Open the Envelope

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Open the Envelope
CONGRATULATIONS !! YOU HAVE WON AN ALL EXPENSES
PAID TRIP TO MOOREA
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Group Tasks

• Write all the questions that come to mind about
  the place you will be going.
• How can you classify the questions in a
  meaningful way?

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Location

• Where is it?
• What hemisphere?
• What is it near?
• How far away is it?
• How Far Is It website

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Place What Is It Like?

• Physical
• Land Shape island, peninsula, etc.
• Landforms mountains, plateaus, plains
• Bodies of water
• Climate
• Flora and fauna
• Natural resources

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Place What Is It Like?

• Human
• What are the people like? Cultures
• Languages and Religion
• Holidays and Festivals
• Urban or rural population and density
• Settlement patterns
• Landmarks Food - Sports

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Human Environment Interactions

• Agriculture what foods do they grow?
• Industry
• Air and water quality
• Tourism
• Shopping
• Entertainment

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Movement

• How will I get there?
• What types of transportation do they have?
• Quality of transportation
• Communication

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Regions

• In what region is this place?
• How does it compare with where I live?
• Politically stable area?

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Moorea, French Polynesia

• South Pacific Ocean
• Polynesia
• Society Islands
• 15S 140W
• Near Tahiti

http//www.joetourist.ca/Polynesia/graphics/Tahiti
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Moorea, French Polynesia
http//www.tahitijetclub.pf/images/moorea.jpg
http//olivier.funix.org/fondecran/tipanier-moorea
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