Friday, April 3, 2009

QUIZ - Polish students learn about Turkey

We were trying to find the answer for your questions today. We used our maps, books and the Internet to find the information. Check our answers, please:

1.The highest Mountain in Turkey is Mount Ararat, Ağrı Province 5,165 m

2.The most crowded city in Turkey is Istanbul

3. The hottest place: The southern tip of Iskenderun in Turkey along the Mediterranean Sea against Syria

4. The largest lake in Turkey is Lake Van
The lake lies on the high grounds of Eastern Anatolian region near the border with Iran.

5.Antalya is the most touristic city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey.

6. You can spend holidays in Turkey in places like Dalaman, Bodrum, Izmir, Antalya, Istanbul, Ankara, Mersin, Ephesus, Cappadocia, Gallipoli, Miletus, Troy, and many more .

7. The capital city of Turkey is Ankara.

8.In Istanbul and around the sea of Marmara (Marmara region) the climate is moderate(winter 4 deg.C and summer 27 deg.C); in winter the temperature can drop below zero.

In Western Anatolia (Aegean region) there is a mild Mediterranean climate with average temperatures of 9 deg.C in winter and 29 deg.C in summer. On the southern coast of Anatolia (Mediterranean region) the same climate can be found.

The climate of the Anatolian Plateau (Central Anatolian region) is a steppe climate (there is a great temperature difference between day and night). Rainfall is low and there is more snow. The average temperature is 23 deg.C in summer and -2 deg.C in winter.

The climate in the Black Sea area (Black Sea region) is wet, warm and humid (summer 23 deg.C, winter 7 deg.C). In Eastern Anatolia and South-Eastern Anatolia there is a long hard winter, where year after year snow lies on the ground from November until the end of April (the average temperature in winter is -13 deg.C and in summer 17 deg.C).

9. Seas: Black Sea Sea of Marmara Aegean Sea Mediterranean Sea.

10. Turkey is situated between two continents: Europe and Asia.

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