A Day In A Country By: Keanna Lacey, Miranda White, Tim Kennedy, Michael Gonzalez

A Day in Taiwan Q&A Q: Where is Taiwan A: It is an Island in the Pacific Ocean, just off the east coast of China. Q: Does Taiwan have any nicknames? A: It is sometimes called the “Ida Formosa which means beautiful island in Portuguese.

More About Taiwan Location Taiwan is located in the middle of a chain of islands in the West Pacific stretching from Japan in the north to the Philippines in the southwest. It lies off the southeastern coast of China and is separated from it by the Taiwan Strait. Size Taiwan is 394 kilometers long and 144 kilometers broad at its widest point. It is approximately 36,000 square kilometers (14,000 square miles) and is slightly smaller than Holland. Population: 22,370,461 people (July 2001). Languages Mandarin – the official language Taiwanese (i.e., Southern Fukien's) – the most common dialect Hakka – spoken by over one fourth of the population Nine indigenous languages (Proto-Austronesian languages) – spoken by the aborigines

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China Michael Gonzalez

China and USA similarities They have nuclear big nuclear arsenals Strong military They have high technology as USA does Their flag have stars as the USA’s flag Both the nations are the member of security council of UN

China and USA differences In china people speak Chinese and in the USA people speak English. China is communist and USA is democratic. Their culture is more ancient than the USA’S They main religion is Buddhism.

Russia There are million people in Russia. Their capital is Moscow. Their schools are 3+ stories. While the U. S. ‘s schools are 2 or one story. Their Christmas is in January. While our is in December. There full name is Russian federation. While our is the United State.

More Information They love to play chess. The grandmas are big part of families. 1.8 times bigger then the U. S.

South Korea I ‘ll talk about be talking about how we’re alike and different from korea. Religion Foods Schools Transportation And show pictures.

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Religions Religion- Buddhism is the most prevalent religion in South Korea. About 27.3% of the entire population in South Korea adhere to Buddhism in South Korea, while Christianity in South Korea accounts for about 25.3% of the populace. To elaborate, 16% of the population follow Protestantism and 5% are Roman Catholics. Some Korean's believe in shamanism.

Schools/Transportation Education in South Korea is viewed as being crucial for success and competition is consequently very heated and fierce. A centralized administration oversees the process for the education of children from kindergarten to the third and final year of high school. Mathematics, science, Korean, social studies, and English are generally considered to be the most important subjects. Sometimes physical education is not considered important as it is not regarded to be education and therefore many schools lack high-quality gymnasiums and varsity athletics. mid-February to early March is there break, like our summer vacation is ours.

Foods Foods- Korean food is usually seasoned with sesame oil, doenjang (fermented soybean paste), soy sauce, salt, garlic, ginger and gochujang (red chili paste). Some foods Kimbap (or Gimbap,"seaweed rice"): Rice and strips of vegetables, egg, and meat, rolled in seaweed and sliced into bite-sized pieces. Unlike Japanese futomaki sushi rolls, rice is seasoned with salt and sesame seed oil. Mandu : A dumpling typically filled with pork or beef, vegetables, special noodles, tofu and kimchi. These can be prepared boiled, pan-fried, or steamed. Pajeon : Pancake made mostly of eggs and flour, with green onion, oysters, or fresh baby clams cooked on frying pans Bindaetteok : Pancake made of ground mung beans, with green onions, kimchi, or peppers cooked on frying pans.