Chapter 3.1 coursebook

Thailand, 
A different 
world
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Thailand, 
A different 
world

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The aim of this lesson
  • why the climate and the natural landscape in Thailand are different from those in the Netherlands
  • why the culture in Thailand is different from that in the Netherlands
  • name examples of cultural characteristics in Thailand
  • explain what a people is and how the different peoples in Thailand are distributed

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Hot and humid
Nature and climate
Nature in Thailand is very different from 
the nature in the Netherlands  
--> Tropical rainforest : Always hot and a lot of precipitation.
                                                 Trees grow in layers
                                                 Always green deciduous trees
                                                 Heterogeneous forest.



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Hot and humid
The main crop in the lowland is rice.

There are a lot of ricefields.

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Thai Culture
Culture is everything you learn when you grow up.
Culture consists of different characteristics:
  • the way people dressed
  • religion  (Buddhism, reincarnation)
  • food (pig's head, tropical fruit)
  • language (Thai)
  • streetview (temples, Buddha, monks)
  • .....


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A few things of the Thai culture are the same as in the Netherlands.
For example:
  • The big shoppings malls in the modern neighbourhoods of Bangkok with the European clothes.

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Culture and people
The largest part of the population in Thailand 
belongs to the Thai people.

There are also other peoples who live in Thailand 
  • In the edges of Thailand
  • In the mountains
  • Many Chinese live in the big cities.

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Religion belongs to culture
A
True
B
false

Slide 8 - Quiz

The religion in Thailand is Hinduism
A
true
B
false

Slide 9 - Quiz

A lot of Chinese people live in the mountains of Thailand
A
true
B
false

Slide 10 - Quiz

A people is a group of human beings who have lived together for centuries and share the same culture.
A
true
B
false

Slide 11 - Quiz

In Thailand you see al lot of Buddhist monks
A
true
B
false

Slide 12 - Quiz

The aim of this lesson
  • why the climate and the natural landscape in Thailand are different from those in the Netherlands
  • why the culture in Thailand is different from that in the Netherlands
  • name examples of cultural characteristics in Thailand
  • explain what a people is and how the different peoples in Thailand are distributed

Slide 13 - Slide

Homework
Read chapter 3.1 and do assignment 1-2-3-4 on the geo online.

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