Travel BrochureWhere would you like to travel to?

Grade 2Mrs. O’Hearn’s Class

2010

CUBA

• Capital-Havana• Money-peso• Language-Spanish• Foods- Cuban food combines

flavor from many area of the world – black rice beans is the dish

of Cubans and some chicken

• Animals-Animals include small Mammals- iguanas, frogs, and scorpions

• The land–Cuba is island in the Caribbean sea, surrounded by several small islands

• Cuba is about 90 miles long.

• Holidays-Cubans celebrate several nation holidays

• Clothes-Cubans wear fancy clothes and clothes for warm weather

• Sports-baseball• Weather- sunny and hot• Plant-Cuba’s plant life, sugarcane,

tobacco, rice • Population- about 11 million• Size-110,862 square kilometers • Arts-dancing

Argentina

• Capital-Buenos Aires• Money-peso• Language-Spanish• Foods-beef, lasagna,

ravioli, spaghetti• Animals-jaguars,

monkeys, tapirs, coati

• Holidays-Christmas, Independence day September 21 students day

• Clothes-school uniforms• Sports-soccer, rayuela-

hopscotch• Weather-they have early

spring, warm• Arts-dancing, firework• It is the 2nd largest country

in South America.

Canada

• Capital-Ottawa in the province of Ontario

• Money-Canadian dollar

• Language-English and French

• Foods-butter tarts, cookies, brown sugar

• Animals- grizzly bears

• Holidays-Canada day• Sports- Wilderness hockey• Weather-Cold in the winter and

warm in the summer• Canada is a large country north of

the United States.

England

• Capital-London• Money-Pound sterling• Language-English• Foods-Baked potatoes, lamb,

pudding, bacon, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, eggs, and baked beans, curries, and spicy pickles

• Animals-Hawks, Moose, Roe deer, Red deer

• Transportation-trains,• Landmark-Blenheim palace,

Stonehenge• River-Thames river• Land-Flat, coast line, steep cliffs,

rocky, hedges• Homes-Terraced houses, semi

detached houses• School-Primary school• Work-Restaurants, Lawyers

• Holidays-Guy Fawkes day, Notting Hill Carnival

• Clothes-uniforms• Sports-soccer, cricket, rugby• Weather-Rain• Arts-Art Galleries, Theaters• People-white people, and black people• Flag-Blue, white, and red

Finland

• Capital-Helsinki• Money-Euro• Language- Finnish• Foods-fruit, wild berries,

strawberries, blueberries, yellow berries, cloudberries, raspberries, apples

• Holidays-Christmas, Independence Day• Sports-ice hockey• Weather-very cold• Arts-listen to music• Finland is in the northern part of Europe.

– smaller than the U,S. state of New Mexico. – A little part of Finland is in the Arctic part of

the world. • Lake Samoa is the fifth largest lake in Europe.

– It covers about 1,700 square miles. (4,380 square kilometers).

• Finland became a country on December 6, 1917. – On that day, the government declared

independence from Russia. • Finns elected Karol Judo Stahlberg as the first

president.

Germany

• Capital-Berlin• Language-German• Foods-Germans love to eat fancy food

and for desert they love ice cream, fruit filling, whip cream, and other toppings!

• Animals-wolves, deer, grouse, and huge wild pigs.

• The Land- Germany has a lot of land and the north is flat and low.

• Germany is in Europe.

• Holidays- special traditions, and festivals. – Most festivals are 600 years old! – St. Nicholas day on Dec.6 – Town festivals are the most popular!

• Sports- soccer, skiing, fuss ball, foot ball, and tennis

• Forest- Black Forest is famous all over the world– trees are thick, tall, and black– wild flowers, oak, trees, pine, and

many types of bushes• Schools & Language- go to school when

they are six years old! – love to learn reading, math, writing,

science, and different languages

Greece

• Capital-Athens• Money-Euro• Language-Greek• Foods-olives, grapes, lemons, wine,

tomatoes, kebabs, Tsoureki (braided bread)

• Animals-bears, and deer lynx wolves wildcats boars porcupine

• Holidays-Easter Orthodox Christians independence day

• Clothes-white clothes, colorful costumes

• Sports-soccer, basketball, weight lifting

• Weather-sunny• Arts-music, buiding and

dance

India

• Capital-New Delhi• Money-Rupee• Language-Hindi English• Foods-rice, spicy

vegetables, pork, soup, roti, beef, meat, wraps, curry, nuts, and clam

• Animals-tigers, lions, lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, bears, and deer

• Location- South Asia

• Holidays-Dwali and Lakshmi• Clothes-Indians still wear clothes from old

times• Sports-cricket• Weather-hot• Population-1,103,371,000• Largest city-Bombay• Highest mountain-Kanchen Junga• Religions-Hindu, Islam

Ireland

• Capital-Dublin• Money-Euro• Language-English, Irish

Gaelic• Foods-Irish food is simple

and healthy. – Many people in Ireland

like to eat potatoes.• Animals- foxes, badgers,

rabbits, hedgehogs– Ireland fewer mammals

than the rest of Europe.

• Holidays-Irish people celebrate Saint Patrick's day on March 17th.

• Sports-football and hurling.• Weather-mild weather, constant

rainfall• Ireland is an island country

between the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

Jamaica

• Capital-Kingston• Money-Jamaican dollar • Language-Patois• Foods-banana, cacos, citrus, fruit

coconut, sugar canes• Animals-birds, bats, frogs,

crocodiles

• Holidays-festivals Jonkonnu and Christmas

• Clothes-tee shirt, shorts• Sports-cricket • Weather-hot, wet, mild• Arts-wood sculpture• Jamaica is in part of the Atlantic

ocean and part of the Caribbean sea. • School- So many people that go to

school they have two schooldays one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

• Family- usually have three or more kids .

Japan

• Capital -Tokyo• Money- yen• Custom-They bow to show respect.• Foods- fish, rice, soy sauce and spicy

sauces • Animals- Bears, foxes, deer, wild

boars, antelope, hares and wild monkeys

• Holidays- New Year is one of the biggest festivals in Japan.

• Clothes- A kimono that is a long silk dress with a large sash around it.

• Sports- Sumo wrestling• Homes-They are made out of

wood and they take of their shoes before entering a home.

• Art- Ink panting, flower arranging, and making beautiful pottery and origami

Mexico

• Capital-Mexico city• Money-peso• Language-Spanish• Foods coffee, cotton, and

wheat• Animals-lizards coyotes, a

rare rabbit lives in Mexico. It is called the volcano rabbit.

• Clothes-same as ours.• Weather- hot and wet .• Art -They use colorful

patterns for their cloths that are old styles.

• Landmarks- Mayan Temple• Kids in there free time help

with house.• Sport - Bullfighting

Norway

• Capital-Oslo• Money-One hundred ore equal

one krone.• Language-Norwegian.• Foods-Norwegians eat four or

more meals each day. For breakfast they eat cereal and a smorbrod (a sandwich that includes-jam, salmon, meat, or cheese.

• Animals- foxes, hares and lemmings.

• Holidays- May 17 is Constitution Day.

• Clothes-Clothes look like that of North Americans.

• Sports-They do skiing, and sledding down a hill.

• Weather-The weather is very hot and windy.

Peru

• Capital-Lima• Money-Sol• Language-Spanish• Foods-potatoes, peppers and

grains• Animals-Blue and Yellow Macaws

and brown Llamas• Population- Over twelve million

• Holidays-Easter ,Christmas and Independence Day, July 1

• Clothes-It depends where you live in Peru.

• Sports-soccer, basketball, and bullfighting

• God –Naymlap-The god of Peru is a half man half bird

Russia

• Capital-Moscow• Money-Ruble• Language-Russian• Foods-farmers in the west

grow wheat, potatoes, and other crops.

• Animals-polar fox• Size-6,592,800 square

miles (17,075,352 square kilometers)

• Holidays-Easter, Christmas• Clothes-they wear north America clothes• Sports-Soccer• Weather-sunny in summer very cold in the winter.• Arts-Olympic games and chess.• Population-about 148 million• School- Children start school at ages 6 or 7

Scotland

• Capital-Edinburgh• Money-pound, sterling• Language-their language is Gaelic• Foods-they eat meat and fish • Animals-cattle, red deer, Shetland

ponies• National song-”God save the

Queen”.

• Holidays-they celebrate Christmas

• Easter and New Year they also celebrate boxing day and burns night

• Clothes-in Scotland the clothes are called tartan. Different families have different patterns

• Sports-they like to play soccer.

• Arts- castles, kilts

Thailand

• Capital-Bangkok• Money-baht• Language-Thai• Foods-rice, vegetables, cassava, corn,

cotton, spices, chilies, peppers, water • Animals-buffaloes, snakes, crocodiles,

bears, rhinos, tigers, elephants, birds, fish, sharks

• Holidays-New Year, Kings birthday on December 5th,

• Clothes-costumes from hundreds of years ago for events

• Sports-boat races• Weather-sun and rain• Arts-music and dancing• Work-coffee picker, fishermen,

painting parasols,

Venezuela

• Capital-Caracas• Money-Bolivar• Language-Spanish• Foods-rice ,corn, bananas, coffee,

sugar and fruit.• Animals- bears, jaguars, anteaters,

monkeys, birds, snakes, shrimp, eels and fish, frogs.

• People-Venezuelans.• Landmarks- Angel falls, Canaima

national park.• Rain forest name-llanos.• Famous people-Simon Bolivar and

Christopher Columbus

• Holidays-Christian holidays, Carnival, Independence Day

• Clothes-t-shirts and jeans and shoes• Sports-soccer, baseball, basketball• Weather-Very hot and super rainy• Longest river-Orinoco river • Population- about 23 million.• Highest mountain-Pico Bolivar• Transportation-boat and trains. • Work-in factories and farms .• President-Hugo Chavez

Vietnam

• Capital- Ha Noi• Money- The Dong• Language- Vietnamese• Foods-fruits, cobra, bat, eel, fish,

vegetables, rice• Animal- deer, elephants, tiger,

monkeys, crocodiles, boars, jackals, otters, flying squirrels skunks, water buffalo

• Holidays-National Day September 2-3

• Sports-soccer races• Weather- warm to hot• President- Ho Chi Minh • Car, bike, motorcycles• Art-sculpture• Work- firework factory, salt

mine, fishing

Australia

• Australia-a continent and a country• Capital-Canberra• Language-English• Foods-cattle and sheep• Animals-kangaroos ,koalas,

platypuses, wombats, emus, kookaburras, Tasmanian devil and camels.

• Clothes-same as Americans• Weather-hot and very dry and wet • Arts-Sydney Opera House and Ayers

Rock • Location-near equator• Largest city-Sydney Harbor• Tallest mountain-Mount Kisciuszko

• Largest lake-Lake Eyre• Great Barrier Reef- along the

northeast coast of Australia• Wild flowers-such as kangaroo paw.