Turkey

Chris PolidoreMrs. MunroGeography N84/17/12

Any Italics are someone talking.

Land and Climate Turkey is just larger than Texas. Turkey is 302,533 square miles. Winters are colder in some parts. Winters are mild along the coast.

Population Turkey has about 79,700,000 people. It is growing by 1.2%. About 70 million live in urban areas.

Economy

Turkey relies mostly on agriculture. They grow cotton, tobacco, citrus fruits,

olives, nuts, live stock, and opium. They also mine copper, coal, and boron. Turkey gets oil from the Caspian Sea.

Map of Turkey

Language Turkish is the official language. Arabic is also spoken. English is the most popular foreign.

language and is required in secondary school.

Food and Eating Breakfast is usually around 7:00 am. We eat with the forks on the left and

knives on the right hand. Some food we eat are with our hands. Seafood is abundant along the coast.

Interview Time!! What is your most common food? Well it is lamb and rice and they are

usually served with most meals. What do want to do when you grow up? I will be a miner just like daddy. He

mines copper. What is your language that you study? Well in school I study Turkish and also

English.

Interview Time Continued What do you grow in Turkey? We grow olives and citrus fruits on this

farm. Do you pray? Yes any free time I have I pray.

Pictures on Turkey!

Entertainment We play soccer at grass field over there. Skiing is in the mountains. You can surf on the coast of Turkey. People can dine, watch T.V, and relax.

Entertainment – Continued We can go out with friends and watch

movies. Chess, Checkers, and card games are

also played. Theater is also a good pastime in

Turkey.

Top Ten Facts1. Stars and crescents are symbols in

Islam.2. If families can afford purchasing a house

for inheriting.3. Soccer was intruded by the British in the

19th Century.4. They Pray 5 times daily.5. One person doesn’t put his sole of his

foot pointing at the other person.

Top Ten Facts – Continued 5. Islam’s status as Turkeys’ state religion was rescinded in 1923.6. “No” can be expressed the same way in the U.S.A.7. In Rural areas it is improper to eat on the street.8. Public displays of affection are not allowed between men or women.9. People in urban areas usually don’t greet strangers.

Top Ten Facts #10!10. The hands of and older man may be kissed or touched to show respect.

Quiz time! What does Turkey grow? They grow cotton, tobacco, citrus fruits,

olives, nuts, live stock, and opium. What games do people play? Chess, Checkers, and card games are

played. How much % is Turkey growing in

population? Turkey is growing by 1.2%.

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