Country Assignment

Geography is the study of the land and cultures of planet earth. This project will challenge you to create a realistic country. You will need to use your text book and do research on the Internet so that your country will be realistic.

INTRODUCTION

It is the year 1900 and a new island has been discovered in one of the earth’s oceans. During the next few years immigration to this island is very rapid. Your job is to create a country on this island. You can put it anywhere in the world, but you must include a description of the following:

1. Description: Describe your country. Include the size, land features (deserts, mountains, plateaus, etc.), major waterways, climate, etc.

2. History: Write a history for your country starting from 1900 and continuing on until the present. Explain how government formed, why people moved there, etc. You must include a description of at least three major world events and three major internal events that your country is/was involved in. The external events must be real world events that have actually taken place (like WWII, etc). Explain why your country became involved in these events and what the outcome was. You may slightly change history but do not radically alter the actual outcome of the event. The internal events can be completely made up by you (like a major hurricane, discovery, etc.)

3. Political structure: Describe, in detail, the type of government (Democratic, Monarchy, or Dictatorship) your country has? How does your government function day to day? What powers does you country have/not have? How are leaders chosen? (You cannot be the leader of your country). Are there any special laws?

4. Economy: What types of products does your country produce (agricultural, industrial, natural resources)? What are your major imports and exports? Who do you trade with?

5. Social Structure: Describe the Ethnic and racial make-up of your country. What languages are spoken? What religions are practiced? What do people do for fun? Where do people live and/or work? Where did people immigrate from? What are some unusual customs and holidays?

6. Map: Using Colors, make a map of your country--include Cities, forests, agricultural areas, industrial areas, longitude and latitude, etc. Make sure your map has a key.-----This visual must be colored

7. Flag: Create a color flag for your country. ------ This visual must be colored