Taryn's work by Taryn Wylie https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv Asia descriptions en-us 2018-04-30 19:37:07 UTC 2024-10-14 14:53:45 UTC hello@padlet.com Japan twylie4912 https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256681907
  • The Japanese name for Japan is “Nihon” or “Nippon” which means “sun origin”.
  • Japan is made up of 6,852 islands.
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  • China has the largest population in the world, with over 1.3 billion people (1,343,239,923) as of July 2012.
  • China is the 3rd largest country by area at 9,706,961 sq km (3,747,879 sq miles).
    • ]]>     2018-04-30 19:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256682914     India twylie4912 https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256683365 The wettest inhabited place in the world. ..
    kumbh Mela gathering visible from space
    Shampooing is an Indian concept]]>     2018-04-30 19:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256683365     Indonesia twylie4912 https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256684946 Composed of 17,508 islands covering approximately 1,919,440 square kilometers, it takes over 12 hours of flying time to get from one end of the country (say, Northern Sumatra) to the other end (West Papua Guinea).]]> 2018-04-30 19:49:47 UTC https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256684946 Vietnam twylie4912 https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256686014 Vietnam is the largest exporter of cashew nuts and black pepper in the world with one-third of the global production. The country is also the second largest exporter of rice behind Thailand. Vietnam has a high level of biodiversity, it is home to approximately 16% of the world's species.]]> 2018-04-30 19:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256686014 Thailand twylie4912 https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256686152 Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country that was never colonized by an European country. In fact, in the Thai language, the name of the country is Pratchett Thai which means “land of the free.” Very fitting! 2.]]> 2018-04-30 19:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256686152 Singapore twylie4912 https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256686356 Singapore was called Singapura, which translates as Lion City in Sanskrit, by a Sumatran Prince after he thought he saw a lion on the island (it was probably a tiger). Singapore is a city, a capital and a state all at once, making it one of only three City States in the world.]]> 2018-04-30 19:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256686356 Philipines twylie4912 https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256686979 The Philippines' approximately 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi.) of land area are spread over 7,107 islands. 5. This gives the country 36,289 kilometers (22,549 mi.) of coastline and puts the Philippines at fifth place for the longest discontinuous coastline in the world.]]> 2018-04-30 19:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256686979 North Korea twylie4912 https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256687803 North Korea is a country in East Asia, in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

    The official name of the country is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

    The country is bordered by China and Russia to the north and by South Korea to the south.

    The official language is Korean.

    ]]>     2018-04-30 20:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256687803     South Korea twylie4912 https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256688579
  • Haesindang Park is also known as "Penis Park" (Amanderson / Creative Commons)
  • South Korea is the plastic surgery capital of the world.
  • Seoul is often considered to be one giant shopping mall.
  • Koreans eat kimchi at nearly every meal.
  • An unmarried person is called a "Big Baby" in Korean slang.

    • ]]>     2018-04-30 20:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256688579     Malaysia twylie4912 https://padlet.com/twylie4912/7bpbbrwpe9yv/wish/256688740
  • The most abundant resources from Malaysia are palm oil for cooking, rubber and timber for furnitures. ...
  • As in Petronas Twin Towers? ...
  • The tallest mountain in Southeast Asia is Mount Kinabalu, located in a state called Sabah.
  • The country is rich in culture and has lots of traditions.

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