Year Six Geography by 高睫睎 https://padlet.com/chiehhsikao/5w87jge70aaj12uk Made with ♥ en-us 2020-09-27 08:52:07 UTC 2020-10-22 09:57:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1e6-1f1fa.png Instructions chiehhsikao https://padlet.com/chiehhsikao/5w87jge70aaj12uk/wish/787117112 1. Each group will be provided a country in your breakout rooms. 2. Allocate a scribe and a reporter. 3. Research your country and answer the 3 questions below. 
4. Post your response on the Padlet under your group number but make sure you do not mention your country name.  

1. Who are the people of your country? Does your country have an Indigenous culture?
2. What is a significant landmark  or geographical landscape within your country? 
3.  How do you describe the popular/mainstream culture in your country? Or what are the traditional customs? 

Please go to the National Geographic website to find your answers.

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/?fbclid=IwAR0uAmMCgUyZIPRDx2a3L5GU7S-jQvFZAwbLS6vnspw7qtJzR7XpmzMo5eo

You will have 7 minutes. When we return back to the main session, share your answers and see if the other groups can find where you are hiding.]]> 2020-09-29 08:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/chiehhsikao/5w87jge70aaj12uk/wish/787117112 alicegeorge https://padlet.com/chiehhsikao/5w87jge70aaj12uk/wish/851825418 1. The Maori people. 
Yes, Polynesia near Tahiti around 1,000 A.D. 
2. The South Island is home to the highest mountain peak "Cloud Piercer", which rises to 12,316 feet (3,754 meters)
3. Rugby and Cricket. A Haka is expected at the start of the game to scare and intimidate their opponents ]]> 2020-10-22 09:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/chiehhsikao/5w87jge70aaj12uk/wish/851825418 maggiebatchelor https://padlet.com/chiehhsikao/5w87jge70aaj12uk/wish/851825729 1. Who are the people of your country? Does your country have an Indigenous culture?
Jomon culture - original people that crossed over to the country via land bridges 30 000 years ago. The main Islands connected to the country were Korea and Siberia

2. What is a significant landmark  or geographical landscape within your country? 
There are four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu

3.  How do you describe the popular/mainstream culture in your country? Or what are the traditional customs? 
- There is lots of rice, fish, and vegetables, but little meat. 
- Children are taught to show respect for others, especially parents and bosses. They learn to do what's best for their family or company and worry less about their own needs.]]> 2020-10-22 09:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/chiehhsikao/5w87jge70aaj12uk/wish/851825729 cathleenrose411 https://padlet.com/chiehhsikao/5w87jge70aaj12uk/wish/851829671 1. The Indigenous people of our country are the Amerindians.
2. Well-known for a jungle and a large religious statue atop a mountain.
3. The country is well-known for being soccer crazy, religious, musical and a culinary culture. ]]> 2020-10-22 09:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/chiehhsikao/5w87jge70aaj12uk/wish/851829671 2. The country is located in Asia between Russia to the north and China to the south. It is one of the world's highest countries with elevation averaging 5,180 feet (1,580 meters). https://padlet.com/chiehhsikao/5w87jge70aaj12uk/wish/851830423
3. They continue to live in yurts, or gers, which are dome-shaped, tent-like structures.
The country's  largest festival, Naadam, is celebrated in summer and focuses on sports, games, and food.




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