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Portugal

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PORTUGAL

COUNTRY OF WEST EUROPE
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OLA

HELLO, AND WELCOME TO PORTUGAL

The oldest Sauropod Dinosaur footprints were found in Portugal
(they are 175 million years old)




MANY HISTORIANS BELIEVE PEOPLE FROM PORTUGAL FOUND AMERICA

DECADES BEFORE COLUMBUS AND THE OTHER EXPLORERS
Photo by Sayid Budhi

PORTUGAL IS ONE OF THE FARTHEST WESTWARD COUNTRIES IN EUROPE

IT SHARES A BORDER WITH SPAIN
Photo by Greg_e

MANY PEOPLE IN PORTUGAL ARE

ROMAN CATHOLIC
Photo by Adam McIntosh

THEY USE THE EURO

IN PORTUGAL

IT CAN BE COOL AND RAINY

AND ALSO WARM AND SUNNY
Photo by toddraden

LANDFORMS

  • There are mountains in the north
  • The Tagus River is on the border

GEORGIA

THE POPULATION IN PORTUGAL IS SIMILAR TO
Photo by BY-YOUR-⌘

KIDS

  • Kids in Portugal love to play on the computer
  • They also watch TV and play video games
Photo by joo0ey

KIDS ALSO LOVE

PLAYING SOCCER AND SWIMMING
Photo by Rocco Lucia

THEIR SCHOOLS ARE JUST LIKE OURS

BUT THEY GO FROM AGE 6-15 AND MUST LEARN ENGLISH
Photo by arminho-paper

SOCCER

EVERYONE IN THE COUNTRY LOVES
Photo by poolie

THE BEACHES ARE ALSO

A POPULAR PLACE TO VISIT
Photo by Sam Ilić

CASTLES

  • When people come to Portugal they go to the castles
  • Guimarães- is the most famous castle and it was built in the 10th century
  • St. Jorge- it is built where the Tagus River meets the Atlantic Ocean it was built in the Middle Ages
Photo by Claudio.Ar

SALAZAR IS A FAMOUS PORTUGAL LEADER

  • He was the dictator for 36 years
  • He sent troops to Africa but the Portugal troops didn't want to go
  • Because they didn't want to they took over to have Salazar step down
Photo by szeke

WORKS CITED

  • "Subscriber Area Only." CultureGrams Online Database:. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2014.