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Where in the World is Montague? |
Our theme this year at Blythe is "Around the World in 180
days!" Montague the Bear will give clues each morning
from a French or Spanish country. Students will try to
guess which country Montague is visiting that week, and will
drop their answers in a special box in the Media Center.
A winner will be drawn each Friday.
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Clues for the Week |
Monday,
February 8, 2010 -
Topography: This country
can be divided into five natural
regions: A coastal area, bounded
by lagoons; a plateau zone
called made of iron clay cut
with marshy dips; a silica
clayey plateau with wooded
savannah extending to the
foothills of the Atakora hills;
- a hilly region in the
Northwest, the Atakora, with
elevation ranging from 500 to
800 metres and constituting the
water reservoir for Benin and
Niger Republics. Niger plains
which are vast fertile
silica-clayey areas.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
- Climatology: This
country is characterized by
unusually dry conditions. This
is due primarily to two very
important factors. First, the
situation of the coast which is
well protected from the western
winds; second, the Atakora
Barrier in the West and North
West which decreases the amount
of rainfall.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
- The National Flag: The
National Flag was, for the first
time, hoisted formally on the
independence day, August 1, 1960
to replace the French Flag.
The colors are green, red and
yellow. As explained in
the second verse of the National
Anthem, the green denotes hope
for renewal, the red evokes the
ancestors' courage while the
yellow calls to mind the
country's richest treasures.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
- The population of this country
is estimated at 4,500,000
inhabitants largely concentrated
in Southern coastal region
Friday, February 12, 2010
- Languages: French is the
official language. Beside the
French language, English is
necessarily one of the two
foreign languages taught in
secondary schools.
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Republic of BENINN |
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