VENEZUELA

VENEZUELAS GEOGRAPHY

Venezuelas total land area is 352,143. The coastline is 1740 and the total irragated land is 4073

• The Total land area in Venezuela is 352,143
• Coastline is 1740 square miles
• Irragated land is 4073

LOCATION

The highest point in Venezuela is Pico Bolivar and the lowest point is the Carribean Sea.

Venezuela is east of Guyana, South of Brazil and the border countries are Colombia, Brazil and Guyana.

• It is South of Brazil
• East of Guyana
• The border countries are Brazil, Guyana and Colombia.

The Capital City is Caracas and Venezuela is twice the size of California.

• Capital City is Caracas
• Its twice the size of California

This is a map of Venezuela's land, size and cities.

CLIMATE

The beautiful country has a spring time climate with a tropical breeze.

• The Beautiful Country has a spring time climate with a tropical breeze

The coolest months are January and February. The dry season is from December to April and the wet season is from April to December.

• The coolest months are January and February
• The dry seasons are from December to April and wet seasons are from April to December

CLIMATE

• Venezuela gets 30 inches of rain each year and more than half falls in July to August

TRADITIONS

TRADITIONS

• Carnival and Semana Santa is Venezuela's big holiday
• 96% attend Carnival

TRADITIONS

• They also have quinceñarias
• Quinceñarias are celebrating that the girl is not little anymore she is going into adulthood

FEAST OF JOHN THE BAPTIST

• This is a religious time in Venezuela. This is used to celebrate his death. They also eat Pabellon Criollo.

INDEPENCE DAY

• On July 5 on 1811
• They got thier freedom from spain

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• They have a holiday every month
• They have more than 20 holidays

FOOD

FOOD

• The food is tied with European ancestry
• Some Common foods are pasta, rice, beans, plantains, white cheese, chicken, potatoes, fish and corn.

FOOD

• Some favorite foods are Parrillas and Arepas and the best dish is .....

PABELLON CRIOLLO

Another Common Drink is the raspado

A good dessert to eat in Venezuela is Besitos de Coco

DAILY LIFE

SPORTS

SPORTS

• Baseball is the most popular sport in Venezuela
• Baseball was established in 1945

Venezuela's baseball team won the little league cup in 2000

• Venezuela's baseball team won the Little League Cup

SPORTS

• A good Player is Miguel Cabera
• Miguel Cabera has worked a lot for the championship and some players have made it to one of the big leagues.

RELIGION

RELIGION

• Over 90% is catholic
• They believe in God, the Catholic saints, Virgin Mary, and Jesus

RELIGION

RELIGION

• The religion ( roman catholic) was brought by Spanish missionaries

RELIGION

• Most people dont go to church
• The most religious people live in towns

SCHOOL

SCHOOL

• The year starts in September and ends in July the following year.

SCHOOL

• The first stage in School is called Primary
• They go to Primary at age 6- 11
• The first stage lasts 5 years

SCHOOL

• The next stage is called Secondary
• Most kids dont make it to Secondary because Venezuelans cant afford books or have transportation

GOVERNMENT

This is Nicholas Maduro of Venezuela