Unit 12.pptx World's smallest countries. Where is it?

This lesson talks about the world's smallest countries.

1. Unit 12: People and Places 12.1: Where is it? Say where places are Describe countries

2. The worlds’ Ten Smallest Countries Saint Kitts and Nevis Tuvalu Monaco The Maldives Nauru The Vatican City The Marshall Island San Marino Malta Liechtenstein

3. The World’s Ten Smallest Countries

4. I s an archipelago in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast. Malta has some of the oldest temples in the world. ... Home to 70+ celebrations and fiestas.  Home to blockbuster films. Malta

5. I s a dual-island nation situated between the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea Is home to green vervet monkeys W as the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton (the founding father of US) Saint Kitts and Nevis

6. I s a country and archipelagic state in South Asia in the Indian Ocean. It has only been a holiday destination for 50 years. Shells were used as currency. Maldives

7. I s a mountainous microstate surrounded by north-central Italy. Among the world’s oldest republics, it retains much of its historic architecture. San Marino

8. Islands are a sprawling chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls in the central Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and the Philippines. is one of only four atoll nations in the world and is also one of the world's youngest nations, independent since just 1986. Marshall Islands

9. I s a German-speaking, 25km-long principality between Austria and Switzerland It’s known for its medieval castles, alpine landscapes and villages linked by a network of trails Liechtenstein

10. I n the South Pacific, is an independent island nation within the British Commonwealth. Its 9 islands comprise small, thinly populated atolls and reef islands with palm-fringed beaches and WWII sites. Tuvalu

11. It is a tiny island country in Micronesia, northeast of Australia.   It features a coral reef and white-sand beaches fringed with palms, including Anibare Bay on the east coast. Inland, tropical vegetation surrounds Buada Lagoon. Nauru

12. O fficially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometers west of the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea One in three citizens of the country is a millionaire. Has a Casino, which may be the most famous. H as no airport, but plenty of heliports. Monaco

13. A landlocked sovereign country, city-state, microstate, and enclave within Rome, Italy. It i s the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. It is famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling. The Vatican City

14. Work in groups. Can you match the countries with these descriptions? a It’s in Rome in Italy. b It’s in the east of Italy. c It’s an island in the South Pacifi c. d It’s a group of islands in the Pacifi c Ocean. (x2) e It’s an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. f They’re in the Indian Ocean, south-west of Sri Lanka. g It’s in the Mediterranean Sea, to the south of Sicily. h It’s between Austria and Switzerland. i It’s in the south of Europe, on the Mediterranean coast , and it borders France.