Chile

=**R**media type="youtube" key="gHm-ULMAd-U" height="368" width="464"= = Compare Chile to where you live. = = Chile has big cities with casinos and stuff, while Iowa has medium sized cities. But Iowa and Chile grow similiar fruit. (811) = = it is by the ocean and has a big ariport.(304) = = it has a beach and high mountains(116) = Chile has beaches, mountains, deserts, lakes and rivers. Where as in Iowa we just have the lakes and deserts Really, I have lived in Iowa my entire life and never seen a desert? Did you mean rivers?Sra.D .-101 Chile has different color trees and a lot of buildings.Iowa has alot of buildings and trees like Chile.(E 17) Chile has various plants,veggetables, and fruits.chile also has a lot of river's, and lakes as to Iowa has lake's,rivers,pond's. (E8) In Iowa we only have lakes and rivers.Chile has lakes,rivers,mountains,deserts and beaches.(102) Here in Iowa, we don't have as many differenciations in land forms that Chile has. We mainly have lakes, rivers, prairies, and rolling hills. In Chile, they have lakes, rivers, mountains, beaches, and deserts.(820) Chile has airports like the Des Moines Airport. Their people speak Spanish (of course) and some people here do too. We have lakes and rivers like them also. But Chile is also by the ocean, while we are completely landlocked. (322:]) Good comparisons!- Sra.D

Chile extends over 4,200km/2,600mi between 22 degrees and 55 degrees south on the pacific Coast of South America, yet has an average breath of only 160-320km/100-200mi. {313}

Chile has a range of mountains, beaches, a desert, and lakes and ponds. Whereas we have just lakes and ponds.(801)

They grow a lot of the same fruits that we grow in Iowa.(826)

Wow! The serenity of Chile's mountains and beaches is breathe taking. Chile is a beautiful country. They have geysers, beaches, rivers, lakes, mountains, and a dessert. In Iowa the land is flat. We only have rivers and lakes. In both Chile and Iowa there are large cities. Also, agriculture is important in both places. The people in both places have similar interests. (820) Great answer! Sra.D

Chile is 4,000 km long (E11)

Chile has the ocean on one side and the Andes Mountains on the other so you can go both skiing and to the beach, unlike Iowa where we don't have any oceans. (D18)

Chile has beaches,mountains,rivers,volcanoes, and you can find animals in the wild. In Iowa we don't have all of these things. (D2)

They are the narrowest country in the world(317)

one third of Chile is covered by the great Andes Mountains(315)

they use the Chilean Paso compared to the regular Paso(303) (121) they have their own olympic games

= Go to the grocery store. What products can you find there that come from Chile? =

= = =What information can you tell us about Chile? Information we are looking for:= =*interesting facts- 101, Chile has their own Olympic games.= 302 - Chile is the narowist country in the world. 319- one third of Chile is covered by the Andes Mountains. Chile is the longest country in the world.(312) 115- Chile is 10 times as long as it is wide! Wow! =*places to see The Andes mountains,1/3 of Chile is coverd by them.(318)= =*things to do= =*celebrations/festivals= =*traditions= =*historic events= =*famous people from here and why they are famous= =*why they speak Spanish= =*any other information you think we should know about Chile-102,they have1,645,143 people= They are the longest & narrowest country in the world. (324) 822- Children in Chile attend free schooling until 8th grade, which is when they start high school 803- 96% of men and women can read Chile is cool and damp in the south and hot and dry in the north.(112) 108- Chile is 4,300 kilometers long 112-86%of the population is in urban areas 308- has very rich soil Country is repulic, unlike the United States now. (320) Chile is the narrowest and longest country in the world, and a 1/3 of it is covered by the Andes Mountains. (309) 809- people in chile have 3 options for schooling, and most people dont attend college 806- they have only won one olympic medal unenployment rate is 75% (825) They have three different kinds of schools which means that they are very well educated despite popular belief.(820) 1645143 is the population. (807)