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Job:发现系列 之世界区域 内文 P 2 12/04/2009 Sheng
Country Size Population(sq miles)
Australia 2,941,283 19,731,984
Brazil 3,265,075 182,032,604
Canada 3,602,707 32,207,113
China 3,600,947 1,286,975,468
Dominican Republic 18,700 8,715,602
Egypt 386,198 74,718,797
France 211,209 60,180,529Germany 137,803 82,398,326
Hungary 35,912 10,045,407
India 1,147,949 1,049,700,118
Ireland 32,375 3,924,140
Israel 7,993 6,116,533
Japan 146,690 127,214,499
Kenya 224,960 31,639,091
Lesotho 11,716 1,861,959
Mexico 761,830 104,907,991
New Zealand 103,736 3,951,307
Oman 82,000 2,807,12518
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Country Size Population(sq miles)
Pakistan 310,403 150,694,740
Qatar 4,416 817,052
Russia 6,592,846 144,526,278
South Africa 472,359 42,768,678
Turkey 301,302 68,109,469
United Kingdom 94,525 60,094,648
United States of America 3,539,242 290,342,554
Yemen 203,850 19,349,881
Zimbabwe 150,333 12,576,74227
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The people of Australia enjoysports of all kinds. About 6.5million people, nearly a third ofthe population, are regularlyactive in sports. Many more areinvolved in activities such asfishing, walking, boating, ridinghorses, and fitness programs.
Australians are also enthusiasticsports fans. Crowds of more than100,000 soccer lovers regularlyattend the Australian FootballLeague Grand Final inMelbourne.
Australiandollar
Sydney Opera House is on Sydney Harbor.
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BarrierReef
rain forest
CanberraSydney
Tasmania
AustraliaOf all the countries in the
world, Australia has the
smallest number of people
per square mile.
A koala
Brazilian real
Aboriginalrock painting
Uluru (Ayers Rock) is a sacred site for some Aborigines.
stretchesfor
more
than1,250
miles.
A U S T R A L I A
Melbourne
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BrazilBrazil is the largest
country in South America.
Brazil won the Cup again in 1962 and again in 1970. Becauseit was the first country to winthe Cup three times, it was given the original trophy.
Australiandollar
The Amazon rain forest supports
one-fifth of the world’splants and animals.
The Mardi Gras Carnivalin Rio de Janeiro is heldfor four days every year.
Pele was Brazil’s greatest soccer
player.
Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian real
A tropicalbutterfly
A boa constrictor
B R A Z I L
The people of Brazil are greatsoccer fans, and their country’steam has always done well in theWorld Cup. It first won the Cup in1958, beating Sweden in the finalby five goals to two. Brazil’s mostfamous soccer player, Pele, scoredtwo of the goals.
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Canadiandollar
CanadaCanada is in North America. It
is the second largest country in
the world.
The city of Toronto in Canada is home to one of the world’stallest buildings, the 1,150 foot (350 m) high CN Tower. Atthe top of this tower is theworld’s highest restaurant, whichrevolves once every 72 minutes.
Just below the CN Tower is the SkyDome where the TorontoBlue Jays play baseball. TheSkyDome was the world’s firstsports stadium to have a roofthat could be pulled back.
Chineseyuan
The Rocky Mountains stretchfor almost 3,000 miles
through Canada and the USA.
The CN Tower isvisited by two
million people everyyear.
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NiagaraToronto
Ottawa
Mounties
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ChinaThere are more people
in China than in any
other country.
Chinese food is very popular inother countries. However, mostpeople do not know that thereare different types of Chinesefood. Eastern Chinese food, fromthe Shanghai area, is known forits seafood and sugary taste.Western Chinese food, fromSzechuan, uses a lot of chili
peppers, making it hot and spicy.Southern Cantonese food hassweet and sour combinations. Inthe north of the country, peopleeat Pekinese food, which is veryrich and filling. Their mostfamous dish is Peking Duck.
Chineseyuan
The terra-cotta warriors near Xi’an guard their
emperor’s tomb.Hong Kong is the busiest
container port in the world.
The Great Wall ofChina is so big
it is visible fromspace.
Chinesewriting
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A giant panda
Bejing
Hong Kong
Xi’an
C H I N A
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Dominican RepublicThe Dominican
Republic is part
of an island in
the Caribbean.
Plantain trees
In 1492, Christopher Columbusset off from Spain to find the“East Indies,” which were islands in the Pacific. Instead, he reached a “New World” thathe had not guessed was there.The first place he landed in theAmericas was an island we nowcall the Dominican Republic.
Many people from Spain came tolive on this island, and the mainlanguage is Spanish.
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Dominicanpeso
Santo Domingo is the oldestcity in the “New World” but
has a modern industrial port.
Many tourists visit the country for its water sports.
A porcupine fish
The DominicanRepublic grows lots offruit and vegetables.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Egyptianpound
Santo Domingo
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EgyptEgypt is in north
Africa and is famous
for its pyramids.
Life in Egypt has always beenbased in the towns and villagesalong the banks of the NileRiver. On each side of the riverthe land is green and fertile,but beyond these narrow stripsof land there is nothing but hot,dry desert.
Egyptian farmers use these fertile strips to grow fruit,vegetables, rice, and cotton. The cotton is made into a cloththat is very famous. Sheets areoften made of Egyptian cotton.
Dominicanpeso
The Temple of Ramses I I in Abu Simbel
The Nile is the world’s longest river.
The Great Sphinxin Giza
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E G Y P TLuxor
Cairo
A Nile crocodile
A busy street in Luxor
Abu Simbel
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FranceFrance is one of the largest
countries in Europe.
France is famous for its food, and food is very important to the people of France. Some ofthe top chefs in the world havestudied at the famous cookingschool, Le Cordon Bleu. A mealat a traditional French restaurantwill feature crispy breads andrich creamy sauces. France hasmore than 400 official kinds ofcheese and is internationallyfamous for its amazing desserts.
France is also famous for its styleand design. Some of the world’sgreatest works of art, includingthe “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo daVinci, are housed in the LouvreMuseum in Paris. Many famousclothing designers make Paristheir home.
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The euro The euro
The Arc de Triomphe isthe largest arch of its
kind in the world.
Grapes for wine aregrown in vineyards.
Eiffel Tower
Cyclists
French chateaux were built asfortresses in medieval times.
F R A N C E
Paris
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GermanyGermany is the home
of the autobahn – the
fastest highway system
in the world.
The German people take theircars seriously. Germany is one ofthe top producers of automobilesin the world. It is also home tothe speediest drivers. On theautobahn highway system, thereare suggested speed limits of 80miles (130 km) per hour, butmany people drive much faster!
Germany is also known for itscolorful holiday celebrations. TheChristmas tree is a tradition thatbegan in Germany. Oktoberfest, aGerman harvest celebration, isnow a fun event in many otherplaces around the world. Allholidays feature rich food and fun.
The euro The euroCastles can be seen all along
the Rhine valley.
The Reichstag is the parliamentbuilding in Berlin.
A holiday market at night
A Volkswagen
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G E R M A N Y
A part of theBerlin Wall
Berlin
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HungaryThe Danube River
flows through the
center of Hungary.
Hungarians speak a languagecalled Magyar (pronouncedMawdyar), which is very differentfrom other languages in Europe.The language that is closest toMagyar is Finnish, although Finnsand Hungarians cannot usuallyunderstand each other. TheMagyar word for “thank you,” for example, is “köszönöm”(kersernerm), but the Finnishword is “kiitos” (keetoss).
Hungarians are very fond ofmusic, and there have been many famous Hungarianmusicians, such as the composers Liszt and Bartók.
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Hungarianforint
Indianrupee
The Danube River splitsBudapest into two parts –
Buda and Pest.
Lake Balaton is the warmestlake in Europe.
Traditional dancers
Goulash
Franz Liszt
BudapestH U N G A R Y
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IndiaIndia is the biggest
country in southern Asia.
Many people claim that the Taj Mahal at Agra is the mostbeautiful building in the world. It was built by the emperorJahangir as a memorial to hiswife, Mumtaz Mahal, who diedafter they had been married for19 years. It took 20,000 workers20 years to build. It is made ofwhite marble and is surroundedby pools and gardens.
The hot climate in India means that people wear light,loose clothes to keep cool.Women often wear saris, whichare long pieces of cloth drapedlike dresses.
Hungarianforint
Indianrupee
The Taj Mahal is made ofmarble and precious stones.
The Ganges River is a holy place. People gothere to wash and pray.
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A snakecharmer
A decoratedelephant
I N D I A
New DelhiAgra
Rickshaws are popularforms of transportationin many Indian cities.
PAKISTAN
NEPALBHUTAN
BANGLADESH
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IrelandThe whole island of
Ireland is sometimes
known as the
“Emerald Isle”
because it is so green.
A shamrock
St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) is a national holiday in Ireland.There are parades in the capitalcity of Dublin and throughout thecountry.
St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, and, according to the legend, he got rid of all thesnakes in the country and gavethe Irish their national symbol,the shamrock. He lived morethan 1,500 years ago.
Irish people are often said tohave the “blarney” (the gift oftalking with great skill). Peoplekiss the Blarney Stone to see if it will give them this gift.
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The euroIsraelishekel
Large crowds attend Gaelicsoccer matches.
Galway Bay is a large bay on the west coast.
Kissing the Blarney StoneA door in
Dublin
Dublin
Blarney
I R E L A N D
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IsraelIsrael is a young
country with an
ancient history.
Israel is a modern-day meltingpot of people from manycountries and different religions.This small country has madelarge advances in the sciences,especially where health care isconcerned. Many cutting-edgeadvances in surgery, research,and treatment have beendiscovered and refined by Israelidoctors and scientists.
The euroIsraelishekel
The Dead Sea is so saltythat people who swim
in it cannot sink!
Jerusalem is a holy city for manymodern-day religions.
Lighting candles atHanukkah, the Jewish
Festival of Lights
An olive grove
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I S R A E L
Jerusalem
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JapanJapan is made up of a
group of islands in the
northern Pacific Ocean.
The Japanese are very fond of tea and often drink it inspecial ceremonies called chaji.Hot water is poured from a jarcalled a mizusashi on to tea in a bowl (a chawan). The bowl isthen passed to each guest, whosips the liquid.
Japanese children use pencils andpens to write, but they still learncalligraphy, with a brush dippedin ink. At school, children learnkanji, which is Japanese writingin Chinese characters.
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Japaneseyen
Kenyanshilling
The beautiful GoldenPavilion at Kyoto is a
Buddhist temple.
The bullet train (shinkansen)is the fastest train in the
world.
Fans
A tea pavilion
Japaneselanterns
TokyoKyoto
J A P A N
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KenyaKenya is a large
country in east
Africa. It lies on
the equator.
Kenya has many wildlife parks.Herds of elephants and otheranimals live in them. There are many “big cats” such aslions, leopards, and cheetahs.These cats live by hunting thewildebeest, gazelles, and zebrasthat live in the parks.
Tourists go on safari in theparks. Local people act as guidesand wildlife wardens to protectthe animals. Once, tourists onsafari would have shot theanimals, but now they only take photographs.
Japaneseyen
Kenyanshilling
Nairobi is a modern,industrial city.
A young Maasai herder
Tourists on safari
A rhino
Maasai girl
K E N YA
Nairobi
K
Equator
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LesothoLesotho is a small
country that is
completely
surrounded by
South Africa.
Lesotho (pronounced le-soo-too)is a mountainous kingdom. Thewhole country is higher than3,300 feet (1,000 m) above sealevel, and some mountains reachup to 10,000 feet (3,000 m). Thetourist name for the country is“kingdom in the sky.” Lesotho’srough countryside and highmountains have helped thepeople of Lesotho, the Basotho,to remain independent.
Basotho herders on the plains ofLesotho wear colorful blankets asthey guard their cattle.
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Lesotholoti
Mexicanpeso
Maseru is the capital of Lesotho.
Basotho herders in the Drakensberg mountains
Basotho costume
Maletsunyane Falls is thehighest waterfall in Lesotho.
L E S O T H OMaseru
Basotho wall hanging
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MexicoThere are 5,800 miles
(9,330 km) of coastline
in Mexico.
Many ancient peoples lived inMexico. The best known are the Mayans and the Aztecs. TheMayans learned to measure timeand the movement of the planets.They developed a calendar, whichthey used for predicting dates thatthey believed would be lucky orunlucky. Nobody knows quite whythe Mayan civilization disappeared.
The Spanish came to Mexico inthe 16th century. Today, Spanishis the main language of Mexico.
Lesotholoti
Mexicanpeso
herders
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Mayansculpture
M E X I C O
Mexican hats
Teotihuacan
Acapulco
A cliff diver at La QuebradaCliffs near Acapulco
The Temple of the Moonat Teotihuacan is morethan 2,000 years old.
Mexico City
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New ZealandNew Zealand is made
up of a group of
islands in the South
Pacific Ocean.
People from New Zealand are often given the nickname“Kiwis.” This is because of a birdcalled a kiwi that is foundnowhere else in the world. Kiwisonly come out at night. Duringthe day they sleep in burrows inthe ground. They have long beaksand feathers that look like hair.
The original inhabitants of NewZealand were the Maoris, whosailed there from other islands inthe Pacific Ocean. Europeansettlers began to arrive in NewZealand during the 19th century.
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New Zealanddollar
Omanirial
Thermal springsoutside Rotorua
The All Blacks, NewZealand’s rugby team
A Maori carving
A kiwi
Wellington
N E W Z E A L A N D
Rotorua
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OmanOman is a small
country east of
Saudi Arabia, at
the entrance to
the Persian Gulf.
Oman has been important for centuries because of thefrankincense trees that growaround the city of Salalah.Frankincense was one of themost precious materials in theancient world. It was supposedto have healing powers.
Frankincense trees are thorny, but when an area of their bark iscut, white resin oozes out. Thesedrops are left on the tree toharden and are then collected.Frankincense is still sold in themarkets, although most is nowused to make perfumes.
New Zealanddollar
Omanirial
Thermal springs
There are big marketscalled souks.
Old stone forts are foundin many villages.
A Bedouin camp at Wahiba Sands
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Frankincense resin
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O M A N
Dates
glaciers
Salalah
Persian Gulf
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PakistanPakistan is a large
country to the
northwest of India,
through which flows
the great Indus River.
Pakistan is the home of one of the earliest civilizations onEarth, the great Indus Valleycivilization, which lay at the heart of several ancient empires.It has spectacular countrysidewith enormous fertile plainssurrounded by some of thehighest mountains in the world.
Mountain ranges such as theKarakoram and the Hindu Kushattract mountaineers from around the world.
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Up to 10,000 people gather at Badshahi mosque inLahore on special days.
The famous Khyber Pass connectsPakistan with Afghanistan.
Pakistan has one of the bestcricket teams in the world.
A decorated bus
Islamabad
P A K I S T A N
Lahore
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QatarQatar is a very small
country in the Middle
East that has the
world’s largest-known
reserves of natural gas.
The people of Qatar wereoriginally Bedouin, who traveled from place to placerather than living in a house.Although most Qataris are no longer nomadic in thisway, they still produce manyBedouin things, such as tents,rugs, cushions, and saddlebags.These are woven from the woolof sheep, goats, and camels,using simple tools made fromwood or gazelle horn.
Traditional Qatari dress is rich withgold or silver embroidery. Womenwear veils and often a black mask,called al-battoulah, which coversall of their face except the eyes,nose, and mouth. Qatari men weara thobe, which is a long, whiteshirt over loose trousers.
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cricket
Fishermen use thesetraditional sailing boats
called dhows.
An oil rig at sea
Bedouin use camels to travelacross the desert.
An Arabian oryx
Bedouin weaving
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RussiaRussia is the world’s
largest country
and crosses two
continents, Europe
and Asia.
Russia was the largest country in what used to be called theSoviet Union. Today, many of the other countries of the Soviet Union, such as Ukraineand Georgia, are independentcountries.
In Siberia, the Asian part ofRussia, is Lake Baikal, whichcontains almost one-quarter ofall the fresh water on Earth. At5,300 feet (1,620 m) deep, it isthe deepest lake in the world.
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Russianruble
Russian winters bring ice, snow,and freezing temperatures.
Russian hat
Russian eggs
R U S S I A
The colorful St. Basil’s cathedralis in Red Square, Moscow.
MoscowSt. Petersburg
Inside the famous HermitageMuseum in St. Petersburg
SouthAfrican
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South AfricaThe country of South Africa
is at the southern end of the
continent of Africa.
South Africa’s most famousperson is Nelson Mandela. For nearly 50 years he foughtagainst the apartheid system (the forced separation of whiteand black people). In 1964, hewas sentenced to life in prison,but even from prison he urgedpeople to carry on the struggleagainst apartheid.
After 27 years in prison, NelsonMandela was freed. Less thanfive years after his release, hewas awarded the Nobel PeacePrize and became president ofhis country.
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The Waterfront inCape Town
Table Mountain towers over Cape Town.
This woman iswearing traditional
Ndebele dress.
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Nelson Mandela
A King Proteaflower
S O U T H A F R I C A
Bloemfontein
Pretoria
Cape Town
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TurkeyTurkey spans
two continents,
Europe and Asia.
Until 1923, the capital of Turkey wasIstanbul. The city is built on both sidesof the Bosphorus Strait, which separatesEurope from Asia. Istanbul was built in600 BC and was known first asByzantium, then Constantinople before it became Istanbul in 1453. Today, thecapital of Turkey is Ankara.
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Turkishlira
British poundsterling
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul has six minarets.
Shish kebab
T U R K E YAnkara
Istanbul
Troy
Archeologists have found ninecities at Troy, each built on
top of another.
At the Grand Bazaarin Istanbul you canbuy leather, gold,
and pottery.
Turkish carpet
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United KingdomThe United Kingdom,
or UK, is made up of
England, Scotland,
Wales, and Northern
Ireland.
In the UK, in addition to English,some people also speak twoCeltic languages (Gaelic inScotland and Ireland, and Welshin Wales). The Celts were someof the first people to live in theBritish Isles. The Romans, Saxons,Vikings, and Normans laterinvaded parts of the UK.
Soccer is the most popular sportin the UK, and there is alwaysgreat excitement when the topteams play each other.
Turkishlira
British poundsterling
The London Eye on the RiverThames gives fantastic views
of London.
People say that the Giant’sCauseway in Northern Ireland was
built as a trail for giants.
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A Scottishsoccer fan
Big Ben
U N I T E DK I N G D O M
Edinburgh
Cardiff
Belfast
London
Caernarfon Castle in Wales was built 700
years ago.
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United States of AmericaThe United States of America stretches from
the Atlantic and out into the Pacific Ocean.
The original inhabitants of NorthAmerica are called NativeAmericans. There were manydifferent Native American groupsin North America, each with itsown language and customs. Themain groups were the Northwest,Intermountain, Southwest, Plains,and Woodland Indians. The Plainspeople, such as the Sioux andCheyenne, lived in tepees andhunted buffalo, but the people of the Northwest lived inwooden cabins and ate salmonand other fish.
Today, the United States is hometo many different people andcustoms from other countries.
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U.S.dollar
Death Valley in California is the hottest place in the USA.
The Golden Gate Bridge in SanFrancisco is one of the world’s
longest suspension bridges.
Disney World in Florida is one of the USA’s most
famous attractions.
U N I T E D S T A T E SO F A M E R I C A
Washington, D.C.
The White House
Statue of Liberty
San Francisco
Alaska
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YemenMuch of Yemen is
a very harsh desert,
including most of
the land along the
southern coast.
Because most of Yemen is desert,few things grow. Because it is sodry, there are very few animals.Along the west coast, however,there is a great deal of fertileland, and rain falls heavily therefor about two months of theyear. Farmers grow coffee, spices,and tropical fruit.
Rather than meeting at arestaurant, Yemenis will gathertogether in the afternoon to chewleaves. They find that chewingthe leaves of the qat plant isrelaxing. A lot of business isdone at these afternoon parties.
Yemeniriyal
U.S.dollar
Most of the time thisflooded wadi
(riverbed) is dry.
The Great Mosque at San’awas one of the first mosques
to be built in Yemen.
These men are selling gourds to be used as water carriers.
Men chewingqat leaves
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ZimbabweZimbabwe has
no coastline, for
it is completely
surrounded by
other countries.
The mbira is a popular musicalinstrument in Zimbabwe. It is aset of metal keys that producedifferent tones when they are hit. The keys are mounted on a wooden board on the front ofwhich is a metal plate with a rowof snail shells. The shells buzz asthe mbira is played. This buzzingis an important part of the music.Nowadays, bottle tops are oftenused instead of snail shells.
Zimbabwe’s biggest and best-known tourist attraction isthe Victoria Falls. At the falls, theZambezi River, which is morethan a mile wide, plunges into achasm 350 feet (106 m) deep.
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You can hear the roar of VictoriaFalls up to 25 miles (40 km) away.
Playing the mbira
Cheetah
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Harare
Masvingo
Much of Zimbabwe isgrassland, like the
Hwange National Park.
The ruins of Great Zimbabwe, an ancient fortress, can be seen
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Aborigines 4
Aztecs 19
Bedouin 21, 23
Carnival 5
castles 10, 11, 27
cathedrals 19, 24
clothes 10, 12, 13, 18,
23, 24, 25
desert 9, 23, 29
drink 16
farming 9, 29
food 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 26
glaciers 20
herders 17, 18
lakes 12, 24
languages 8, 12, 19, 27, 28
Maasai 17
Maoris 20
markets 11, 21, 26
Mayans 19
mosques 22, 26, 29
mountains 6, 18, 20, 22, 25
music 12, 30
Native Americans 28
ports 7, 8
rain forest 5
rivers 9, 12, 13, 22, 27,
29, 30
safari 17
sports 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 14,
20, 22, 27
temples 9, 16, 19
transportation 11, 13, 16,
22
waterfalls 6, 18, 30
writing 7, 16
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calligraphy – the art of beautiful
handwriting
ceremony – actions, words, and music
performed for a special occasion
chasm – a deep crack in the surface of
the Earth
climate – the usual weather in a
particular area
continent – one of the Earth’s seven large
landmasses
cricket – a sport that is similar to
baseball, that is played with two teams,
a ball, and a wide, flat bat
fertile – able to grow plants or crops
glacier – a huge, slow-moving mass of ice
herder – someone who looks after large
groups of animals
independent – not controlled by other
people or governments
nomadic – moving from one place to
another rather than staying in one place
population – the people who live in a
particular place
rain forest – a thick tropical forest in an
area that receives a great deal of rain
safari – a journey to see large wild
animals
symbol – something that represents
something else
thermal springs – hot streams or pools
of water that rise up from underground
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