Amazing Race Jungle

Amazing Race Podcast

podcast for social studies - Lindsay :]

Sixth Location

My last location that I'm visiting on my trip is The Congo Rainforest. The Congo Rainforest is located in Congo, Africa. The capital of Congo is Brazzaville. Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo border Congo. The Atlantic Ocean borders Congo. The GPS coordinates of my location are 1˚44'01.19" N 19˚54'43.38". The climate here is wet and rainy. My location looks tropical and wet. The history of my location is that it has the largest river run through it and it is the 2nd largest rainforest in the world. My location is important because it is the 2nd largest rainforest in the world and it is 18% of the worlds remaining tropical rainforest. I traveled 7,286.45 miles from my fifth location to get here. I took a boat to get here. My whole trip cost me $3,049. I loved going around the world to visit jungles. It was so much fun! I learned a lot from this trip. I got to visit 2 of the biggest rainforests in the world and learn about how they got there. My family is very happy that I'm finally home but they wish that I would of stayed on my trip a little bit longer because they think that there is so much more for me to see.
What did you learn on your trip around the world?
How does your family feel to have you home?

Fifth Location

My fifth location is The World Heritage Rain forest. The World Heritage Rain forest is located in Queensland, Australia. The capital of my country is Canberra. There are no countries around my country because Australia is a continent and a country. The Indian Ocean, Tasman Sea, Coral Sea, Arafura Sea, Timor Sea and The Pacific Ocean border my location. The GPS coordinates of my country are 24˚58'43.76" S 133˚16'20.28". The climate here is very wet and humid. The temperature in the summer reaches around 80˚F and the temperature in the winter reaches around 70˚F. My location looks very tropical and wet. It usually rains a lot. 185,000ha of my location is national parks which is managed by the Queensland State Government. My location is important because it is a popular place in Australia. It took me 5,545.65 miles to get here from my fourth location. took a boat from Madagascar to Australia. It cost me $349.00 to get here. I got a bit sick on the boat but that was the only bad thing that happened. I think that my fifth location is more tropical and interesting then my fourth and the people here are much more nicer than the people in Africa were to me.

Fourth Location

My fourth location is the Madagascar Jungle. My location is located on an island called Madagascar in Africa. The capital of my country is Antananarivo. My country has no other countries border it because it is an island. My country borders the Mozambique Chanel and the Indian Ocean. The GPS coordinates of the Madagascar Jungle are S 22˚33'50.7" 045˚24"28.7". The climate here is hot and rainy from November to April and cool and dry from May to October. My location looks very tropical and green. The history of my location began in the7th century when the Arabs established trading posts along the northwest coast of the island. My location is important because it has a lot of history to it and because it is still in good shape and it has one of the most popular jungles in it. I traveled 3,695.95 miles from my third location to my fourth. I took another boat from my third location to my fourth location. I didn't have any layovers so I was pretty lucky. It cost me $400.00 to travel from my third location to my fourth. I didn't like my travels I payed $10.00 more to travel a shorter distance than my last travel.

Third Location

My third location is the Punjab Jungle. The Punjab Jungle is located in Pakistan, Asia. The capital of my country is Islamabad. Ran, Afghanistan, India and China border Pakistan. The Aribian Sea borders my country. The GPS coordinates of my location are 33˚47'03.73" N 73˚ 23' 59.48". The climate here is hot in the summer and cold in the winter. The weather temperature changes fast. It is usually humid and rainy here. My location looks very green and has a lot of tropical plants and animals. Their is no history on my location. My location is important because it has a lot of national parks. I traveled 8,978.62 miles to get to my third location from my second location. I took a boat from my second location to my third. It cost me $390.00 for 1-2 nights on the boat. I got a little sea sick while traveling over sea but everything went pretty good. Its very different in Pakistan than Central America. There is more war over here than Central America.

Second Location

My second location that I am visiting is The Central America Jungle. My Jungle is located in Belize, Central America. The capital of Belize is Belmopan. Mexico and Guatemala border the country I'm in. The Gulf of Honduras and the Atlantic Ocean border my country. The GPS coordinates are 17˚30'02.77" N 88˚11'30.30". The climate here is quite tropical and gets up to be around 90˚F each day. During the winter the temperature usually stays around 50˚F to 60˚F. My location looks very swampy, and tropical. There is no history on The Central America Jungle. My location is important because it is located in one of the most popular places in the world, Central America. I had to travel 4,621.98 miles from my first location to get here. I flew a plane from my first location to my second location. My plane tickets costs $1,910.