The World: Countries of the World

Countries of the World : Countries of the World English lesson 2 Marguerite Carstairs Http://activeenglishspeaking.com

World is the Entire Planet : World is the Entire Planet 'World' distinguishes the entire planet or population from any particular country or region: world affairs are those which pertain not just to one place but to the whole world, and world history is a field of history which examines events from a global (rather than a national or a regional) perspective.

Slide 3 : Countries of the World The US State Department recognizes 194 independent countries around the world The earth consists of seven continents listed as follows: North America, South America, Antarctica, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia; the largest of which is Asia. Which countries are there in the world ?

How Many Countries? : How Many Countries? As of May 1, 2008, the United Nations has 192 members (including Montenegro and Serbia - the two newest nations). That number does not include the Vatican, and it doesn't (yet) include Kosovo (disclaimer). Regarding England, Scotland and Wales, though all are widely considered individual countries, they are all still a part of the United Kingdom (UK), a European country, and therefore included within the United Kingdom on our country list below. The US State Department recognizes 194 independent countries around the world, but that list of countries reflects the political agenda of the United States of America. As an example, it includes Kosovo, but does not include Taiwan, as China claims that Taiwan (the ROC) is simply a province of China. Most of the current World Almanacs use 193 countries http://www.worldatlas.com/nations.htm

Main Areas : Main Areas Africa | Antarctica | Arctic | Asia | Australia/Oceania | Caribbean | Central America | Europe | Islands of the World Middle East | North America | South America

World Fact Book : World Fact Book The World Factbook (ISSN 1553-8133; also known as the CIA World Factbook)[2] is an annual publication of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The Factbook provides a two- to three-page summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266[3] U.S.-recognized countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world.

You can use the Factbook : You can use the Factbook Because the Factbook is in the public domain, people are free to redistribute and modify it in any way that they like, without permission of the CIA.[4] However, the CIA requests that it be cited when the Factbook is used Before November 2001, The World Factbook website was updated yearly.[8] Since then, the Factbook website is updated every two weeks; the print edition is still updated annually and on the World Wide Web since October 1994.[11] The Web version gets an average of 6 million visits per month;[5] it can also be downloaded.

What Countries are in Asia : What Countries are in Asia

Slide 9 : Countries in Europe

Slide 10 : Australia/Oceania

Flags : Flags Describe your countries flag…colors

Food : Food Korea India Russia Australia China Japan Philippines France England America Turkey Egypt

Main Holidays...New Year : Main Holidays...New Year

Famous Cultural Places : Famous Cultural Places India Australia China Philippines Russia Turkey Korea Japan

Languages People Speak : Languages People Speak India Australia Japan China Korea Europe Russia England

What Countries have you visited? : What Countries have you visited? http://picasaweb.google.com/ladymaggic http://www.flickr.com/ladymaggic http://ommunity.webshots.com/user/ladymaggic http://www.photobucket.com/ladymaggic Photos of my Travels…What countries have you visited or wish to visit?

March Free Public Lessons : March Free Public Lessons http://www.wiziq.com/public/session.aspx?detail=70206_Learn-English-with-Easy-Cooking-English-Pancakes-and-Flap-Jacks_teacher_Maggi_Carstairs   http://www.wiziq.com/public/session.aspx?detail=70427_Learn-English-with-Easy-Cooking-French-Toast_teacher_Maggi_Carstairs   http://www.wiziq.com/public/session.aspx?detail=70432_Learn-English-with-Easy-Cooking-Sri-Lankan-Fried-Rice_teacher_Maggi_Carstairs   http://www.wiziq.com/public/session.aspx?detail=70437_Learn-English-with-Easy-Cooking-Chinese-Stirfry-Vegetables_teacher_Maggi_Carstairs

Thank you for being part of the World : Thank you for being part of the World Details for all lessons are on AES http://activeenglishspeaking.com My March Lessons focus on Cooking….learn to speak English and cook. I will also add a TOFEL series soon

Thank you for attending : Thank you for attending Your Teacher is Marguerite Carstairs http://activeenglishspeaking.com