Chile by Mary Grubbs https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig Mary Grubbs en-us 2017-11-15 15:28:48 UTC 2025-05-14 18:35:32 UTC hello@padlet.com The Basics mary_grubbs https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207246480 The capital of Chile is Santiago. Chile's flag is very similar to the Texas flag. It has a red stripe all the way across the bottom half. The top have is split into two sections. A third of the top half is blue with a white star in it. The rest of the top half is white. The blue square in the flag represents the sky. The white stripe represents the snow on the Andes Mountains. The red stripe symbolizes the blood that was spilled whilst fighting for their freedom from Spain in 1818.]]> 2017-11-15 15:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207246480 Geography mary_grubbs https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207246784 Chile is in South America and is surrounded by Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and the Pacific Ocean. A major landform that runs through Chile is the Andes Mountains. A few popular landmarks in Chile are the Churches of Chiloe and the Torres del Paine National Park. A few major bodies of water are the Penas Bay and the Drake Passage. The interactions between earthquakes and the people in the area causes devastation. It causes many homes and other buildings to be destroyed. It can also cause death.]]> 2017-11-15 15:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207246784 Government mary_grubbs https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207451987 The government in Chile is very similar to ours. Theirs is called the Representative Democratic Republic. The current president of Chile is Michelle Bachelet, who was voted in by the people. Some of the rights of the citizens are the right to worship freely, the right to equal treatment under the law, and the right to live in a clean environment. Some of their responsibilities as citizens of Chile are, to obey the law, register for the military, and respect Chile and its emblems.]]> 2017-11-15 21:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207451987 Economy mary_grubbs https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207452310 In Chile they use a type of money called a Chilean Peso (CLP). 1 USD equals 630.30 CLP. The life expectancy in Chile is 77.4 years for male and 83.4 years for female. The average birth rate for a 1 year period per 1,000 people is 13.7 births. Chile's literacy rate is 96.6%. Chile's GDP is 247 billion USD. Chile's main export is copper ore and crops. Their main import is cars. The Chileans mainly get their water from the Andean Basin.]]> 2017-11-15 21:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207452310 Citations mary_grubbs https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207456488 Chile's Flag - EnchantedLearning.Com, www.enchantedlearning.com/southamerica/chile/flag/.
 
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]]> 2017-11-15 21:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207456488 Culture mary_grubbs https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207459235 The people of Chile dress in western style clothing. They dress in their traditional huaso clothing. A huaso is a Chilean cowboy. When they dress like that it is essential to wear chuppalla, or a straw horseman's hat. A poncho is also a traditional thing to wear in Chile. The modern, middle-class Chilean people wear suits or dresses. People in Chile speak mainly Spanish. A few major holidays in Chile are their Independence Day on September 18th an their Labour Day on May 1st. Their main religion is Catholic and they believe in Jesus Christ and the Apostles. A popular dish in Chile is a Completo. It is a large hot dog with mayonnaise, tomato, onion, pickles, sauerkraut, and much more. Below is a picture of a Completo.]]> 2017-11-15 22:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207459235 Climate mary_grubbs https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207517287 Chile has a very diverse climate. There is very little rainfall in Chile. During the months November, December, January, February and March the is an average of less than 0.2 inches of rainfall. During June there is an average of 3.3 inches of rainfall. In July there is an average of 3 inches. The average high temperature is 86 degrees Fahrenheit. The average low temperature is 37 degrees Fahrenheit. Their climate affects their growing of crops, which is one of their main exports.]]> 2017-11-16 04:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207517287 History mary_grubbs https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207519638 Colonization was attempted in 1535 by Diego de AlmagroIn. Without this happening there wouldn't have been anyone for a long time to colonize Chile. In September of 1818 Chile won its independence from Spain. Without this event taking place Chile would not be a free country.]]> 2017-11-16 04:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207519638 Compare and Contrast mary_grubbs https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207917839 Food:
A popular food there is a Completo, which is a hot dog. Hot dogs are the second most popular food in the U.S. However, theirs is topped with lots of toppings and is much larger. Ours is normally topped with only a few things. The also have something called a Churasco which is similar to our hamburger. They put a lot of extra things like tomato and not much meat. Ours is filled with meat.

Language:
English is the typical language of the U.S. and Spanish is the typical language of Chile. A similarity is that a lot of people speak Spanish in the U.S. Another similarity is that many words sound similar in both languages. Also there are many differences as well. Also a lot of our language is full of short words, but a lot of their language is very long words. The way they say certain letters is different as well.]]> 2017-11-16 21:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_grubbs/5wpmg5mya7ig/wish/207917839