Poland

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Poland
By Due
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Introduction
Poland is located in Europe. Germany , the Czech
Republic ,Slovakia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine ,
Russia and the Baltic Sea surround it. Warsaw is
the capitol of Poland and also the largest
city. My great grandmother was from Poland and
the reason why I am doing this report on Poland.
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Geography

• Poland is divided into four zones
• The north is the marshes and the dunes of the
  Baltic sea
• The south is a stretch with thousands of lakes.
• The center of Poland is the lowlands. This is
  the agriculture area.
• The mountains and highlands to the south, is the
  forth and smallest zone. It includes Sudety
  mountains and the Carpathian ranges.

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Interesting fact 1
Polish is the official language
EXAMPLES pieniadze-money Hokej hockey Polska -
Poland Szkola school babcia grandma dziadzio
- grandpa
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Interesting Fact 2

• They have been invaded by many countries.

In 1795, four years after it wrote Europes first
constitution, it was invaded and divided between
Prussia, Austria, and Russia In 1939, during
World War II, Russia invaded from the west and
Germany invaded from the east
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Interesting fact 3

• Poland drafted Europe's first modern
  constitution, in 1791, which is the second oldest
  in the world after that of United States of
  America.
• However, Poland now has an entirely new
  constitution, which was drawn up in 1997(because
  of all the invasions we talked about earlier).

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Place to Visit 1
The Tatra Mountains are located in western
Carpathian mountain range and is a great place to
visit because it is a great place for skiing and
there's a beautiful scenery.
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Place to Visit 2
This, the Baltic sea, is a great place to visit
because it is the largest water body in the world.
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Place to Visit 3
These great lakes of Poland also called the
Great Masurian Lakes are located in the northern
part of Poland are a great place to visit because
they are remnants of the ice age.
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Economy 1
Money called zloty (zuoty) Consist of coins in
1, 2, 5 and bill denominations of 10, 20, 50,
100 200 An interesting fact about polish
paper money is that it contains a special mark, a
distinctive embossed shape identifying the value
of the bank note to assist the blind and
partially-sighted.
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Economy 2
Polands economy is based on agriculture.
Important products include grains, sugar beets,
oilseed, potatoes, and pork, as well as dairy
products. It makes up 15 of the economy.
Poland also has a strong industrial sector and
tourism is growing rapidly.
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The Food 1

• Osceypek Cheese
• Osceypek is a smoked cheese made of salted sheep
  milk exclusively in the Tatra Mountains region of
  Poland.

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The Food 2

• Obiad is the main meal. It consists of soup, meat
  or fish, salad, and potatoes.

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The Food 3

• Many families spend much of their income on food.
  Gardens often supply a large portion of a rural
  family's food.

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My Family
My family still tries to carry on some Polish
traditions, like a big Easter feast, Swieconka.
You can see the decorated table, which is blessed
with holy water.
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Conclusion
As you can see Poland is a great country. It has
a lot of fun places to visit and a lot of
interesting food. I hope I get to go there one
day. It looks like a great place to visit over
the summer break!
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References

• http//www.polandforvisitors.com/
• http//www.poland.travel/en-gb/practical-informati
  on/money/
• http//www.poland.travel/en-gb
• http//translate.google.com/?tlplqundefinedaut
  o/pl/
• http//online.culturegrams.com/index.php
• Bailey, Donna, Poland, 1989
• Poland., CultureGrams Online Edition.
  ProQuest,2012. Web. Dec 2012.