Name:

_______________________________________________ Date: ______________________________________ #: _____

Celebrating Christmas Around the World

Read the provided article about how your country celebrates
Christmas. Then use the provided websites to research the
following information about your country.


1. The continent it is located on?
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2. Is it located above or below the equator?
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3. Is it closer to the equator, north pole, or south pole or in
between which two?
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4. What lines of longitude and latitude is it located close to? ____________________________________

5. Does the country begin experiencing daylight before or after us? ____________________________

6. What season is your country currently in? _____________________________________________________

7. Is there location on the globe tilting toward or away from the Sun or is it possible in the
middle? ___________________________________________________________________________________________

8. If it is 8am in South Carolina, would it be morning, afternoon, or nighttime in your country?
Explain.
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9. Challenge: what specific time would it be in your country when we are experiencing 8am in
South Carolina? Explain.
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10. What moon phase is your country in (look for the percentage of moon shining) new,
crescent, quarter, gibbous, or full? ________________________________________________________________

11. Challenge: is the moon currently waning or waxing in your country? _________________________

12. Draw a Venn Diagram on the back and describe how their Christmas celebration are alike
and different from ours. Use bullets and short phrases; please write neatly!


Country articles retrieved from http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/worldxmas/