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Friday, 20 June 2014

The World Cup - Jaydenzel


MEXICO!!!
Mexico!!!
Mexico!!!


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Mexico is a Federal republic in North America,
Mexican Food:Tacos and Burritos
Mexican Music:Mexican society enjoys a vast array of music genres, showing the diversity of Mexican culture. Traditional music includes Mariachi, Banda, Norteño, Ranchera and Corridos; on an every-day basis most Mexicans listen to contemporary music such as pop, rock, etc. in both English and Spanish.

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Anything they are Famous for:
The culture of Mexico has changed rapidly during the 19th and 20th centuries. In many ways, contemporary life in its cities has become similar to that in neighboring United States and Europe. Most Mexican villagers follow the older way of life more than the city people do.

The World Cup - Kayde


World Cup: ARGENTINA

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Argentina are a proud "SOCCER" (real name of the sport)/football nation based on the West Coast of South America (39,144,753) and are currently first placed in POOL F. Here is a photo of their World cup strip for 2014...Inline images 1
ABOUT THE COUNTRY: The national dish of Argentina is asados (a variety of barbecued meat) grilled on a parillo (a large grill) that is packed with steaks; ribs; chorizo; mollejas (sweetbread), chinchulines (chitterlings) and morcilla (blood sausage). This is a picture of a national ARGENTINIAN DRESS! Inline images 2
IN CONCLUSION I CAN SAY THAT ARGENTINA LOVE THEIR SOCCER...... not football !

The World Cup - Havea


-The country I picked was Cameroon! The Cameroonian population is 21.7 million people and their flag is:

-Their world cup strip is this:
-This is where Cameroon located:
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-The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed in French Les Lions Indomptables, is the national team of Cameroon.
This is one of my favorite music from Cameroon:
-The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed in French Les Lions Indomptables, is the national team of Cameroon.

Here are the ways that Cameroon artist draw/ create stuff:
History of Cameroon:
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon (FrenchRépublique du Cameroun), is a country in the west Central Africa region. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial GuineaGabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight of Bonny, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. The country is often referred to as "Africa in miniature" for its geological and cultural diversity. Natural features include beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and savannas. The highest point is Mount Cameroon in the southwest, and the largest cities are DoualaYaoundé and Garoua. Cameroon is home to over 200 different linguistic groups. The country is well known for its native styles of music, particularly makossa and bikutsi, and for its successful national football team. French and English are the official languages.

The World Cup - Cruz

Country: Algeria
Flag: 
World Cup Strip: 
World Map Location: 

About the Country: They are a Country that is participating in the World Cup and they are currently 4th in the Group H

Food: 

Fresh Sweet Dates

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh dates
  • ½ cup butter
  • ¾ cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon cardamom, ground

Procedure

  1. Remove the pits from the dates and arrange in 6 individual serving dishes.
  2. Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan and stir in the flour.
  3. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the flour turns golden brown. Be careful not to burn.
  4. Remove the flour mixture from the heat and stir in the cardamom.
  5. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly, stirring occasionally.
  6. While still warm, pour over the warm dates and allow to cool to room temperature before serving.
Makes 6 servings.

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMtDwK02FKI

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Culture: The culture of Algeria encompasses the development of literature, music, religion and cuisine.

Famous for its Sahara in the south and the Cities in the North

The World Cup - Ilisapeci

USA

Uniform
America on Map
About the country
Food:
One of the top two well known food in america is hot dogs and Hamburger.  The hamburger in America was first created in America in the 1900s. This is the main course in so many restaurants in America. The name was originally from germany, this was when so many german people emigrated to U.S.A which also stands for why they named it because burg means fortified settlement. Like the burger the hot dog was also from germany but was popularized in the U.S.A. Another name for hot dog in America was called a Wiener.
Music:
The music in America reflects on the country’s multi ethnic cultures. Music is usually influenced from the west africans,scottish,Irish,Mexican and cuban music traditions. America’s most known genres are hip-hop,R&B,Jazz,Pop,Rock and roll,techno and dance. Did you know that America has the worlds largest music market with the total retail value of $1.49 billion dollars and the music has been heard all around the world ever since the beginning of the 29th century.
Clothing/National dress:
Fashion in America is usually informal. Some of the clothes are reflected in their cultural roots. Like for example the american styles are cowboys hats,boots and leather motocycle. Fashion has changed enormously.  Unique regional dressing style has been in trends ever since the western times. One other popular clothing in America is the blue jeans. This kind of clothing is used in ethnic events and cultural events.  Other well known clothes are the swag pants,saggy pants, and neon t-shirt/pants.
Culture/Art:
Culture in the U.S.A is mostly influenced by the western but its influenced by native american,african,asian,latin american and polynesians cultures. The united states is an ethnically and racially diverse country as a result of a large scale of migrants from different countries. America has its own unique social characteristics such as the dialect,music,food,arts,social habits,cuisine and folklore.
Famous for:

America is well known for its liberty,freedom and generosity to poorer nations. This country is also well known for its victory.They are also for promoting the world for peace and helping nations,fair and wonderful governmental ideas, open spaces, friendly people, football and baseball.

The World Cup - Nathaniel


France

World Cup Strip



Flag


Map Of France
About France
France Is Known as the French Republic France meaning, Land Of The Franks which were the original inhabitants of France

By area france is the 42 largest country in the world and the biggest country in western europe

France is very well known for its food delicacies such as snails and frogs legs

France also has a population reaching nearly 67 million.

National Clothing

The World Cup - Joseph

Japan
The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin" which is why Japan is often referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".



Info

Japan over all is made up of 6,852 islands but is mainly known for its four main islands Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which together comprise about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area.



Japan has two main religions which are Shintoism and Buddhism. Religion is little discussed in everyday life and the majority of Japanese do not worship regularly or claim to be religious.






Japan is known for their local speciality whether it be a type of sweet, fish, noodle, seaweed or tofu. In everyday life Japanese people often talk about food. Rice is one of Japan's main food which is seen in most traditional dishes and rice has been a staple food for the Japanese for over 2000 years.





Traditional Japanese music usually refers to Japan's historical folk music. One of the defining characteristics of traditional Japanese music is its sparse rhythm. Traditional Japanese music has three main types, instrumental, court music, and theatrical.












Sport plays a significant part in the fabric of modern day Japanese life. From a young age children join school teams, instilling a sense of camaraderie, pride, hard work and dedication. Sports such as baseball, badminton, tennis and football are popular but Japan is better known for more traditional sports such as Sumo.



The World Cup - Sylvia

The World Cup - Sosaia


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World cup strip:









Map of Ghana:

About Ghana:
  • The great nation of Ghana is located on the west-coast of Africa.
  • The official language of Ghana is English
  • Ghana. Major Cities. Accra, the capital, has 10% of the total population. Kumasi is the capital of the Ashanti region.
  • Ghana is infamous for child-trafficking to make chocolate , they are the second biggest country in that industry.
  • In 2012 Ghana has a population of 25 million

Traditional food of Ghana:
Many of Ghana's most popular foods are traditional dishes which reflect the country's long history and agriculture. Cassava, yams and plantains are boiled, pounded and rolled into balls known as fufu. These are often served in a soup or stew, or with palm
oil/groundnut sauce.







Yams:

Cassava:

Music:
The best known genre originating in Ghana would be Highlife. Highlife was a very popular music genre until Hiplife and many others were introduced.


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