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Hunt for Country Capitals-99


Cite International School, Stendhal, France
boursier@ac-grenoble.fr

1. I have marvels and smiles
2. I usually have a negative trade balance
3. I'm a splinter of a continent
4. A Portuguese navigator officially discovered me though I was inhabited about the 1st century AD
5. Vanilla pods, Baobab trees and Octopus trees grow in my country.
6. My flag is the same colors as the Italian one
7. Come to me for ravitoto and rano vola
8. I had a great king called Andrianampoinimerina
9. I have two official languages, one of which is French


Dahlstrom Intermediate School Buda, Texas
cckids_99@yahoo.com

1: Population to the nearest thousandths, 900,000
2: One of the many religions is Lutheran,
3: The literacy rate is over 90%,
4: Life expectancy is over 50%,
5: Industry includes Paper products,
6: Industry includes Minivan bodies,
7: Exported crops include timber,
8: A rolling coastal plain,
9: Seacoast town


Franklin Upper Elementary School Meadville, Mississippi
dcrain@telapex.com

1.The city is located in the Northern Hemisphere.
2.Romans built the earliest settlements around 75 AD.
3.The Secretary of State heads the government in this country
4. The country's topography consists of mountains and upland plateaus
5.The city was once the world's largest seaport for shipping coal.
6.Two official languages are spoken here and English is one.
7.March 1 is a national holiday where native dress is often worn
8.A world cup is held in my country this year.
9.Tom Jones and Richard Burton were from my country


GEAR School, India
gear@VSNL.COM

1. This capital is situated on the bank of a river.
2. This capital is in the far western part of the country.
3. The official languages are French and Bantu.
4. The city is closer to an ocean than to the equator.
5. The name of the capital has eight letters in it.
6. In 1881 an outpost was set up for King Leopold of Belgium.
7. The name was changed to the present one in 1966.
8. The population of the city has increased to four times in the last forty years.
9. You can eat 'cassava bread' here.


IES Parc de L'esconxador Barcelona, Spain
cfonseca@pie.xtec.es

1. The colors of the flag are yellow, blue and red.
2. It was a French colony until it became independent before 1970.
3. It is one of the most underdeveloped countries due to absence of resources, political corruption and adverse climate conditions.
4. t is the largest city in the country and also the capital.
5. The country official language is French and Arabic
6. There is only one university in this country and it is located in the capital. It has no more than 3.000 students.
7. It has a tropical climate.
8. Meat processing is an important industry.
9. The population of the country has many ethic groups. Arab people are important in the north and east and black Africans are predominant in the south.


International School of Prague
mmociun@isp.cz

1. It has no international airport.
2. The main religion is Roman Catholic.
3. The comparative size is slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC.
4. Its modernization began in the 1930's with the construction of carriage roads.
5. It is landlocked.
6. This land produces iron and lead and there are also marble quarries.
7. The flag is three different colors and has a coat of arms in the center.
8. Its population increased after World War II as a result of the growth of the tourist industry.
9. The latitude is between 40 and 45 degrees North.


Kent Learning Center, Kent, WA
maywood@halcyon.com

1. New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger was made an honorary chief.
2. It is a free, independent country.
3. It is not landlocked.
4. Our capital is the only town in this country.
5. There are underground rivers in this country.
6. This country has had three volcanic eruptions this century.
7. It is above the Antarctic Circle.
8. Here you will find men asking permission to dance with your wife.
9. It is the resting place of Robert Louis Stevenson.


Paul Dunbar Middle School Fort Myers, Florida
Joc2@lee.k12.fl.us

1.This country has very few natural resources. Iron pyrites and chromium are the main ones. They used to have copper.
2.This country is near an ancient trade route. The tallest point of this country is 6,403 ft. above sea level.
3. Winters are mild, but summer temperatures may rise above 100 F.
4. It is along 33 degrees E. longitude.
5. This country was invaded in 1974, and lost many ancient treasures.
6. This country was once part of the British Empire.
7. Ax Romana was part of the history of this place.
8.The National anthem for this country means "The hymn to liberty" in English.
9. It is associated with the worship of Aphrodite.


River Mill Dolphins
rmdante@estacada.k12.or.us

1.Our capital's population is 2.2 million
2. There is a large park called Lenin Park, named after the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin.
3. Nearly all the land animals in our country have been eliminated
4. In 1998 the population was 11 million
5. The area of our country is 42,803 sq. miles.
6. Our country contains lots of Mogotes, or "Pincushion Terrain", a distinctive geographic feature
7. The Soviet government shipped oil, grain, and raw materials to our country in exchange for sugar.
8. Our baseball team won two Olympic gold medals, most recently at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
9. Our country is surrounded by lots of islands.


River Mill Jaguars
rmdante@estacada.k12.or.us

1.Mining is a big resource in our country.
2. Our capital is a leader in mineral exporting.
3. Our capital is in the Southern Hemisphere.
4. Our county has the least amount of people on it's continent.
5. The two official languages are Quechua and Aymara.
6. Our capital is the largest city in the county.
7. Our capital is the highest capital in the world.
8. Our capital has the highest ski resort in the world.
9. Our capital' s name is the same as the prefectures in which it is located


River Mill Stars
rmdante@estacada.k12.or.us

1.Tourism remains the county's most important industry.
2. Approximately 3.6 million tourists arrive each year to sunbathe, swim, gamble, fish, and explore the reefs.
3. Our country's population is 274,000.
4. Sir Robert Heath took over our Country in the name of Great Britain in 1629.
5. In 1718, the British king commissioned Rogers Heath to govern the islands.
6. Columbus landed on our country during his first voyage to the New World and immediately claimed it for Spain.
7. There are 700 Islands in our country.
8. In the 1700' this was a popular place for pirates
9. Our country straddles the Tropic of Cancer


Caldwell Heights Round Rock, Texas
elaine_mechler@roundrockisd.org

1. This capital city is one of the biggest cities in the world!
2. This city has many cars, even though most of us still think of this area as Using camels.
3. Its true name is Kemet.
4. One of the Seven Wonders of the World is close to this capital.
5. Gamal Abdul Nasser was determined to drive the British out of this city forever.
6. This capital's industries are textiles, foodstuffs and construction supplies.
7. There is a tower there named after the capital. The tower was built in AD 1177.
8. This capital is the largest city in the Middle East.
9. This country's capital shares a name with a city in the U.S. State of Illinois.


C.W. Otto Middle School Lansing, Michigan
bjackson@lsd.k12.mi.us

1) This country's first capital ran out of water over 100 years ago.
2) Near this capital is a "windsurfing" center where you can surf the salt flats on wheel boards.
3) Northwest of this country capital are two fossilized forests.
4) This country is one of the hottest inhabited spots on earth and the hot khamsin wind blows in July.
5) Virtually all of this country is volcanic desert and west of the capital is a beach bordered by sheer black-lava cliffs.
6) French is widely spoken here.
7) Unpaved roads near borders may harbor land mines but the red star signifies hope for unity.
8) This country has an almost waveless salt lake that is the second lowest point in the world.
9) This country capital is south of "The Seven Brothers".


Estacada Wildcats
rmdante@estacada.k12.or.us

1.The country population is 12,562,496 (July 1999 est.).
2. Its official language is Spanish.
3. The Andes Mountains run through our country.
4. This is where the dried leafs of the Jipijapa are braided by hand to make panama hats.
5. The capital is 15 miles from the equator.
6. Our country has the world's highest active volcano.
7.The stone of the 12 angles illustrates the legendary skill of Incan Stonemasons.
8.Darwin was fascinated by one part of our country.
9.In 1735 a French expedition led by Charles De La Condamine came to Measure the exact position of the equator.


Freeman Public Schools, Adam, Nebraska
srenken@esu6.esu6.k12.ne.us

1. The people in this country speak over 40 different languages.
2. Life expectancy is age 54 for men and age 58 for women
3. There is only one University in this country.
4. If you are feeling ill, you could visit a witch doctor.
5. The land area for this country is about the size of West Virginia in the United States.
6. 2/3rds of the population are under the age of 30
7. 4/5ths of the people live in rural areas
8. The currency used in this capital city is the CFA Franc
9. The flag of this country has a star on it.


International School of Prague
sriley@isp.cz

1. There are no single poisonous animal in this country, but there are lots of mosquitoes, lizards, frogs and birds known as "Trupials".
2. This country capital is located in the northern and western hemispheres.
3. Oil refining, tourism, and trade are the country's main industries.
4. This country was "discovered" around 500 years ago.
5. Runaway slaves used to hide in this country.
6. The rock in this country is very volcanic.
7. The name of this city includes someone's name.
8. The bodies of water near this capital city are Boct Yan Hano and Bullenbai.
9. This country capital is semi-autonomous.


Lone Rock, Stevensville, Montana
rock5@mssl.uswest.net

1. Tea is the favorite drink.
2. The highest point in this country is 24,557 feet.
3. This country's economy is one of the world's least developed.
4. Islam is the major religion.
5. The population of this country is close to 20 million.
6. Lapis lazuli is found in this country.
7. The main occupation is agriculture.
8. This country measures 630 miles from north to south.
9. The languages of the country include Pashto and Dari


Narragansett Elementary School
ride3410@ride.ri.net

1.Our country is north of the equator.
2.The flag has three colors.
3.The country is an island.
4.The highest elevation is over 3000 feet high.
5.The sum of the latitude and longitude (not counting the minutes) is less than the number 100.
6.There are 15 official Holidays in this country.
7.Our country's national anthem is about a soldier.
8.The country's favorite musical instrument is a stringed instrument.
9.You might get " hurt" by this country's money.


River Mill Cougars
rmdante@estacada.k12.or.us

1. The population of our capital is 1.8 million
2. The largest snake in the world can be found in our jungles
3. Our country has the largest military in Latin America
4. Over 10% of the world's cattle come from our ranches
5. Ours is the fifth largest country in the world
6. Our Capital's language is Portuguese
7. Major Religion is Roman Catholic
8. During the 1980's people were very worried about our forests.
9. Famous tribes of Stone Age natives live in a section of our northern forest


River Mill Freak Show
rmdante@estacada.k12.or.us

1.Our country has 21 million people.
2. Christopher Columbus landed here on his third voyage.
3. Our city was founded in 1567.
4. Two military coups d'etat took place here in 1992, but they failed.
5. It's only 6 miles away from the coast.
6.Three earthquakes hit here in 1812, 1755, and 1762.
7. Their language is Spanish.
8. It has the World highest waterfall
9. It is in the Northern Hemisphere


River Mill Rangers rmdante@estacada.k12.or.us 1.Our country's population is 8,088,881.
2.Our country's major language is Spanish.
3.Our country's money is called peso.
4.A statue of Christopher Columbus stands in the capital of our country.
5.The sugar cane crop is our country's most important product.
6.Our country's capital was the first city in the Western Hemisphere found by Europeans.
7.Our country became a country in 1945.
8. Sammy Sosa and Pedro Martinez were born in our country.
9. In 1979, a hurricane killed more than 2,000 people and destroyed the homes or about 200,000 of others in our country.


River Mill Trackers
rmdante@estacada.k12.or.us

1. The country covers 4,411 square miles.
2. Our country has a Marlin fishing tournament every year.
3. Christopher Columbus landed here in 1494.
4.The population is 2.5 million people.
5. Our capital was founded in the 17th century.
6. Just under a quarter million slaves were sent here to work in the sugar plantations.
7. 4% of all the marijuana that is sent to America comes from our country.
8. Our capital is split into two parts. An old part that dates to the Spanish settlement and a new part built after a 1907 earthquake.
9. One of our cities sank in an earthquake in 1915.


Petah Tikvah, Israel
ori90@internet-zahav.net

1. It is a city with mountains around it.
2. It is a city with 70 names.
3. It has a wall around it.
4. One of the oldest cities in the world.
5. In this city different people who believe in different religions, live.
6. This city is built up of special stones.
7. The first one was built in that city and was destroyed the second one was built in that city and was destroyed. Some people believe that a man in white will build in that city the third one.
8. There is a special parade in that city every year during the month of September.
9. The city has 2 parts an old part and a new one.


St. Joseph's Stratford, New Zealand
c.spragg@xtra.co.nz
1. It is in the Southern Hemisphere.
2. It is part of an island.
3. The first Europeans to discover it were Dutch. Captain Cook also called there.
4. It is a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations, but not United Nations.
5. The ruler is a King.
6. This capital city has a port and an international airport.
7. The population of the capital city is about 20 000.
8. The city is in danger from cyclones regularly between December and April.
9. This city is the country's only urban and commercial center.


St. Petersburg, Russia
istoki@actor.ru

1. The country is (or was) well known as "brothers" of one great nation.
2. The name of this capital sounds also like girl's name.
3. There are mountains not far from this capital.
4. This country borders with 4 countries by land & has also sea (water) border.
5. One well-known river crosses the country.
6. One of legends says that it is "God's corner".
7. Its flag consists of 3 colors.
8. Money here has "mane".
9. Its language allows understanding some of neighbors in the same part of the world.


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