Andrea+&+Gabby

Hey Gabby, sooo, I don't really care what I do but I guess if I had to choose one it would be Mongolia. My 2nd choice would be Cambodia. :)

Hey Andrea, I'm so happy to be your partner!!!! I'm doing Malaysia. I will like to do research about the food, dances, clothing, religion, history, geography, and government. When you read this I will like if you told me what place you are going to do and what you will like to research. Attractions-fun,temples, landmarks Architecture population-numbers & make-up laws climate Food Dance Traditions Housing Holidays Sports Schools-Education Music Clothing Families Economy=jobs, agriculture,poverty level Natural resources Country symbol, flag wildlife natural disasters arts Social classes/groups O.k. I'll do ummmmmm I will do sports, traditions,attractions, wildlife, Religion, and History p.s. your not suppose to choose all of the starred ones. p.p.s i am glad to have you as my partner to! p.p.p.s O.k. there is a pumkin on the white board that I drew and it has been there since... like before Halloween. I am gonna see how long it lasts.
 * Religion
 * History
 * Geography-landmass
 * Government-president

Dang it, Somebody erased it, I am going to draw another one.

ok?? from: gaby

=Food(gaby)= Malaysia has many kinds of restaurants almost every were in the cities and towns.Their is a viaraty of types of restaurants like Chinese Restaurants, Indian Restaurants, Thai Restaurants and more. When you go out to eat in Malaysia it's an adventure of different cultres. The viarity of different culters are spicy food from Malaysia food, a seemingly endless viaraty of Chinese food, and exotic cuisine from North and South India. Popular dishes for Malaysia are satay, nasi lemak, rendang,rotic cani, murtabaka, laksa, chiken rice, and fried noodles.

=Dance(gaby)= There is two types of dances that malaysia people mostly dance. They are court dance and folk dance. On west malaysia and east malaysia people practice and perform widely and is now one of the things that tourist are atractide to. Also ballet is one of the dances mostly danced.

=Clothing (gaby)= The malaysia people were clothing called baju kurung and baju kebaya also baju melayu. Baju kurung and baju keban are for women.For the men they wear //baju melayu// with a //songkok// or cap on their head. Traditional clothing for men in Malaysia are a silk or cotton skirt and shirt with a scarf piece of cloth tied around his waist. This scarf is sewn together at the ends and is traditionally called a sarong. Most of the clothing is made up of bright and bold colors.

=Religion (gaby)= Malaysia has four religions. They are Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, and Christian. There is 60% of Muslim, 19% of Buddhist, 6% of Hindu, and 9% Christian. The country celabrates the holodays with all the religions.

=History (gaby)= The Japanese invaded and took over Malysia during World War II. In 1786 Britian made it's first colony in Malay Peninsula. In Peninsula, the Malay Communist Party took up arms against the British.Because of the demands of the war in Europe, there was virtually no British air capacity in the Far East. The Japanese were able to attack from their bases in French Indo China with impunity, and despite stubborn resistance from British, Australia and Indian forces and they over ran Malaya in two months. Singapore with no landward defences, no air cover and no water supply, was forced to surender in February 1942, doing ireparable damage to British prestige. British North Borneo and Brunei were also occupied.

=Geography (gaby)= There are two seperate parts to this country being Peninsular Malaysia to the west and East Malaysia to the east. Malaysia is close to the to the equator so is is hot and humid through out the year. Malaysia is the 66th largest country.The highest mountain range in Malaysia is the Crocker Range in Sabah. Malaysia has tropical forest.Between Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia is the South China Sea.

HISTORY,Andrea Malaysia did not exist as a unified state until 1963. The indeginous people of Malaysia are Semang. The semang is a Negrito ethnic group. chinese and Indians decided to establish a kingdom at around the secound and third century. In 1786, Britian made it's first colony in the Malay Peninsula.

GOVERMENT, Andrea WWW.wikipedia.com/Malaysiahistory Malaysia has a constituitional monarchy. the monarchy is made up of 13 states. The council of rulers are composed of hereditary rulers. For a five year term, rulers will alternate for Malaysia as a king. The Parliment has two houses. The Dewan Negarav(Senate) is one of the houses and Dewan Negara(house of representives) is the secound. 69 members fils the Senate house. HISTORY,Andrea During the 2nd and 3rd century the Chinese and Indians established kingdoms. (forgot what website I found it on)A 40000 year old skull found in Sarawaks Niah Caves, is the earliest evidence of human life in Malaysia. Malaysia did not exist as a unified state until 1963. The indeginous people of Malaysia are Semang. The semang is a Negrito ethnic group. chinese and Indians decided to establish a kingdom at around the secound and third century. In 1786, Britian made it's first colony in the Malay Peninsula. RELIGION,Andrea Islam is the most practiced religion of Malaysia and is the official religion. About 60.4 percent of Malaysia practices Islam. 19.1 percent practice Buddism in malaysia. 6.3 practice hinduism in Malaysia. 2.6 practice confucianism, Taioim, AND OTHER traditional chinese religions. Ethnic Malays are all considered Muslim. Ethnic Indians will usually follow hinduism. The predominent religion of the non-malay is christianity. WLIDLIFE,Andrea[]file:///Volumes/users/anbidd15/Desktop/Recent%20Servers/Animals of Malaysia-giant tropical snake, Tapirs, bearcats, orungutans, exotic birds like Sarawak Hornbill.The evergreen forest of Peninsular Malaysia and Boneo is home to many endangered species.Some of Malasia's wildlife has learned to adapt to modernisation and development.People in terenggaunu are use to seeing wild boar, monkeys, and lizards walking around housing estates.If you live in Sarawak, you might be able to find a small snake or a rare beetle roaming around your garden. SPORTS,Andrea[] The national sports complex is the biggest sports complex in Malaysia.Bukit Julil is the place of where The National Sports Complex is.The national sports complex is also called Komplks Sukan Negara.One of Malaysia's favorite games is kite flying.Now kite flying is an international evet that people come to participate in from the Netherlands, Belgium, Singapore, and Japan.Silat is another impotant sport of Malaysia.Sialt is an art of self defence in Malaysia.Other ports in Malaysia include Wayong Kulit, Soccer, Horse racing, Car racing, Power boat racing, Cricket, Squash, and Field hockey TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS,Andrea [] http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/malaysia.html You must always take off your shoes when entering a home. When ever you eat you must always use your right hand. Never wrap a gift in yellow wrapping paper inless it is for royality. Alchohol is never given as a gift. Never wrap a gift in white wrapping paper, it symbolizes mourning, death, and suffering.