1. Tahiti (French Polynesia) 2 decembre 2013 classe 1

2. Body of water, continent, and the capital The capital is Papeete, the continent that it is part of is Asia, and the body of water that surrounds it is the south pacific ocean.

3. Tourist AttractionsTourist Attractions 1)Canoeing 2)Surfing 3)Fishing 4)Wind Surfing 5)Swimming, Diving 6)Rain forests 7)Movies 8)Dances

4. Climate and Geography The climate is hottest during February and December. During February and December it gets up to 85 and 90 degrees. temperatures are usually around 70 and 80 degrees. They can get cyclones, and damaging tropical storms. They have volcanic peaks, valleys, tropical forests, waterfalls, streams, and white sand beaches.

5. Typical FoodsTypical Foods 1)Seafood (Ma’oa or Pahua Tairo) 2)Vegetables (Poisson Cru) fish salad. 3)Rice (Tahitian chicken) includes white rice 4)French bread

6. Currency/Money cfp franc

7. Important People from the Country Pomare (chief) He introduced European weapons. Pomare (Queen) Daughter of Pomare Pomare (chief) became leader of Tahiti's Pomare dynasty Gaston Flosse (president) became president of territorial government Oscar Temary (president opposion politician) has long and advocated independence

8. Interesting facts/significant historical events 1)Samuel Wallis charted and claimed Tahiti 2)Tahiti had a queen 3)Polynesians origin are not exact 4)They began to settle on the islands between 2,000 and 1,000 bc 5)The island were ruled by local chiefs

9. Works Cited "French Polynesia." CultureGrams OnlineEdition. ProQuest, 2013. Web. 2 Dec 2013. Google pictures