Country Reports

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Country Reports

• Room 12/Second Grade
• January 2007

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Philippines By Tyrese 10

• My report is on the Philippines. My mom is
  from the Philippines. The colors of the flag are
  red, blue, white, and yellow. The continent is
  Asia. The Philippines has big mountains. There
  are 82 million Filipinos in the Philippines. The
  plant in my country is rice. They make money
  there by selling rice and fish. The leaders in
  the Philippines are the president and the prime
  minister. The interesting fact about the country
  I am studying is that the Filipino houses are
  made by bamboo. The animal in my country is a
  Tarsier. It looks like a small monkey. The
  famous place in my country is Manila, it is the
  capital city. I like the Philippines. I would
  like to go there.

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RUSSIA

• I am doing a report on Russia. There are
  lots of things like mountains and rivers there.
  One presidents name from Russia is Boris
  Yeltsin. An animal of this country is a tiger
  and it has lots of big sharp teeth and four legs
  and eats deer. The continent is Europe. There
  are around 147 million people living in Russia.
  They also have soccer and ballet. They have open
  markets along the street in lots of places. They
  have some forests. The flag is red, blue, and
  white. I want to go to RUSSIA.

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France By Danny

• My report is on France. France has
  mountains and lakes. One of the jobs people do
  in France is making automobiles. Some leaders are
  a president, some are kings and a others are
  emperors. The French won a war that they fought
  for a hundred years. A famous animal in France is
  the poodle. France's most popular place is the
  Eiffel Tower. It's in Europe. It has about 59
  million people living there. It has oak and beech
  trees. The flag is blue, white, and red. I like
  France.

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EnglandBy Lillianna 4

• My report is on England. England has around
  50 million people living there. In England there
  are mountains and lakes. The most common jobs are
  dairy and wheat farmers. There is a prime
  minister and a queen in England as leaders. In
  England there are lots of cities, schools, and
  churches. The city that is the capital of England
  is London. An animal in England is a hedgehog and
  a plant in England is a rosebush. The colors of
  their flag is red, white, and blue. England is
  cool because it has snow. The continent of
  England is Europe. I want to go to England
  someday.

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FinlandBy Daniel

• My report is on Finland. Finland has
  about 4 million people. It has lakes, mountains,
  snow, forest, and oceans. They make paper from
  trees and transport equipment to make money.
  Their leader is a president. The countrys name
  in Finish is Suomi. Finlandia is a type of music
  in Finland. Finland is in Europe. In Finland
  there are reindeer. Some houses in Finland have
  very hot rooms to take baths. The flag of
  Finland is blue and white. A famous place in
  Finland is Helsinki where they had the winter
  Olympics. I want to go to Finland. Finland
  is cool!

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Italy by Austin

• I am writing about Italy. They have this
  mountain called Mount Etna. They have vineyards
  and farms to do their job is to make wine from
  grapes and grow wheat to sell. The place they
  make wine is a winery. They have a prime minister
  for a leader. They have around 57 million people
  there. Two famous places in Italy are St. Peters
  Basilica and the Coliseum. The Coliseum
  used to have lions and men who fought for
  entertainment. The continent is Europe. An
  animal from Italy is a chamois. The chamois
  lives in the forest areas. In Italys mountains
  they have a beech trees. The flag of Italy is
  green white and red. I like Italy.
  
  

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SpainBy Julia

• My report on Spain. They have deserts in
  Spain and a group of mountains called the
  Pyrenees. They have a lot of pine trees in the
  forests. Two animals in Spain are the brown bear
  and an eagle owl that is the largest owl in
  Spain. Spain is in Europe. They have tourism, a
  mining industry and farming wheat for jobs there.
  They build cars and make iron too. Spain has a
  Prime Minister and cabinet to make laws. Spain
  has around 24million people. The Spanish flag is
  red and yellow. A famous city in Spain is
  Barcelona. Many people go to the beaches to sun
  in beautiful Spain. I love Spain is nice thats
  why I picked it out. I wish I was at Spain.

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Philippines By KYLIE

• My report is about the Philippines. The
  colors of the Philippine flag are red, blue,
  yellow, and white. They plant rice. There are
  many mountains there. They worship God and they
  have parades about God. An animal in the
  Philippines is a tarsier. Some houses are made
  out of bamboo. The people there are poor. Some
  woman are famous for weaving bright patterns in
  cloth. The continent it is in is called Asia.
  There are about 83 million people there. Manila
  is the capital city in the Philippines. They have
  a president and a prime minister to rule the
  country My grandmother is from the Philippines.
  I am glad I found out more about the Philippines.

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EnglandBy Camille

• My report is on England. It has about
  50 million people in England. It has mountains
  and lakes. Workers check the shearing machines at
  the factories in Wales to cut the wool off the
  sheep. They make money from the wool. They also
  mine iron and ore. The leaders in England are a
  Prime ministers and Queen. The cities are
  pretty. Castles are all over England. Their flag
  has blue, white, red. The Big Ben has a clock
  tower to let the people know what time it is in
  London. London is the capital of England. In
  England, fox threaten farm animals, so some
  farmers hunt them. The wild flower gardens are in
  the English countryside with beautiful, bright
  colors. I love England.

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GermanyBy Brendan

• My report is on Germany. There are about
  80million people in Germany. Germany has
  mountains, oceans, and hills. They make
  automobiles for jobs. They have a king and the
  king's name is Charlemagne. I am a quarter
  German. My great, great grand father grew up in
  Germany. An animal in Germany is a lynx. A tree
  in the forest is called a beech tree. A famous
  place there is the Berlin wall. They eat
  sauerkraut and sausage for lunch. The flag is
  black, red and yellow stripes. They use the river
  to get around Berlin and Hamburg on waterways on
  boats. Germany has two sides, west and east that
  now are one country but used to be two. I like
  Germany.

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France By Grace

• My country's flag is red, white, and
  blue. My country's famous animal is a poodle.
  The famous plants are oak and beech trees. The
  famous place is the Eiffel tower. There are about
  59 million people in France. France and Spain
  (its neighboring country) have Europe as a
  continent. France has mountains and lakes. They
  raise cows on dairy farms, they make automobiles
  to make money. They have a president, king, and
  a government. The French won 100 year war. I
  hope I can go to France just like my mom and dad.

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IraqBy Oscar

• I am doing a report on Iraq. Iraq has
  about 23 million people. The colors of the flag
  are black, with red and green. A common job in
  Iraq is a farmer that grow dates, barley, rice,
  vegetables, corn, and millet. Iraq has a
  president. During the 1970s, Iraq went to war
  with the Kurds. The Kurds wanted their own
  country. They were getting supplies and money
  from Iran. The animal from my country is a
  Marbled Leland. The plant is a tamarisk tree in
  desert dunes. Azadi Tower in Tehran is very cool
  looking. I like Iraq.

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JapanBy Sebastian

• My report is on Japan. There are about 100
  million people in Japan. Japans flag is white
  with a big red dot. A famous place is Mt. Fuji
  and I saw it in the fog. They get yen by working.
  Yen is money in Japan. I found three emperors and
  one commander were leaders there. After World War
  II they worked to rebuild and regain. Animals in
  Japan are the great salamander, macaws, and the
  red crowned crane. A plant in Japan is the
  Mangrove Tree. I would like to go to Japan again
  someday.

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South KoreaBy Tiffany

• My report is on South Korea. There
  are peacocks in Korea and orange groves. There
  is a famous place in Korea and it is the capital
  and it is called Seoul. There are about 48
  million people there. There are mountains,
  deserts, oceans, and lakes in Korea. They have
  factories to build cars, computers, and
  electrical things like TVs and phones. The
  president of Korea is the leader. There are
  kings and presidents. They make Kimchi with
  cabbage and spices. South Koreas capital
  building is in Seoul. The continent of Korea is
  Asia. My Mom was from Korea.

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JapanBy REI

• My report is on JAPAN. The flag color
  is white with a big red dot in the middle.
  Japan has turtles. The cherry tree gives you
  cherries. You can eat them in Japan. A famous
  place in Japan is Mt Fuji. They have mountains
  and oceans there. There are about 26 million
  people in Japan. They make cars. They have a
  president. If you live in Japan you can eat
  Sushi, rays, and sharks. Japan has animals like
  sharks and sting rays in the ocean. Japan has a
  big city called Tokyo. Japans people eat sharks
  like in Shark Fin Soup. People in Japan were
  killed in the war with United States a long time
  ago. I like Japan.

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Sweden By Karl

• Sweden has lakes and mountains. They make
  machines, ship, chemicals, and paper products. In
  Sweden they have about 9 million people. Sweden
  has a King thats named Carl and he ruled in
  1975. In Sweden they give out awards at the
  Nobel prize ceremony. Swedes in traditional
  dress dance around poles for a Mid-summers Eve
  celebration. The head of Sweden is a president.
  Sweden has spruce, pine, beech, and oak trees.
  The flag is yellow and blue. An animal in the
  Sweden is an owl. Sweden is in Europe. Stockholm
  has a river going threw it for boats to travel
  the city. I want to go back to Sweden to play
  with my friends.

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JapanBy Rey

• I am doing a report on Japan. Japan has a
  mountains and one is called Mt. Fuji. They make
  lots of money there. Japan has Presidents and
  used to have dictators to ruler. Did you know
  that Japans Presidents plays Pachinko? Japan
  made lots of cars. A famous place is Tokyo. They
  make lots of movies to make money. My
  countrys flag is white and red. The animal of
  my country is a fish owl. A plant in Japan is a
  cherry tree. The number of people in my country
  is about 126 million. My country is in Asia. I
  love Japan.

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Mexico
ByKelsie

• In Mexico they have a gulf of water just
  like us. The Pacific Ocean is right next to
  Mexico. The people drill oil to make gasoline.
  They mine for silver, make cars, and
  electronics. They make coffee and sugar. They
  also make iron and steel. The president is the
  head of Mexico. The President is in charge of
  the country and lives in Mexico City, the
  capital. Little girls wear beautiful make-up and
  dresses for celebrations with all kinds of
  colors. The colors of the flag are red, white and
  green. I like Mexico.

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Korea

• I am doing a report on Korea. They have
  mountains and oceans. Fishing, manufacturing TVs,
  cell phones, and microwaves is how they make
  money. They use chopsticks to eat their food.
  They make Kimchi to eat and clothes to wear and
  sell. The leader is a president. They grow rice
  for a plant. The flag is a red and blue circle on
  a white flag with blue lines on the sides. It
  has black on it too. They have peacocks in Korea.
  Students eat outside for a picnic and wear
  Korean costumes to play music. They scare away
  the bad spirits. I like Korea.