By Jarrod Anthony Conte Thailand By Jarrod Anthony Conte

Introduction: More than 92% of the population speaks Thai or one of it’s regional dialects. The capital city of Thailand is Bangkok. The population of Thailand is 66.79 million people (2012). Most of the Thailand population eat fish, shrimp, rice, soups and noodles that are found at most meals. Thai cooking uses a variety of spices and seasonings such as lime juice, ginger, coconut milk, and peanuts for flavor. Want to know more? Than listen up

Lifestyle of the Clouded Leopard: Named for the large cloud-like spots on its body, the clouded leopard is a medium-sized cat that sports a grayish and yellowish coat. The spots, which are generally dark brown with a black outline, provide excellent camouflage in the leopard’s forest habitat. Clouded leopards have long, strong tails and powerful, big bulky built leg that help them run climb and hunt . They are also known to be one of the best climbers in the cat family. They are able to climb upside down underneath tree branches, hang from branches with their hind feet, and even descend head first, like a squirrel.

a clouded leopard's extremely long tail provides an excellent balancing aid. For grip their large paws are armed with sharp claws and special padding that lets them grip the branch really well.The hind feet have flexible ankle joints that let the foot to rotate backwards as well the foot can rotate up to 360 degrees.Like all wild cats, clouded leopards are carnivores. They hunt a variety of prey including birds, squirrels, monkeys, deer, and wild pigs.The clouded Leopard can open their mouth up to 100 degrees.

The Lotus plant: The lotus plant is native to many parts of Asia including Thailand. It belongs to the water-lily family of plants.The beautiful flowers are pink or white. The round, flat leaves that float on the water or stand above it are covered with tiny hairs which keeps them dry when it is raining.Lotus flowers open in early morning and close by mid-afternoon. This makes them even more special, because their beauty is seen for such a short space of time each day.After about three days, the petals fall off, leaving a soft yellow seed pod that has many seeds.The roots of the lotus plant are used as food, sliced and cooked with meat and other vegetables.In Thailand you can see the lotus flowers in almost every garden with a pond, or in large created pot filled with water.

Effects of natural disasters on the environment Floods- A flood would cause a lot of mud on the land Earthquake- An earthquake's destruction wouldn’t be nothing there would be cracks in the road, houses wrecked and buildings collapsing Wildfire- burnt trees, habitats burnt, houses destroyed and people harmed. Drought- A drought would cause less farming companies because of the cattle will have no water to drink, people would have no water to drink and animals will be affected because it would be dry and waterless.

The terrain of Thailand Most of the land is muddy when it’s wet, dry, mountainous, small plants grow on the land and it has quite a lot of tropical areas.

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