Thailand

1. Thailand Charlotte Knox Martin 5/6D

2. Where Thailand is located • Thailand is located on the southeastern part of Burma, • The countries sharing border with Thailand are Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia

3. Geographic Features of Thailand total: 514,000 sq km land: 511,770 sq km water: 2,230 sq km • Thailand is the 51st largest country by total area and is slightly larger than Spain

4. Climate of Thailand • Thailand is Tropical and Humid • The weather in Thailand varies between the northern part of the country and the southern areas. • Bangkok is the centre point between the two areas • The area of Thailand north from Bangkok city has three seasons while the southern Thailand areas have only two seasons. • Droughts and land slides are quite common

5. Marine Environment of Thailand Whale Shark Manta Ray Some of Thailand's Marine life is • The Manta Ray • The Whale Shark • The Dugong • The Cuttle Fish • Did you know that the Manta Ray is the largest ray in the world growing up to 8m long • The Whale Shark grows up to 12m long • The Dugong grows up to 3m • The Cuttle Fish only grows up to 45cm Dugong Cuttle Fish

6. Fauna There is a variety of animals in Thailand but here are some unusual ones The Chubby frog The Leopard cat The false killer whale The Bumble bee bat

7. The major city's in Thailand In Thailand there is a variety of major cities, here are some now • Phuket • Chiang Rai • Khon kaen • And Chiang Mai

8. BIBLIOGRAPHY Williams, Christopher. “Marine life of the Andaman Sea” . Internet <http://www.kohphrathong.com/koh_phra_thong_sea.html > . 18 February 2013 Inc., Administration. “Maps of The World’’. Internet. 11 FEBRUARY 2013 <http://www.mapsofworld.com/thailand/geography/cities.html.>. Limited Communications, Distributel . ’’Thailand’’. Internet. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html. 16 February 2013