Mrs. Devall's 3rd Hour by Christina Knight https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g Library & Online Resources Orientation en-us 2016-11-04 16:11:55 UTC 2025-12-24 02:11:04 UTC hello@padlet.com 45. Christina Knight christina_knigh https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/135461647 Galapagos Islands

  • Population:  >25,000
  • Language:  Spanish
  • Type of Government:  presidential republic
  • Religion:  mainly Roman Catholic
  • Physical Features: volcanic peaks & land covered with hardened lava
Citations:
Ebersole, Lynn A. "Galapagos Islands." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar214980. Accessed 22 Sept. 2017.

"World Book Student | Article Page." World Book Student | Article Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2016.

"The World Factbook: ECUADOR." Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency, n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2016.
]]> 2016-11-04 17:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/135461647 23. Chloe Russell https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846456 Jamaica

 - Population: 2,990,561
- Government: Parliamentary Democracy
 - Primary Religion: Protestant
 - Primary Language: English
- Physical Features: many mountains, narrow discontinuous coastal plains
 Citations:
     “The World Factbook: JAMAICA.” Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 20 Sept. 2017, www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html. 
 ]]> 2017-09-25 14:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846456 11. Kathryn Hughes https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846632 Greece

Population:  10,768,477
Language: Greek (official) 99%, other (includes English and French) 1%
Type of Government: parliamentary republic
Religion: Greek Orthodox (official) 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
Physical Features: colorful, religious, ancient, high in elevation
Citations:  “The World Factbook: GREECE.” Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 13 Sept. 2017, www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html.

  “5 Best Places to Travel in Greece.” 3hack.Net, 18 Apr. 2017, 3hack.net/5-best-places-to-travel-in-greece/. 
 
 ]]> 2017-09-25 14:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846632 10. Olivia Hambrick https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846663 Bolivia 

  • Population: 11 million
  • Type of Government: presidential republic
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Language: Spanish
  • Popular Recreation: festivals, parades, feasts, dances,
  • Physical Features: rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin 
Citations 

Gustafson, Bret. "Bolivia." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar068200. Accessed 25 Sept. 2017. 

 “The World Factbook: BOLIVIA.” Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 14 Sept. 2017, www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bl.html.
     
 
]]> 2017-09-25 14:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846663 5. Claire Chandler https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846722 Yemen 
  • Population: 28,036,829 
  • Language:     Arabic
  • Type of Government: in transition 
  • Religion: Muslim 99.1% (official; virtually all are citizens, an estimated 65% are Sunni and 35% are Shia), other 0.9% (includes Jewish, Baha'i, Hindu, and Christian; many are refugees or temporary foreign residents) (2010 est.) 
  • Physical Features: narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula 
  • Recreation: Men work on farms and women cook and make jewelry.
  • Food:  Grains (including sorghum, millet, and wheat), lamb, chicken, fish, and some fruits and vegetables are the chief foods.
Citations: Burrowes, Robert D. "Yemen." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar613685. Accessed 25 Sept. 2017.

“The World Factbook: YEMEN.” Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 8 Sept. 2017, www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ym.html 
 
 
 
]]> 2017-09-25 14:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846722 7. Caleb Daigle https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846773 Afghanistan
Population:
34,124,811
Government:
presidential Islamic republic
Primary Religion:
Muslim
Language:
Afghan Persian
Popular Recreation:
Soccer, Cricket and  buzkashi, In the game, dozens of horsemen try to grab a headless calf and carry it across a goal.
Principal Food:
wheat
Physical Features:
Towering mountains, scorching deserts, fertile valleys, and rolling plains
Citations:
“The World Factbook: AFGHANISTAN.” Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 14 Sept. 2017, www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html.
  MLA:
Hopkins, Benjamin D. "Afghanistan." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar006700. Accessed 25 Sept. 2017.
]]> 2017-09-25 14:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846773 12. Jay Lathers https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846787 China
* Population: 1,379,302,771
* Government: Communist
* Religion: Officially atheist (18.2% Buddhist)
* Language: Chinese
* Popular Recreation: Practiced loyalty to family, obedience to father, 
* Food eaten: Shrimp, snails, and anything that lives including your poor dog
* Citation:  
Edmonds, Richard Louis, and Richard J. Smith. "China." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar111400. Accessed 25 Sept. 2017.

 
]]> 2017-09-25 14:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846787 8. Keely Doucet https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846799 Ireland

  • Population:   5,011,102 
  • Government:  parliamentary republic 
  • Religion:  mainly Roman Catholic 
  • Language: English and Irish(Gaelic or Gaeilge)
  • Popular recreation: Horseback riding
  • Principal food grown: Potatoes
  • Physical features: lowlands, mountains, and coasts
Citations:
 “World Book Online Reference Center | Online Reference Book| Online Encyclopedia.” World Book, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar281020&st=ireland#tab=homepage.

“The World Factbook: IRELAND.” Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 8 Sept. 2017, www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ei.html. 

 
 
]]> 2017-09-25 14:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846799 6. Courtney Cook https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846803  India
Population:  1,281,935,911
Government:   federal parliamentary republic
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Primary Language:  Hindi
Popular Recreation:  Family ties are important to most Indians
Principal food grown: Rice, wheat, and other grains rank among the chief foods of India.
Physical Features:   Tall mountains separate most of northern India from the rest of Asia. The southern half of the country is a triangular peninsula that juts into the Indian Ocean.
Citations:
 Lal, Vinay, and Anil Lal. "India." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar274440. Accessed 25 Sept. 2017.
The World Factbook: INDIA.” Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 8 Sept. 2017, www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html.
 
 
 ]]> 2017-09-25 14:34:40 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846803 22. Ashlynn Rome https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846876 Costa Rica
- Population : 4,930,258
- Government: Democratic Republic
- Primary Religion: Roman Catholic
- Language: Spanish
- Popular Recreation: Overall time outdoors
- Food: Fruits ( mangoes, bananas,etc.)
- Physical Features: Many volcanic cones, many of which are active
Citations:
 “The World Factbook: COSTA RICA.” Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 15 Sept. 2017, www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cs.html.
Booth, John A. "Costa Rica." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar136200. Accessed 25 Sept. 2017. 
 ]]> 2017-09-25 14:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846876 17. Kerstyn Melan https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846959 Italy 
  • Population: 62,137,802 
  • Type of Government: Democracy 
  • Religion: Christianity 
  • Language: Italian 
  • Popular Recreation: Fishing, hunting, cycling, roller skating, and baseball. 
  • Food Grown: Grapes 
  • Physical Feature:  Has warm, sandy beaches; high, glacier-topped mountain peaks; and rolling hills. Italy is a boot-shaped peninsula. The country also includes two large islands.
  • Citations:  Davis, John A. "Italy." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar283260. Accessed 25 Sept. 2017
    https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html
  • Pictures:
 
]]> 2017-09-25 14:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846959 15. Mallory Louque https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846990 France

  • Population: 67,106,161
  • Language: French
  • Type of Government: Fifth Republic
  • Primary Religion: Roman Catholic (85%)
  • Physical Features: Northern and western areas have flat or rolling hills and the central,  eastern and southern parts have hills and mountains
Citations:
 Kesselman, Mark. "France." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar208640. Accessed 25 Sept. 2017.
“The World Factbook: FRANCE.” Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 6 Sept. 2017, www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html.
 
]]> 2017-09-25 14:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190846990 21. Adrain Polite https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847012 Japan
*Population: 126 million people
*Recreation: baseball, sumo wrestling , kabuki  dramas
*Type of Government:Constitutional Monarchy
*Language: Japanese
*Food:strawberries
*Religion: Shinto and Buddhism
*physical features:mountains and hills
*citations: Allinson, Gary D. "Japan." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar285600. Accessed 25 Sept. 2017. ]]> 2017-09-25 14:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847012 26. Angel Tulagan https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847084 Brazil 
  • Population: 207,353,391
  • Language: Portuguese
  • Type of Government:
  • Religion: Mostly Roman Catholic 
  • Physical Features:   federal presidential republic 
  • Citations: 
]]> 2017-09-25 14:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847084 20.Alexis Oukes https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847097 Australia
Population: 23,232,413
Government: pariamentary democracy
Religion: Protestant
Language: English
Physical features: mostly low plateau with deserts
Citations:
 “The World Factbook: AUSTRALIA.” Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 6 Sept. 2017, www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html.

 


]]> 2017-09-25 14:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847097 28. Kaydi Vance https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847112 Belgium -

  • Population: 11, 491, 346
  • Language: 60% Dutch, 40% French, Less than 1% German.
  • Type of Government: parliamentary democracy 
  • Religion: majority is Roman Catholic
  • Physical Features:  flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast 

Citations:
Berentsen, William H. "Belgium." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar053620. Accessed 25 Sept. 2017


https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/be.html#cntryMapModal
]]> 2017-09-25 14:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847112 25. Samantha Smith https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847125 Italy

*Population: 62,137,802 
*Government:  parliamentary republic 
* Religion: Mostly Christian
*Language: Italian
*Popular Recreation: They love playing sports, soccer is the most popular. On the weekends the parks are full of adults and children playing soccer. Some other activities are fishing and hunting.
Principal Food Grown: Grapes are one of the most valuable crops.
Physical Features: It's a  peninsula extending Mediterranean Sea.  Mostly rugged and mountainous, some plains]]> 2017-09-25 14:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847125 2.Tate Bell https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847202 Canada
population = 3
government = constitutional monarchy
religion = Roman Catholic
language = English AND French 
recreation = hockey
food = maple syrup
features = mountains and lowlands
Martin, Paul W. "Canada." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar090380. Accessed 25 Sept. 2017.]]> 2017-09-25 14:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847202 14. Catherine Lemoine https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847234 Morocco
  • Population: 33,986,655 
  • Language: Arabic 
  • Type of Government:  parliamentary constitutional monarchy 
  • Religion: Islam
  • Popular Recreatio, Tennis, and religious festivals, etc. 
  • Principal food Grown: Food made from Barley and Wheat.
  • Physical Features: Coastal lowland, atlas Mountain chain, and the Sahara. 
 

Citations:
  Perkins, Kenneth J. "Morocco." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar371760. Accessed 25 Sept. 2017. 
]]> 2017-09-25 14:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847234 Sidney Musselman https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847310  The Bahamas
Population: 329,988
 Type of Government: parliamentary democracy
Language: English
Food Grown: salt
Physical Feature:  Most of the Bahamas are long, narrow strips of limestone covered by a thin layer of stony, barren soil. Pine forests cover parts of many of the islands 
. 
 
 
 
 



]]> 2017-09-25 14:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847310 13. Benjamin Leblang https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847343 Japan

  • Population: 126,451,398
  • Language: Japanese
  • Religion(s): Mostly Shintoism and Buddhism,  Very little Christianity
  • Type of Government: Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
  • Popular Recreation(s): People from japan are very energetic sports enthusiasts.They enjoy many different sports such as baseball to ballad and even karate. Japan has many Hot springs  and very famous historical spots.

  • Citation(s): “The World Factbook: JAPAN.” Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 8 Sept. 2017, www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html.   


]]> 2017-09-25 14:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847343 1. Bailee Avants https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847360 Brazil 
population= 207.7 million
government=  federal representative democratic republic
religion= Roman Catholicism
language= Portuguese
popular recreation= soccer, volleyball, and basketball
principle food=  Cola beverages, hamburgers, pizza, and wheat bread
physical features= plateau
citation=  Hanley, Anne G. "Brazil." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar074760. Accessed 25 Sept. 2017

 


]]> 2017-09-25 14:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847360 19. Austin Nicholas https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847848 Cayman Islands
Population: 58,441
Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Religion: Protestant
Language: English
Physical Features: Limestone base surrounded by coral reefs

]]> 2017-09-25 14:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847848 29. Jacob Wallis https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847963  
  • Country Name: Fiji
  • Population :920,938 
  • Language: English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani 
  • Type of Government: parliamentary republic 
  • Religion: Protestant 45% (Methodist 34.6%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, and Anglican 0.8%), Hindu 27.9%, other Christian 10.4%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other 0.3%, none 0.8% (2007 est.) 
  • Physical Features mostly mountains of volcanic origin 
  • Principle food: rice and sugar 

]]> 2017-09-25 14:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190847963 24. Da'Shana Smith https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190848044 *Peru
*Population: 7 million
*Language: Spanish
*Type of Government: Democratic Republic
*Religion: Roman Catholics
*
*Physical Features: Highlands and the Andes Mountains
*Citations:  León, Miguel A. "Peru." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar424560. Accessed 25 Sept. 2017.
'' Peru Countryside''

Peru!!

]]> 2017-09-25 14:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190848044 4. Kaylan Callihan https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190848127 Greece
Population:
10,768,477 people
Language:
Greek
Type of government:
Republic
Religion:
Greek Orthodox
Physical Features:
mean elevation: 498
lowest elevation: Mediterranean Sea, 0 m
highest elevation: Mount Olympus, 2,917 m
Mountains every where
Citations:


]]> 2017-09-25 14:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190848127 3. claire bertrand:) https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190848173 2017-09-25 14:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190848173 9. Kaleb Green https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190848355 Japan
  • Population : 126,451,398
  • Language : Japanese
  • Type of  Government : parliamentary constitutional monarchy 
  • Religion :  Shintoism 79.2%, Buddhism 66.8%, Christianity 1.5%, other 7.1% 
  • Physical Features : air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere; following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan originally planned to phase out nuclear power, but it has now implemented a new policy of seeking to restart nuclear power plants that meet strict new safety standards.
  • Citations
]]> 2017-09-25 14:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190848355 16. Mckinley Mathis https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190850033 Country: Japan
 Population: 126,451,398
Government:  constitutional monarchy
Language: Japanese
Popular Recreation: ]]> 2017-09-25 14:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190850033 27 jamari valery https://padlet.com/christina_knigh/1rykromnk16g/wish/190852614 north korea



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