ThailandThe topic I will talk about is Thai culture. In this, it will include areas that influence this culture. First, I will give you the geographical information of the country of Thailand. The second area I will cover will be linguistics. Language is an extremely important part of culture and some argue that one cannot be found without the other. Next I will inform you about customs, traditions and taboos in Thai culture. This is a very important part of culture and is what shows the differences between cultures. Then I'll tell you briefly about the government and some national symbols, such as the flag, the symbol, the colors, the anthem, the dress and the national holiday. Next, I will explain the religion in Thailand. In most cultures there is religion, but in Thailand it is intertwined with the entire culture and it is difficult to separate the two. Another thing I will include in this document is a link to a page with pictures from my trip to Thailand. National Standards for Geography I believe I have applied six of the eighteen national standards to this document. The first two standards were in a section called “Searching the World in Spatial Terms.” If you look below, the first one I used was "knows and understands how to use maps, globes, and other graphical tools to capture, process, and report information." The second standard was “Use mind maps to give spatial perspective to the world.” Then the second section is called "Places and region". This section reads "Knows and understands the physical and human characteristics of places". The next section is called "physical systems" and in this one I only used one standard. This standard says that one "Knows and understands that physical practitioner...... half of document ......c.th/thai/thai.html (April 9, 1999)5. Ronnakiat, Nantana. "The Thai Writing system." 5 April 1997 http://thaiarc.tu.ac.th/thaiwrt.html(9 April 1999)6. Office of National Identity under the Prime Minister, Royal Thai Government. "Thailand at a Glance ."28 February 1997 http://www.mahidol.ac.th/thailand/glance-thai/thailand.html (11 April 1999)7. Tourism Authority of Thailand "Environment" Welcome to the land of smiles 1997.http :/. /www.tat.or.th/about/index.html (9 April 1999) 8. Tourism Authority of Thailand "Religion". /about/religion.html (9 April 1999)9 . "Linguistic Perspectives of Thai Culture in the Language.11/11/98 http://thaiarc.tu.ac.th/thai/peasiri". 1999