Your Country: ____________________

LOCATION

The absolute location (latitude and longitude) is _______________N/S                 _______________E/W

The relative location (What’s it near?)  is:

PLACE  “What’s it like?”

Describe the climate:

Describe the landscape:

(name a specific mountain and/ or river)

Describe the plant and animal life:

(any endangered or unique ones?)

Describe the Human culture:

(religion, language, music, food)

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

What are the main crops?

What is mined?

What type of clothing or housing is used by the local humans to match the environment?

MOVEMENT  (Everyone has planes, trains, automobiles and boats focus on something else)

What makes and models of cars are there that are rare in the US?

Dirt roads or Highways?  How many miles?

Find some call signs of local TV and Radio stations.  What type of programs do they air?

Give data about Cell phone use and internet access.

What’s the Capitol City’s Airport like?

REGION  (Think big picture.)

What’s the larger planet based characteristics that your small country is part of?

Physical features such as a mountain range or Island chain

Cultural features such as the “Muslim world” or Coastal Fisherman