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Signe Sammel, Gerda Pilk, Regina Schults, Diana Slõšenkova
ESTONIAKehtna Põhikool
•General information: AREA POPULATION CAPITAL LANGUAGE CURRENCY MAIN RELIGION NATIONAL FLOWER NATIONAL BIRD NATIONAL STONE NATIONAL FISH
45,227 SQ KM1.3 MILLIONTALLINNESTONIANEURO since 1.01.11 LUTHERANCORNFLOWERBARN SWALLOWLIMESTONEBALTIC HERRING
THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA
THE MAP OF ESTONIA
Kehtna
TALLINN
Helsinki – 85 km
Moscow – 1040 km
Nevsehir– 2644 kmAugusta – 2579 km
Ferrol – 2800 km
Kehtna – 60 km
Rouen - 1875 Riga – 310km
THE ESTONIAN NATIONAL FLAG
Originally flag of the Estonian Students’ Society, consecrated in Otepää Church in 1884
On 24 February 1989 rehoisted on the tower of Tall Hermann According to Estonian tradition, hoisted at sunrise and lowered at
sunset
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS – DAYS OFF
1 January - New Year’s Day
24 February - Independence Day
April (movable) - Good Friday (Easter)
1 May - Spring Day
23 June - Victory Day
20 August - Day of the Restoration of Independence
25-26 December - Christmas
NATIONAL SONG AND DANCE FESTIVAL
FAMOUS ESTONIANS
Gerd Kanter Tanel Padar
Neeme Järvi and Eri KlasKristina Šmigun-Vähi
Kehtna Basic School
The school was opened in 1843.
The new schoolhouse was opened in 1990
The school has 149 students
Students are at the age of 7 – 17
Traditions1. September – schoolyear
beginsSeptember & May - Sports
day.October – Teachers’ Day.December – Christmas
party.January – Maths week,
wrestling competitionFebruary – Shrove Tuesday,
Independence DayApril – School’s anniversaryMay – final school day for 9th
grade (when they immidate being 7 year olds)
June – Graduation
Collecting rubbish from the neighbouring forests in spring
Waste paper campaign
We have taken part in this campaign for 6 years. We have collected 66,135 kg waste paper till now.
70 kg waste paper = 1 tree We saved 66,135 kg : 70kg = 945 trees
Tere, kevad! (Hello Spring!)
Hola, primavera! Ciao, primavera! Allo, printemps! Merhaba, bahar!
Comenius projects
MEGRE -EUROPEAN MODEL
FOR SCHOOL WASTE MANAGEMENT
2005-2007
2008-2010
The Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea
The inland sea of the Atlantic ocean.
Saltiness is very low: 2-3‰ - 15‰
Area: 373,000 km2
Average depth : 52 m
The maximum depth: 459 m (Landsort trench)
There are 30 species of fish in Estonian waters and 10 species of migrant fish.
There are also ca 440 species of invertebrates.
Lakes Nearly 1,200 lakes The deepest lake is
Rõuge (38 meters)
The largest lakes are Peipsi-Pihkva (3537.6 km²) and Võrtsjärv (269.3 km²)
Lake Peipsi
Estonia is separated from Estonia is separated from Russia by Lake PeipsiRussia by Lake Peipsi
30m above sea level 30m above sea level Around 200 rivers and Around 200 rivers and
streams flow into the lake, streams flow into the lake, the biggest is the Emajõgithe biggest is the Emajõgi
The only river running out of The only river running out of the Peipsi is the River Narvathe Peipsi is the River Narva
And the biggest island is And the biggest island is Piirissaare (Border Island).Piirissaare (Border Island).
Lake Võrtsjärv
VõrtsjärvVõrtsjärv is the largest is the largest lake situated completely lake situated completely within Estonian borders.within Estonian borders.
basin area: 3,380 km²basin area: 3,380 km² the maximum depth: 6 m the maximum depth: 6 m average depth: 2.8 maverage depth: 2.8 m 33.5 m above sea level33.5 m above sea level the length of coastline is the length of coastline is
109 km 109 km
Lake Kaali is unique in Europe because it is a water-filled meteor crater. It is on the biggest island Saaremaa.
Rivers
The longest river is the Võhandu which is 162 kilometres.
We have over 7,000 watercourses. Waterfalls are only in the rivers of North-Estonia. Sandstone outcrops are common in South-Estonia.
The western rivers get often flooded.
Sandstone outcrops in South-Estonia
Floods in the west
Waterfalls 33 waterfalls and cascades
In North-Estonia (hight over a meter)
The highest artificial waterfall is the Valaste (30.5m)
The highest natural waterfall is the Jägala (8.1m)
Just this autumn another high waterfall was discovered at Toilamõisa (25.7 m)
© Enn Käiss
The Valaste waterfall in winter
The Jägala waterfall in spring
Swamps A swamp is an area or
ecosystem where lots of plants remain decomposed.
Swamps develop when the land is too wet or when lakes grow together.
There are 9,836 swamps which is 22.3 % of the total area.
The thickest layer of peat is in Vällamäe bog (18 m).
The biggest bog lake is the Loosalu which is close to our school.
A fen and a bog
Groundwater
It is underground water that often gives us drinking water
Estonia has around 5,000 springs but many of them are dry in summer
40% of groundwater comes from hills The biggest springs are in North-
Estonia.
Witch’s well at Tuhala
Springs in winter
Kostivere karst area
• References:•http://www.regio.delfi.ee/
•http://www.haldjas.folklore.ee/
•http://www.riik.ee/G/eestilipp.gif
•http://www.ciesin.ee/estonia/MAP/eesti.html
•http://www.ee/vana-tallinn/toompea
•http://www.cybernature.ee/herb/lumikelluke.htm
•http://www.kylauudis.ee/2010/11/12/aasta-naiseks-2010-valiti-kristina-smigun-vahi/
•http://planetlyrics.co/artist/Tanel+Padar,+Dave+Benton+%26+2xl#.T0YzvWXwvF8
•Tiiu-Mai Loko “Let me tell you about Estonia” Koolibri 2001
•http://cdn5.fotosearch.com/bthumb/UNN/UNN748/u13651170.jpg
•http://loodus.keskkonnainfo.ee:88/ecological/sea/F1172603171
• http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loobu_j%C3%B5gi
• http://romanpototski.blogspot.com/2012/02/estonian-winter-books.html
• http://vanameister.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.html
• http://www.geoeducation.info/geoturism/karst.php
•http://www.google.ee/imgres?q=Soomaa+%C3%BCleujutused&um
Thank You!
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