Tuvalu is a small island country located in the Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia with around 10,000 inhabitants. It is made up of three reef islands and six atolls, with a total land area of only 26 square kilometers, making it one of the smallest and most remote countries in the world. Traditionally, Tuvaluans live in houses built from natural materials and engage in cultural practices like dancing and shell necklace making, and the main foods are pulaka, taro, breadfruit and fish from the surrounding ocean. However, Tuvalu is currently experiencing environmental threats from climate change and rising sea levels.

1. TUVALU
By Alan A. Demetriou

2. SLIDE 1:BRIEF INTRO ABOUT THE COUNTRY.
 Location: Pacific Ocean, North East of Australia
 10,000 inhabitants, with 8km of roads, and only 1
hospital
 Former British colony until 1978
 The Tuvaluan language and English are the national
languages

4. SLIDE 2: LANDSCAPE /ENVIRONMENT
 Tuvalu is made out of three reef islands and six
true atolls. An Atoll is an island made of coral
 Its small, scattered group of atolls have poor soil and a
total land area of only about 26 square kilometres (10
square miles) making it the fourth smallest country in the
world
 Tuvalu is currently sinking due to climate change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn0pbO6U7Xs

5. TUVALU ATOLLS

6. TUVALU’S ISLANDS

7. SLIDE 3: TRADITIONS / CULTURE
 Traditional house are built using plants and trees
 The traditional music of Tuvalu consists of a number of
dances, including fatele, fakanau and fakaseasea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzQdk4nRbTY
 They use shells to build necklaces

8. SLIDE 4: FOOD
 The traditional foods eaten in Tuvalu are pulaka, taro,
bananas, breadfruit and coconut.
 They also eat a lot of fish
Breadfruit Taro