Cambodia
Witness our untamed wild landscape & beautiful temple ruins.
-THE BASICS-
Location
Weather and Climate
The weather in Cambodia is either warm or hot the averaged temperature distributes between 80 and 100 degrees. In Nov-Feb its usually cool and dry, throughout March-May the weather is hot and dry, during June-Aug its hot and wet, then in Sept-and early Nov its cool and wet.
Cambodia's climate is dominated by the monsoon seasons yearly around which is a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain, or from the northeast between October and April (the dry monsoon).
In Cambodia they can get up to 200 inches of rain each year.
Physical Characteristics
-HOW TO FIT IN-
Languages
In Cambodia their major language is Khmer. About 88.7% speak Khmer then it goes down to Vietnamese 5.2%, Cham 2.5%, Chinese 1%, and various hill tribes 2.6%.
Cambodia has the oldest written record in all of Southeast Asia.
Their language includes 66 consonant symbols, 35 vowel symbols, 33 superscripts, and 33 subscripts.
-Khmer Alphabet-
Folkways
Taboos
Throughout Cambodia there's no law that consists with food, except Buddhists is refrain from alcohol and Monks can not eat after noon unless they're told to.
A girl is expected to obey her parents by not dating and doesn't complain.
Values
The Cambodians favor the ancient Khmer temple Angkor Wat by having carvings of them in homes and public buildings.
They also have a population of 15.14 million people and they have strong family identities that accept thing the way they are. Greeting people is also a major aspect. They place their hands together so their palms touch by their faces.
-Digging Deeper Into Culture-
Subcultures
Culture Landscape
Foods
Trasportation
Sports
The main sport played here is soccer. Once the farmers get done harvesting their rice fields that's where the villagers go to play the game.
Phnom Penh's Olympic Stadium is the largest sports centre of this district. You'll fined volleyball, basketball, and tai-kwon-do games that are often hosted at this stadium. National Sports Centre of Cambodia is famous for hosting swimming, boxing, and volleyball competitions.
Boys in Cambodia usually play Heoung, which is similar to baseball.
Evidence of Cultural Diffusion vs. Cultural Change.
Cambodia used to be an all French colony. Then gained independence and became a constitutional monarchy under French protectorate.
Cambodia newly sovereign adopted market economy system, and by this it helped lure foreign investors in.
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Sources:
"Countries and Their Cultures." Culture of Cambodia. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.
"Cambodian Homepage." — EthnoMed. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.
"A Few Days in Phnom Penh." A Few Days in Phnom Penh. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.