
World map work
ReplyDeleteSpain
city:palma
fact
*Spain has 40,217,413 inhabitants.
*During the 16th century,Spain was one of the most powerful empires in the world.
time 8:52am
time/nz 6:53pm
9hrs and 8mins diffants.
New Zealand map work
*Bluff
*Blenheim
*Barrytown
I did Bluff and a fact on Bluff
*Bluff was not a settlement untill the arrival of the europens.
*Bluff is known for its oysters.
Ranelle
world map philipines
ReplyDelete*88.5 million.
*official language is philipines and english.
*the students in the plilipine island the. schools in their have a punishment is if they misbehave they have to stay in school for two more years.
world map work
ReplyDeleteargantenans speak spanish
argantena 4:21 NZ 19:21:]
New Zealand map work
ReplyDeleteBlenheim
Belcltutha
Belfast
I have past though belfast on the way to christchurch but it looks very nice they all care for there flowers so its really colourful.
Word map work
Argentina means land of silver
Grace M
NZ map work
ReplyDeleteBluff is the oyster capital of NZ
Spain is the champions of the Fifi world cup time here 8.15 pm time there 9.15 am time difference 11 hours NZ Bulls town folk are very cleaver at getting people to laugh. You will see what I mean when I bring to school tomorrow what I printed off the internet. YOU WILL LAUGH YOUR SOCKS OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI did Hope vally in the USA my fact is the population in 2000 was 1649.The time there was 04:26:38 and the time here was 20:26:02.The time difference was 16 hours 36 seconds.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what you are going to show us tomorrow Liam :)
ReplyDelete