Use the following checklist to help you complete your research.  This is a required part of your project.  Make yourself a folder in which to keep all of your acquired information.  On the due dates you are to bring that part of your project to class to be checked.  Check off each part of the project as you finish so that you are aware of what still needs to be completed.

Due: ____________________________
1. The Land:
I . land features/geography (mountains, etc.)
2. climate (average temperature, rainfall, etc.)
3. size of land in miles or kilometers
4. population count for the country and major cities
5. vegetation (plants, trees, crops that are grown, etc.)
6. wildlife available

Due: ____________________________

II. The Economy:
1. imports/exports  
2. employment rate 
3. average family size and income 
4. jobs that employ the most people
5. health care (availability and the general health of people)
6. housing (type of housing and available government housing)  
7. transportation available and the one most used  
8. education ( is it free, age, cost, number of years, mandatory/ optional) 
9. money/currency name and its exchange rate.

Due:_____________________________

Ill. The Culture:
1. name two major historical events of your country  
2. languages spoken and official language  
3. average number of family members per household  
4. interesting holidays or traditions
5. type of ethnic food/recipe/clothing/etc.  
6. traditional clothing 
7. places to visit, tourist attractions  
8. types of ethnic music

Due:______________________________

IV. The Government:
1. form of government/ type
2. leader(s) of government
3. name of national anthem, the national motto
4. military (name, mandatory or optional, # of years, age)
5. effectiveness of criminal justice/police force (crime rate and types of crimes commonly committed)
6. allies of your country
Extra Credit:  country's unusual laws

Due: ____________________
-make a map of your country:  showing border countries, major waterways, major cities and the capital, location of tourist attractions, major land features, land elevation and population.

Due: ­­­____________________
-make a flag of your country: a cloth flag is required and a short report that explains the history of the flag.

Due: ____________________
Required visual aides:
-a time line of your country telling when historical events happened. (Please try to bring your time line into the current times (i.e. up through 1980's or 1990's)
- create a traditional costume to wear as you present on International Bazaar Day -a recipe and that food to share on International Bazaar Day

Due- _____________________
Choose two or more visual aides from the list below:
-reproduce the official seal of your country on poster board
-create a travel brochure or a travel poster for your country
-gather your country’s currency or create your own replicas
-do a diorama of a typical site in your country
-show examples of art, music, textiles, pottery, dance, or literature
-design a model of the typical architecture, land formations, or transportation
-your own idea (if you think of something that is not on the list, discuss it with me to make sure approval will be granted.) YOU MUST BE GIVEN APPROVAL FIRST!
-language strip; write in the language of your country and then translate into English; you must also write their alphabet

Visual Aide Ideas!!!_ * Posters, taped interviews, models, graphs, booklets, displays of pictures and items from you country. *