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Where in the World is Montague? |
Our theme this year at Blythe is "Around the World in 180
days!" Montague the Bear will give clues each morning
from a French or Spanish country. Students will try to
guess which country Montague is visiting that week, and will
drop their answers in a special box in the Media Center.
A winner will be drawn each Friday.
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Clues for the Week |
Monday,
March 8, 2010 - This is a
landlocked country in north
central Africa. A landlocked
country is a country which has
no borders on the sea. It is
bounded on the north by Libya;
on the east by Sudan; on the
south by the Central African
Republic; and on the west by
Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. It
has an area of 1,284,000 square
kilometres (495,755 square
miles).
N'Djamena is the capital and
largest city in this country.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 -
The people of this country
belong to a variety of ethnic
groups. In the Northern and
central areas are Muslim (Arab)
ethnic groups including the
Toubou, Hadjerai, Fulbe, Kotoko,
Kanembou, Baguirmi, Boulala,
Zaghawa, and Maba. In the
Southern areas are non-Muslim
(black African peoples) ethnic
groups including the Sara,
Ngambaye, Mbaye, Goulaye,
Moundang, Moussei, and Massa.
Some 76 percent of the people
live in rural areas. Most of the
people live in southern areas.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
- The only important rivers in
this country are the Logone and
Chari (Shari). They are located
in the southwest and they flow
into a large lake named after
this country, which doubles in
size during the rainy season!
The official languages here are
French and Arabic.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
- The flag of this country has
vertical blue, yellow and red
stripes. The blue stripe
symbolizes the sky and hope. The
yellow stripe symbolizes the
sun. The red stripe symbolizes
fire and unity.
Friday, March 12, 2010 -
This country gained independence
from France on 11 August, 1960.
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