In this country research project, you will need to gather information pertaining to the assigned Spanish speaking country. The information should be recorded on this page. We will spend one hour in the school library where you will have access to the internet, encyclopedias, magazines, atlases and books. Please use this time wisely to find the necessary information. In addition to this research, you will make an 8" x 11" flag of your country as well as a hand drawn map indicating major geographical features of the country. You will also make a "travel brochure" for your country which will highlight the attractions of your country: outstanding geographical features, tourist attractions (museums, monuments, ruins etc), national foods, dances etc. and any information that would be attractive to prospective tourists to "your" country. The brochure may be handmade or computer generated. It should include illustrations. NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. This project will be graded as a 100 point test grade:
50 points = accuracy/completion of the
information as
outlined below
10 points = map
10 points = flag
20 points = brochure
10 points = neatness
All information will be in English. Please list all sources of information including URLs used from the internet. I have lots of information for the countries within the links at http://www.geocities.com/~lagringa/country.html .
Your country is __________________________Today's date is ----
Due date for this project is ---
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Your country report should include the following information:
Location:________________________________________________________
population:______________________________________________________
Capital City:_____________________________________________________
Other large cities:________________________________________________
Languages spoken________________________________________________
Religions:_______________________________________________________
Monetary unit:___________________________________________________
Worth in U.S. dollars:_______________________________________
Climate (general year around temperatures, rainy seasons, dry seasons):___ ________________________________________________________________
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Principal Rivers:__________________________________________________
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On what coastline? Ocean/Sea?______________________________________
Chief agricultural products:__________________________________________
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Principal industrial products:_________________________________________
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Who discovered the area? In what year?________________________________
Information about the people living in the region when it was discovered:_____
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Famous persons born in this country and why they are noteworthy:__________
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Date of independence:_______________________________________________
Famous landmarks:_________________________________________________
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National foods (include ingredients)___________________________________
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Name of first president/dictator:______________________________________
Current president/dictator:__________________________________________
National pasttimes:(recreation, sports, dances)__________________________ _________________________________________________________________
Noteworthy artists/their works:_______________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
Noteworthy literary works/authors:____________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
Noteworthy musicians/contributions:__________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
Literacy rate:______________________________________________________
