September 10, 2022

Geography Week Morning Song (9-10-2022)

by Chompers

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Our friend Jonathon is here with a musical challenge: visit as many world capitals as we can in two minutes!

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Transcript

>> RACHEL: Good morning! It’s Chompers, your morning and night toothbrushing show!  Start brushing on the top of your mouth and make tiny circles with your brush!


>> KIDS: 3,2,1 BRUSH!


>> RACHEL: Today we’re taking on a MUSICAL CHALLENGE!  I’m bringing in my friend Jonathon to help - Jonathon, what’s the challenge?


>> JONATHON: We’re going on an around the world singing adventure -- and flying to visit as many world capitals as we can in two minutes!


>> RACHEL: Wait, what’s a capital?


>> JONATHON: Every country has a capital city, a place where the laws are made. You ready to go?  


>> RACHEL: Well first, everyone should switch their brushing to the other side of the top of their mouth and make sure they’re brushing the inside, outside, and chewing side of each tooth!


>> JONATHON:  Let's visit some cities in ... SOUTH AMERICA!


South America:

Buenos Aires

Sucre  (La Paz to some)

Brasília

Santiago


Bogo

Quito

Lima 

Paramaribo


Georgetown

Asunción

Caracas

Montevideo


Asia

Bangkok

Beijing

Beirut

Damascus

Jakarta

Kathmandu


New Delhi

Tokyo

Singapore

Seoul

Kuala Lumpur

Abu Dhabi

Hanoi


phnom penh (p’num PEN)

Dhaka (DAH-ka)

Bish’-kek

Baku    (BAH-koo)

Manila

Ulaanbaatar   (Ulan-BAH-tar?)


Europe

Athens

Berlin

Belgrade

Rome

Monaco

Bratislava


Budapest

Bucharest

Oslo

Reykjavík

Amsterdam

Copenhagen


San Marino

Sarajevo

Paris 

Skopje (skope’-yeh)

London


Stockholm

Dublin

Lisbon

Prague

Tallinn

Andorra la Vella


Antarctica: 


>> Rachel: Whoah, there’s not a lot here


>> Jonathan: Yeah, let’s name this spot, Chompers city!


Africa

Lusaka

Lagos

Freetown

Accra 

Addis Ababa

Algiers


Lilongwe, Malawi

Praia, Cape Verde

Tripoli, Libya

Tunis, Tunisia

Maputo, Mozambique

Rabat

Monrovia, Liberia


Djibouti

Bissau

Nairobi

Dakar (DAH-kar)

Brazzaville

Bangui

Dodoma

Malabo


Australia 

Apia

Canberra

Funafuti

Honiara


Majuro

Nuku’alofa

Palikir

Port Vila


Port Moresby

Suva

Wellington

Yaren


Omitted: Ngerulmud. South Tarawa



North (and Central) America

Panama City

Guatemala City

Mexico City

Port-au-Prince


Ottawa

Kingston

San José

San Salvador

Tegucigalpa



Havana

Nassau

Port of Spain

And Washington, D.C..



>>Rachel: Phew! That was a lot of capital cities to visit. 


>> Jonathon: Yeah, and it wasn’t even all of them. I’m gonna check out the rest!


>> Rachel: While he’s doing that…. Don’t forget to-


>>Kids:  3-2-1 spit!