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Latvia

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

LATVIA

JACK SAVAGE

SVEIKS

"HELLO" IN LATVIAN
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FAMILY

3 GENERATIONS OFTEN SHARE ONE APARTMENT
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FARMING

THE LAND NEEDS TO BE DRAINED INSTEAD OF IRRIGATED

LOCATION

UNDER ESTONIA AND ABOVE LITHUANIA
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RELIGION

MAJOR RELIGION IS LUTHERAN

CURRENCY

LATVIANS USE LATS, NOT EUROS

LANDFORMS

MOSTLY LOW AND FLAT LAND
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CLIMATE

HAS UNUSUAL WEATHER BECAUSE UP NORTH
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POPULATION

ABOUT THE SAME AS QATAR

DAILY LIFE

GRANDPARENTS USUALLY TAKE CARE OF KIDS WHILE PARENTS ARE AT WORK
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FOODS

BREAD WITH EVERY MEAL AND THEY DRINK SODA AT ROOM TEMP

SCHOOLING

EDUCATION IS VERY IMPORTANT. SCHOOL IS REQUIRED TILL 15
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SCHOOLING 2

SCHOOL GOES FROM SEPTEMBER TO MAY

SPORTS/GAMES

SOCCER,VOLLEYBALL,B-BALL,HOCKEY & BIATHLON
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OTHER ACTIVITES

ALSO ROLLERBLADE,SWIMMING, AND ICE-SKATING

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

THE RIGA CASTLE: WHERE THEIR PRESIDENT LIVES BULIT IN THE 1330'S

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

FREEDOM MONUMENT: HONORS THE SOLDIERS KILLED IN THE LATVIAN WAR

PĒTERIS VASKS

ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING COMPOSERS
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GIDON KREMER

VIOLINIST
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IHESE GALANTE

OPERA SINGER
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WALTER ZAPP

INVENTED THE FIRST HIGH RESOLUTION MINI CAMERA
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WORK CITED PAGES

  • "Latvia's Famous People | Latvian Institute." Latvia's Famous People. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.
  • "Latvia Tourist Attractions." Latvia Tourist Attractions. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.
  • Country Economy. "Country Comparison 2014." Countryeconomy.com. Country Economy, n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.
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