世界各国文化历史介绍-All About Chile PowerPoint

WhereintheWorld?WhichcontinentisChilein?ChileisinSouthAmerica.WhereinSouthAmerica?CanyoufindChileonamapofSouthAmerica?ChileKeyFactsaboutChileChilebordersPerutothenorth,Boliviatothenorth-eastandArgentinatotheeast.ThePacificOceanistothewestofChile.Officialname:RepublicofChileOfficiallanguage:SpanishCapitalCity:SantiagoCurrency:PesoPopulation:17.5millionFlag:SomethingorsomeonefromChileisdescribedas‘Chilean’(pronouncedChil-ee-an).68%ofChileansidentifyasChristian(54%oftheseareRomanCatholic),7%followadifferentfaithandtheremaining25%identifyashavingnoreligion.Chileis2,700milesfromnorthtosouthand112mileswideatitswidestpoint.Chile’sClimateChileis2,700milesfromnorthtosouth.Incomparison,theUKis600milesfromnorthtosouth.ThislengthmeansthatChilehasawidevarietyofweather.AsChileisinthesouthernhemisphere,summerisfromlateNovembertoFebruaryandwinterisfromMaytoAugust.Thenorthofthecountryhasdesert-likeconditionsanditcangoforyearswithoutrain.TheAtacamaDesertisthedriestplaceonearth.Thecentreofthecountryhasgenerallymildweather.ThesouthofChilehasseverewinterswithicyconditionsandfreezingwinds.SantiagoThecapitalcityofChileisSantiago.ItissometimesknownasSantiagodeChile.Thecity’snicknameistheCityoftheIslandHills.ChileanmembersofparliamentmeetinSantiago.However,theSenate(abitliketheBritishHouseofLords)doesnotmeetinthecapitalcity,butinValparaiso,87milesaway.ThepopulationofSantiagois7million,whichmakesitoneofthelargestcitiesinSouthAmerica.TheChileannationalfootballteamplaytheirhomematchesattheEstadioNacionalJulioMartinezPradanosinSantiago.DidYouKnow?ChilewasonceacolonyofSpain(whichmeantitwascontrolledbySpain).ItfoughtawarforindependenceagainsttheSpanishfrom1810–1826.SantiagoWhatIsChileWell-KnownFor?ClickonaphototofindoutmoreaboutChile.FootballisverypopularinChile.Thenationalteamareknownas‘LaRoja’(TheReds).Theworld’slargestswimmingpoolisattheSanAlfonsodelMarinChile.Itis1,013mlong.EasterIslandinthePacificOcean,famousforitsmoai,isChileanTerritory.WhatIsChileWell-KnownFor?ClickonaphototofindoutmoreaboutChile.PenguinsliveinseveralareasofsouthernChile.Chileistheninthlargestproducerofwineintheworld.TheAndesareamountainrangethatrunalongtheeasternborderofChile.TheyarethelargestmountainrangeoutsideofAsia.TheOjosdelSaladoisavolcanointheAndesinbetweenChileandArgentina.At6,893metres,itisthehighestvolcanointheworld.ChileanFoodTraditionalChileanDishesEmpanadas–pastriesfilledwithmeatandcheese.PasteldeChoclo–sweetcorncasserolewithameatstuffing.Cazuela-stewwithmeat,sweetcorn,riceandpotatoes.DidYouKnow?InChile,18thand19thSeptemberareknownasFiestasPatrias.ThefestivalmarksChile’sindependencefromSpain.Onthesedays,itisthelawthattheChileanflagishungfromeverypublicbuilding.Ifthisisn’tdone,afineofupto40,000pesoscanbegiven.WhatCanYouRemember?WhichcontinentisChilein?SouthAmericaWhichhemisphereisChilein?ThesouthernhemisphereWhatisthecapitalcityofChi