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•  

Pictures of Taiwan

More Pictures Of Taiwan

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 139.4 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.

Pictures of Korea

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.