Annual Kite Festival
In which country does the Annual Kite Festival take place?
Guatemala
In which country does the Harbin Ice Festival take place?
China
In which English town does the Maldon Mud Race take place?
Maldon, in Essex.
What is described as the wettest place on Earth where people live?
Meghalaya State, India.
Which festival involves people making enormous colorful objects that fly in the sky?
The Annual Kite Festival.
What is the name of the town where the Kite Festival takes place?
Sumpango
During which months does the Harbin Ice Festival take place?
December to February
What do people have to cross during the race?
A river / muddy river.
Approximately how much rain does Meghalaya receive every year?
Almost 12 metres of rain.
Which event takes place in extremely cold conditions?
The Harbin Ice Festival.
What are the enormous kites called?
Barilletes
How cold can the temperature become during the festival?
As low as about –35°C.
Why is the river difficult to cross?
The water is low, and the river is extremely muddy.
Why do people in Meghalaya make bridges from living tree roots?
Because it rains so much that ordinary things don't last very long, so living tree-root bridges are a useful solution.
Which event involves people getting covered in mud?
The Maldon Mud Race
What are the kites made from? Name two materials.
Tissue paper, bamboo, glue, string, and other materials. (Any two.)
What happens to the Songhua River during the festival?
It freezes completely, allowing people to build things on the ice.
What is one important purpose of the money raised by the event?
It is raised for charity.
Where is the driest place on Earth where people live, according to the text?
Arica, Chile.
What do the Annual Kite Festival and the Maldon Mud Race have in common?
Both are annual events that attract people and involve the local community.
Why do people make the kites and let them fly during the festival?
The kites are connected with remembering/communicating with people who have died; messages are written on the kites to ask people who find them to look after the environment.
Why can the cold weather be dangerous for visitors at the festival?
Visitors can get very cold, especially at night, and the cold can become dangerous if people aren't wearing enough warm clothing.
What can visitors do at the event besides watch the race? Name two things.
They can eat food, listen to DJs, watch other entertainment, see stalls, or enjoy the plastic duck race.
Arica receives less than 1 cm of rain each year. Why isn't the area completely dry and lifeless?
It is in a valley and has a humid climate, which allows lots of fruit to grow.
The texts describe both very wet and very dry places. What is one way people have adapted to these extreme environments?
In Meghalaya, people make bridges from living tree roots because of the heavy rain. In Arica, people live in a humid valley where fruit can grow despite very little rain.