Thailand by Kia

THAILAND
BY KIA WELHAM

Location
Thailand is in South East Asia.
Thailand is next to Laos,
Myanmar, Cambodia and
Malaysia.

Special Symbols
•FLAG
- THE 3 COLOURS BLUE, RED AND
WHITE ARE SAID TO REPRESENT THE
PEOPLE, RELIGION AND THE KING.
• GECKO - THE WALL GECKO OR HOUSE
LIZARD ARE FOUND EVERY WHERE IN
THAILAND. THE HOUSE LIZARDS APPEAR
AT NIGHT AND MAKE A LOUD SOUND.
• GARLAND - GARLANDS ARE USED FOR A
VARIETY OF REASONS INCLUDING
WISHING SOMEONE GOOD LUCK.

Thailand’s s land
• Thailand is said to be shaped like
an elephants head. One fifth of
Thailand is covered in green like
rainforest.
• Thailand has wet seasons as well
like the monsoon season which
may bring floods.

Food
• Fish, Shrimp, Rice, Soups and Noodles
appear at most meals. Thai cooking uses a
variety of spices and seasonings like lime
juice, coconut milk and peanuts for
flavour.

Weather
• Bangkok
– Most rainy days:
Sep [18]
• Average rainfall:
1 to 34.4 cm per month
• Day time
temperature:
26.1 o C to 30.5 o C
• London
- Most rainy days:
Jan [15]
– Average rainfall:
3.6 to 5.7 cm per month
– Day time temperature:
4.8 o C to 18 o C

Weather
• Bangkok
- Hottest month:
April [30.5 o C]
- Chances of rain:
3.2% to 60.0%
[Jan] [Sep]
• London
- Hottest month:
July [18 o C]
- Chances of rain:
32.6% to 47.7%
[Jul] [Jan]

Songkran
Songkran takes place in April, the hottest month
of the year. Thai’s s wake up early and take food
down to the temples and spend some quality
time together. . Thai’s s also have big water fights
in the streets to cool down and to celebrate.
Young people pour water in to elder palms to
show respect, this is called Rod Nam Dum Hua
Ritual.

Homes in Bangkok
Many people live in traditional homes raised up on
posts. The homes are raised because of the
monsoon season that causes floods.
Several generations may live in the same house,
parents and children often share a room.
Thais don’t t wear shoes in there homes or in
temples.