A Memorable Trip

Can you predict which island Anabelle will be traveling to:

A- Jamaica B- New York - Hispaniola - Mexico

Anabelle lives in Orlando, Fl. She is

very excited today. She just learned a

great news. Her parents will take her

to a trip in the Carribean.

Carribean region is composed of a lot of islands. The bigger ones are Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.

She will be travelling

to the island of

Hispaniola. Her grand

parents lives in Haiti.

Can you recognize both countries on the map?

Did you know that the Hispaniola island is divided into two independent countries: The Dominican republic and the republic of Haiti.

http://education.randmcnally.com/classroom/rmc/viewLargerMapImage.do?geoEntityType=Country&geoEntityName=Haiti

Write down the name of the country the map refers to.

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http://www.aneki.com/map/blank_outline_map_Haiti.html

Draw the map of Haiti.

Late in the afternoon, the

plane lands at the

international airport of

Haiti. A beautiful sunset

welcomes Anabelle.

She wakes up early in the

morning. She can not wait to

go hiking with her dad.

Haiti is the land of mountains.

It is surrounded by long chains

of mountains. Have you ever seen mountains before ? Where?

Mountains: Landmass that

is higher than a hill.

If you were Anabelle, how would you climb the mountains of Haiti? Use pantomine to illustrate how you would climb the mountains.

Draw a mountain.

Once Anabelle arrived at

the top of the mountain,

she is exhausted. She rests

under a tree. Suddenly, she

screams: “Wow, what a

view!.” From the mountain,

she can admire the plains.

Plains: Large area of

flat land.Work in pairs, name some states that have flat lands.

http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/purchasing-food-haiti-way-contribute-development-agricultural-sector

The next day, Anabelle is

on her way to the beach.

She is heading north to

one of the most popular

beaches. From the car,

she can see the longest

river of Haiti: the river of

Artibonite.

What is the longest river of the United States?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_P%C3%A9ligre

After the river comes the

lake. She is excited when

she sees the blue water.

“This is not the sea,” her

father says, “this is a

lake. It is called: The

lake of Azuei.

Lake: A considerable inland body of standing water.

Name some lakes in your state.

http://www.alterpresse.org/spip.php?article13147#.Uvgoj0JdXlc

Finally, she gets to the beach. What a fun

day?

Anabelle is so happy to discover

some physical features of Haiti

such as the mountains, the

plains,the river, and the lake.

Now she can not wait to go

back to Orlando to talk about

her trip with her classmates.

Have you visited in foreign country or another state? Describe its physical features with your classmates?

References

Merriam-Webster’s, Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition