Welcome+to+Thailand!


 * Welcome to Thailand!



We hope you enjoyed your journey throught the Portal and arrived safely. Now it is time to explore the country.

Your task is to find out as much as possible about the country, become familiar with who the Indonesian people are, their culture and their land.

Your findings are to be presented in multimedia such as ****MS Power Point**** at an upcoming Student Conference.

Travel via the web to find out as much as you can of interest.

Along your way, find out a  bout piphat, Pad Thai and Nang drama. **


 * Enjoy your expedition.**

Where is it? What is its latitude and longitude? How far is the country from Melbourne? Also provide the direction from Melbourne in degrees on a compass. eg East 90 degrees How big is the country compared to Australia? (tip - find the size of each in square kilometres and work out the size as a fraction and a percentage) What is the time difference between Melbourne and the country? What are its key natural features? What are the countries main buildings of significance? Add some other intersting facts that you find.
 * Task 5 Country** 

What is the culture of the country like? Find out about its classical and popular music and theatre. How do people live now, what is the average salary, how do they live? Find the population size, average life expectancy and IMR (infant mortality rate) compared to Australia. Find five similarities and five differences between this country and and Australia. Display in a graphic organiser such as a Venn diagram. How do the people of the country interact with your animal? What are is the main religion of the country? Briefly descibe the religion. Find three key differences between Australian and Thai beliefs and customs. Display in a graphic organiser such as a Venn diagram. **
 * Task 6 People andCulture:**
 * Was the country colonised over the last few hundred years? Who by? What effect do you think this had on their culture? Was Australia colonised?

Find out how many Thai people there are in Australia. Is there a Thai associaiton in Australia? What services and activities do they offer? Have Thai refugees arrived in Australia? What might this experience have been like? Association:  [] Embassy:  []
 * Task 7 Thai - Australian relations**


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 * Return to Destination (enter at own risk!) **

Boat market:[] Map: [] Palace: [] Collection of six photos: []
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