comparing sister cities fort atkinson, wisconsin and puerto cabezas, nicaragua
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Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin built along the Rock River population of 12,000TRANSCRIPT
Comparing Sister Cities
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsinand
Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
C i t y F e a t u r e s
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
• built along the Rock River
• population of 12,000
Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
• built along the Caribbean Sea
• population of 51,000
W e a t h e r
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
• Seasonal– spring – summer– winter– fall
Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
• always summer and spring-like weather
S p o r t s
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin• baseball • golf• soccer• volleyball • football• tennis• basketball • softball • canoeing
Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
• soccer• baseball
F U N
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
• bowl• ride bike trail• go to parks
Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
• visit outdoor markets
• watch street dancers
L a n g u a g e
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
• English
–Hello!–Good-bye!
Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
• Spanish
–Hola!–Adios!
B u s i n e s s
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
• restaurants• factories• retail stores• pharmacies• hospital/health
care
Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
• fruit companies• fish and shrimp
companies• docks and ports for
shipping • goods throughout the
world
H i s t o r y
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
• started as Fort Koshkonong
• named after General Henry Atkinson
• continues to grow/change and is one of “America's Hottest Little Boomtowns"
Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
• town was named Puerto Cabezas Bilwi in 1925
• suffered many hurricanes and tsunamis throughout the years
Now that you’ve learned about Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
andPuerto Cabezas, Nicaragua…
How are they alike?
How are they different?