Tahiti (French Polynesia)

2 decembre 2013classe 1

Body of water, continent, and the capital

The capital is Papeete, the continent that it is part of is Asia, and the body of water that surrounds it is the south pacific ocean.

Tourist Attractions

1) Canoeing 2) Surfing 3) Fishing4) Wind Surfing5) Swimming, Diving6) Rain forests 7) Movies8) Dances

Climate and Geography

The climate is hottest during February and December. During February and December it gets up to 85 and 90 degrees. temperatures are usually around 70 and 80 degrees. They can get cyclones, and damaging tropical storms. They have volcanic peaks, valleys, tropical forests, waterfalls, streams, and white sand beaches.

Typical Foods

1) Seafood (Ma’oa or Pahua Tairo)2) Vegetables (Poisson Cru) fish salad.3) Rice (Tahitian chicken) includes white rice4) French bread

Currency/Money

cfp franc

Important People from the Country

• Pomare (chief) He introduced European weapons.

• Pomare (Queen) Daughter of Pomare • Pomare (chief) became leader of Tahiti's

Pomare dynasty• Gaston Flosse (president) became president of

territorial government• Oscar Temary (president opposion politician)

has long and advocated independence

Interesting facts/significant historical events

1) Samuel Wallis charted and claimed Tahiti2) Tahiti had a queen3) Polynesians origin are not exact4) They began to settle on the islands between

2,000 and 1,000 bc5) The island were ruled by local chiefs

Works Cited

"French Polynesia." CultureGrams OnlineEdition. ProQuest, 2013. Web. 2 Dec 2013. Google pictures