Cultures Around the World

If Josie skis to school, the environment where she lives is cold and ________________.

• warm

• hot

• snowy

• dry

Miriam lives in a hot and wet area. The environment that she lives in has a warm ________________.

• climate

• turkey

• rainbow

What is the one thing that is the same no matter where we live?

• We all eat and sleep

• We all play the same games

• We all speak the same language

• We all eat the same foods

How does Josie's family in Canada catch fish in the winter?

• They go fishing indoors

• They make holes in the ice

• They fly to a warmer place

• They ride horses to the river

Why do Kazuo and his friends in Japan use bamboo sticks like swords?

• To practice a sport

• to frighten other children

• to keep themselves safe

• to get good at gymnastics

How is Paul's school in Australia like yours?

• Paul goes to school at home.

• Paul and his teachers talk on a tow-way radio.

• Paul listens to his teacher and does homework.

• Paul goes to school for an hour and a half each day.

Emma in Hungary and Miriam in Nigeria both

• live in the same country

• play musical instruments

• have 11 brothers and sisters

• feed the geese each morining

Why is Mexico City called the capital of Mexico?

• it has a long history

• The Aztecs lived there

• It has "Mexicao" in its name

• The government meets there

Luis lives in a ranch where plants grow easily. The environment he lives in has rich_______________.

• snow

• soil

• climate

• people

Kazuo lives in Tokyo, a city with many people. The environment he lives in is __________________.

• snowy

• crowded