grade 2 country reports 2010
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Travel BrochureWhere would you like to travel to?
Grade 2Mrs. O’Hearn’s Class
2010
CUBA
• Capital-Havana• Money-peso• Language-Spanish• Foods- Cuban food combines
flavor from many area of the world – black rice beans is the dish
of Cubans and some chicken
• Animals-Animals include small Mammals- iguanas, frogs, and scorpions
• The land–Cuba is island in the Caribbean sea, surrounded by several small islands
• Cuba is about 90 miles long.
• Holidays-Cubans celebrate several nation holidays
• Clothes-Cubans wear fancy clothes and clothes for warm weather
• Sports-baseball• Weather- sunny and hot• Plant-Cuba’s plant life, sugarcane,
tobacco, rice • Population- about 11 million• Size-110,862 square kilometers • Arts-dancing
Argentina
• Capital-Buenos Aires• Money-peso• Language-Spanish• Foods-beef, lasagna,
ravioli, spaghetti• Animals-jaguars,
monkeys, tapirs, coati
• Holidays-Christmas, Independence day September 21 students day
• Clothes-school uniforms• Sports-soccer, rayuela-
hopscotch• Weather-they have early
spring, warm• Arts-dancing, firework• It is the 2nd largest country
in South America.
Canada
• Capital-Ottawa in the province of Ontario
• Money-Canadian dollar
• Language-English and French
• Foods-butter tarts, cookies, brown sugar
• Animals- grizzly bears
• Holidays-Canada day• Sports- Wilderness hockey• Weather-Cold in the winter and
warm in the summer• Canada is a large country north of
the United States.
England
• Capital-London• Money-Pound sterling• Language-English• Foods-Baked potatoes, lamb,
pudding, bacon, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, eggs, and baked beans, curries, and spicy pickles
• Animals-Hawks, Moose, Roe deer, Red deer
• Transportation-trains,• Landmark-Blenheim palace,
Stonehenge• River-Thames river• Land-Flat, coast line, steep cliffs,
rocky, hedges• Homes-Terraced houses, semi
detached houses• School-Primary school• Work-Restaurants, Lawyers
• Holidays-Guy Fawkes day, Notting Hill Carnival
• Clothes-uniforms• Sports-soccer, cricket, rugby• Weather-Rain• Arts-Art Galleries, Theaters• People-white people, and black people• Flag-Blue, white, and red
Finland
• Capital-Helsinki• Money-Euro• Language- Finnish• Foods-fruit, wild berries,
strawberries, blueberries, yellow berries, cloudberries, raspberries, apples
• Holidays-Christmas, Independence Day• Sports-ice hockey• Weather-very cold• Arts-listen to music• Finland is in the northern part of Europe.
– smaller than the U,S. state of New Mexico. – A little part of Finland is in the Arctic part of
the world. • Lake Samoa is the fifth largest lake in Europe.
– It covers about 1,700 square miles. (4,380 square kilometers).
• Finland became a country on December 6, 1917. – On that day, the government declared
independence from Russia. • Finns elected Karol Judo Stahlberg as the first
president.
Germany
• Capital-Berlin• Language-German• Foods-Germans love to eat fancy food
and for desert they love ice cream, fruit filling, whip cream, and other toppings!
• Animals-wolves, deer, grouse, and huge wild pigs.
• The Land- Germany has a lot of land and the north is flat and low.
• Germany is in Europe.
• Holidays- special traditions, and festivals. – Most festivals are 600 years old! – St. Nicholas day on Dec.6 – Town festivals are the most popular!
• Sports- soccer, skiing, fuss ball, foot ball, and tennis
• Forest- Black Forest is famous all over the world– trees are thick, tall, and black– wild flowers, oak, trees, pine, and
many types of bushes• Schools & Language- go to school when
they are six years old! – love to learn reading, math, writing,
science, and different languages
Greece
• Capital-Athens• Money-Euro• Language-Greek• Foods-olives, grapes, lemons, wine,
tomatoes, kebabs, Tsoureki (braided bread)
• Animals-bears, and deer lynx wolves wildcats boars porcupine
• Holidays-Easter Orthodox Christians independence day
• Clothes-white clothes, colorful costumes
• Sports-soccer, basketball, weight lifting
• Weather-sunny• Arts-music, buiding and
dance
India
• Capital-New Delhi• Money-Rupee• Language-Hindi English• Foods-rice, spicy
vegetables, pork, soup, roti, beef, meat, wraps, curry, nuts, and clam
• Animals-tigers, lions, lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, bears, and deer
• Location- South Asia
• Holidays-Dwali and Lakshmi• Clothes-Indians still wear clothes from old
times• Sports-cricket• Weather-hot• Population-1,103,371,000• Largest city-Bombay• Highest mountain-Kanchen Junga• Religions-Hindu, Islam
Ireland
• Capital-Dublin• Money-Euro• Language-English, Irish
Gaelic• Foods-Irish food is simple
and healthy. – Many people in Ireland
like to eat potatoes.• Animals- foxes, badgers,
rabbits, hedgehogs– Ireland fewer mammals
than the rest of Europe.
• Holidays-Irish people celebrate Saint Patrick's day on March 17th.
• Sports-football and hurling.• Weather-mild weather, constant
rainfall• Ireland is an island country
between the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.
Jamaica
• Capital-Kingston• Money-Jamaican dollar • Language-Patois• Foods-banana, cacos, citrus, fruit
coconut, sugar canes• Animals-birds, bats, frogs,
crocodiles
• Holidays-festivals Jonkonnu and Christmas
• Clothes-tee shirt, shorts• Sports-cricket • Weather-hot, wet, mild• Arts-wood sculpture• Jamaica is in part of the Atlantic
ocean and part of the Caribbean sea. • School- So many people that go to
school they have two schooldays one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
• Family- usually have three or more kids .
Japan
• Capital -Tokyo• Money- yen• Custom-They bow to show respect.• Foods- fish, rice, soy sauce and spicy
sauces • Animals- Bears, foxes, deer, wild
boars, antelope, hares and wild monkeys
• Holidays- New Year is one of the biggest festivals in Japan.
• Clothes- A kimono that is a long silk dress with a large sash around it.
• Sports- Sumo wrestling• Homes-They are made out of
wood and they take of their shoes before entering a home.
• Art- Ink panting, flower arranging, and making beautiful pottery and origami
Mexico
• Capital-Mexico city• Money-peso• Language-Spanish• Foods coffee, cotton, and
wheat• Animals-lizards coyotes, a
rare rabbit lives in Mexico. It is called the volcano rabbit.
• Clothes-same as ours.• Weather- hot and wet .• Art -They use colorful
patterns for their cloths that are old styles.
• Landmarks- Mayan Temple• Kids in there free time help
with house.• Sport - Bullfighting
Norway
• Capital-Oslo• Money-One hundred ore equal
one krone.• Language-Norwegian.• Foods-Norwegians eat four or
more meals each day. For breakfast they eat cereal and a smorbrod (a sandwich that includes-jam, salmon, meat, or cheese.
• Animals- foxes, hares and lemmings.
• Holidays- May 17 is Constitution Day.
• Clothes-Clothes look like that of North Americans.
• Sports-They do skiing, and sledding down a hill.
• Weather-The weather is very hot and windy.
Peru
• Capital-Lima• Money-Sol• Language-Spanish• Foods-potatoes, peppers and
grains• Animals-Blue and Yellow Macaws
and brown Llamas• Population- Over twelve million
• Holidays-Easter ,Christmas and Independence Day, July 1
• Clothes-It depends where you live in Peru.
• Sports-soccer, basketball, and bullfighting
• God –Naymlap-The god of Peru is a half man half bird
Russia
• Capital-Moscow• Money-Ruble• Language-Russian• Foods-farmers in the west
grow wheat, potatoes, and other crops.
• Animals-polar fox• Size-6,592,800 square
miles (17,075,352 square kilometers)
• Holidays-Easter, Christmas• Clothes-they wear north America clothes• Sports-Soccer• Weather-sunny in summer very cold in the winter.• Arts-Olympic games and chess.• Population-about 148 million• School- Children start school at ages 6 or 7
Scotland
• Capital-Edinburgh• Money-pound, sterling• Language-their language is Gaelic• Foods-they eat meat and fish • Animals-cattle, red deer, Shetland
ponies• National song-”God save the
Queen”.
• Holidays-they celebrate Christmas
• Easter and New Year they also celebrate boxing day and burns night
• Clothes-in Scotland the clothes are called tartan. Different families have different patterns
• Sports-they like to play soccer.
• Arts- castles, kilts
Thailand
• Capital-Bangkok• Money-baht• Language-Thai• Foods-rice, vegetables, cassava, corn,
cotton, spices, chilies, peppers, water • Animals-buffaloes, snakes, crocodiles,
bears, rhinos, tigers, elephants, birds, fish, sharks
• Holidays-New Year, Kings birthday on December 5th,
• Clothes-costumes from hundreds of years ago for events
• Sports-boat races• Weather-sun and rain• Arts-music and dancing• Work-coffee picker, fishermen,
painting parasols,
Venezuela
• Capital-Caracas• Money-Bolivar• Language-Spanish• Foods-rice ,corn, bananas, coffee,
sugar and fruit.• Animals- bears, jaguars, anteaters,
monkeys, birds, snakes, shrimp, eels and fish, frogs.
• People-Venezuelans.• Landmarks- Angel falls, Canaima
national park.• Rain forest name-llanos.• Famous people-Simon Bolivar and
Christopher Columbus
• Holidays-Christian holidays, Carnival, Independence Day
• Clothes-t-shirts and jeans and shoes• Sports-soccer, baseball, basketball• Weather-Very hot and super rainy• Longest river-Orinoco river • Population- about 23 million.• Highest mountain-Pico Bolivar• Transportation-boat and trains. • Work-in factories and farms .• President-Hugo Chavez
Vietnam
• Capital- Ha Noi• Money- The Dong• Language- Vietnamese• Foods-fruits, cobra, bat, eel, fish,
vegetables, rice• Animal- deer, elephants, tiger,
monkeys, crocodiles, boars, jackals, otters, flying squirrels skunks, water buffalo
• Holidays-National Day September 2-3
• Sports-soccer races• Weather- warm to hot• President- Ho Chi Minh • Car, bike, motorcycles• Art-sculpture• Work- firework factory, salt
mine, fishing
Australia
• Australia-a continent and a country• Capital-Canberra• Language-English• Foods-cattle and sheep• Animals-kangaroos ,koalas,
platypuses, wombats, emus, kookaburras, Tasmanian devil and camels.
• Clothes-same as Americans• Weather-hot and very dry and wet • Arts-Sydney Opera House and Ayers
Rock • Location-near equator• Largest city-Sydney Harbor• Tallest mountain-Mount Kisciuszko
• Largest lake-Lake Eyre• Great Barrier Reef- along the
northeast coast of Australia• Wild flowers-such as kangaroo paw.
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