Country Name Student Name Gray Period Country Name

Country Name Student Name Gray Period

Country Name (In one major language of your country) • Capital City • Countries/Water Bodies that border it • Country Climate described by CIA website • Map of country • Flag of country

Country Name Factors for Stability Factors for instability • Factor: – Explanation • Factor: – Explanation

People of Country • Images of Major Ethnic Groups or people from your country. • What ethnic groups live in your country? (Include • Famous Individuals from %) your country. • What languages are spoken (Official and unofficial) • Population

Type of Government • Define this type of • Images of leaders or government major political groups • Present Leadership: President, Prime Minister, Dictator Name • How long have they been in office? What party do they represent?

Economy • Images of currency • Images of products(imports/exports) • Images of production occurring in country • What is the GDP- per capita (per person) (in Purchasing Power Parity)? • Do you have a budget surplus or deficit (percentage of GDP)? What rank are you in the world? • Major Industries or products of your nation • What is your ranking on the world scale for exports? How much do you make? • Imports/Exports of your nation(Economy Overview)

Transnational Issues • Does this country have any transnational issues? What are the major problems?

Timeline • Image of timeline from step 5 • Image from Gapminder of your country’s bubble movement

ONLY Four of the five of the following Slides. • Information for the three themes of geography may need to be on more than one slide. • Include pictures to add interest! DELETE THIS SLIDE!

Movement • Where did the population of your country come from? Look at the ethnicities from step one and search on the internet to discover where they originally came from (your country or somewhere else). • How do people move from place to place within your country? Using Gapminder find the number of CARS, TRUCKS, and BUSSES per 1, 000 people in your country. How might these numbers impact how people in your country move? How many does the United States have, how does your country compare? • Have any religious beliefs moved into or out of your country into others? • How have People, Goods, or Ideas moved in or out of your country (What other important/interesting information should your classmates know about your country? )

Region • How is your country regionalized? Are there states, provinces, or cities? • What region of this world did this country appear in during our class? (Latin America, Western Europe, etc) • What does the internet say about your country? What are the top four “auto-fills” for your country? Choose one appropriate result and look it up. Do you agree or disagree with the result relating to your country, why or why not? • What formal, functional, or vernacular regions are in your country? What formal, functional, or vernacular regions is your country a part of? (What other important/interesting information should your classmates know about your country? )

Human/Environmental Interaction • What are some of the environmental issues facing to your country? • What are some of the international agreements they have made to protect the environment? • How do their people depend on the environment? What are some exports of your country that come from the natural environment? • How have people adapted, modified, and depended upon the environment of your country? (What other important/interesting information should your classmates know about your country? )

Location • What is the absolute location of your Capital City (longitude and latitude)? • What is the absolute location of your Largest City (longitude and latitude)? • What is the relative location of your Capital City (what is it close to or surrounded by? ) • What is the relative location of your Largest City (what is it close to or surrounded by? ) • What is the relative location of your country? (What other important/interesting information should your classmates know about your country? )

Place • What are the 5 most important physical characteristics of your country? Why are these things important to your country? (These are natural, ex: mountains, rivers)(you can do more) • What are the 3 most important human characteristics of your country? Why are these things important to your country? (These are manmade, ex: Seattle – Space Needle) (you can do more) • What are 3 human creations your country is known for? (Ex: food, dance, music, clothing style, or architecture. ) • What must people know about your country’s physical or human characteristics before they travel there? (What other important/interesting information should your classmates know about your country? )

References Rosling, Hans. "Share Graph. " Gapminder, n. d. Web. 06 May 2014. “Your Country Profile. " BBC News. British Broadcasting Company, n. d. Web. 06 May 2014. "Your Country's Name. " Central Intelligence Agency, n. d. Web. 04 May 2014. “Your Country’s Name. " U. S. Department of State, n. d. Web. 06 May 2014.