Download Country: Create Your Own (Fictional)

Name:______________________________
Date:________________
Create a Country Midterm Assessment Part 1
Introduction: This project will test your research skills, your critical thinking skills, and give you an
opportunity to do what we all would like to do: rule your own country.
Directions: You are to create either a CIA Factbook page, travel brochure, or a Power Point
Presentation along with a map drawing of a fictitious country. Please follow the directions,
expectations, and rubric for whichever project you choose. Your country should be as creative as
possible. Use your imagination. The sky is the limit. Have fun. But it must be logical!
Choice A: CIA Factbook Page and Map:
Part 1: CIA World Factbook Page: The World Factbook provides information on the geography,
people, economy, and government of a country. You must create a fake (as in typed not on a website)
page for your fictitious country. Use the following like as a reference if needed:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Country Name:
Geography
Location: ________________________________________
Continent: ________________________________________
Closest Bodies of Water: ________________________________________
Five Physical features: ________________________________________
Climate and Vegetation: ________________________________________
Natural Resources: ________________________________________
Area of country: ________________________________________
Capital City: ________________________________________
People
Population: ________________________________________
Language: ________________________________________
Literacy Rate: ________________________________________
Life Expectancy at Birth: ________________________________________
Food: ________________________________________
Holidays: ________________________________________
Music and Television: ________________________________________
Sports: ________________________________________
Where do most people live: ________________________________________
Transportation: ________________________________________
Economy
Economy Type: ________________________________________
Is your country developed or developing? ________________________________________
GDP-Purchasing Power: ________________________________________
Top five occupations: ________________________________________
Currency: ________________________________________
Government
Government Type: ________________________________________
Leader: ________________________________________
Government Structure: ________________________________________
List three laws in your country: _______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Part 2: Map
Your map should be colored and easily readable. The appearance of your map will be part of your
grade. The name of your country should be clearly visible. Your name and period should be on the
back of your map. It must include:
Map Checklist: On a separate sheet of paper
______ Map is creative, colorful, and neat
______ Nation’s Capital (with symbol)
______ Include 5 other cities
______ Include 5 Physical Features and their symbols
______ Map must have a Legend/Key
______ Map must have a Scale
______ Map must have a Compass Rose
______ Title
______ Locater Map
Choice B: Travel Brochure and Map
Part 1: Travel Brochure: Imagine you that you have just created your own country and now need
for more people to come live in your country! Create a travel brochure advertising a visit to your
country. The brochure should provide travelers with information on the location, geography, people
and culture, economy, and government. Create a colorful, informative brochure to entice others to
come visit and move to your country! This brochure must be done neatly on the computer.
Cover Page (5 points)
______ Name of your country
______ National Flag you created to represent it.
Page 1- Basic Information
______ What is the name of your Country? Is there a meaning behind it?
______ What does your countries flag look like? What is the story behind it?
______ What is your country’s national anthem?
Page 2- Geography
______ Where is your country located?
______ Include your country’s continent.
______ Using cardinal directions to identify the closest countries and bodies of water.
______ Identify 5 physical features that are located in your country.
______ What is the climate and vegetation like?
______ What is the area of country? (square miles)
______ What natural resources can be found in your country?
Page 3- People and Culture
______ What is the literacy rate?
______ What is the population of your country?
______ Where do most of the people live?
______ What is the literacy rate?
______ What language(s) is spoken?
______ What types of transportation is there?
______ Why is your country’s culture? (food, holidays, music, sports, music and television)
Page 4- Economy
_____ What type of economy does your country have?
_____ Is your country developed or developing?
_____ What is the GDP?
_____ What are the top five occupations
_____ What is the currency?
Page 5- Government
_____ What Government type does your country have?
_____ Who is the Leader(s) of your country?
_____ What is the government structure?
_____List three laws in your country:
Part 2: Map
Your map should be colored and easily readable. The appearance of your map will be part of your
grade. The name of your country should be clearly visible. Your name and period should be on the
back of your map. It must include:
Map Checklist: On a separate sheet of paper
______ Map is creative, colorful, and neat
______ Nation’s Capital (with symbol)
______ Include 5 other cities
______ Include 5 Physical Features and their symbols
______ Map must have a Legend/Key
______ Map must have a Scale
______ Map must have a Compass Rose
______ Title
______ Locater Map
Choice C: Power Point and Map
Part 1: Power Point Presentation: You must create an informative power point presentation of
your fictitious country. You must provide information on the geography, people and culture,
economy, and government of a country. You may spread the information on more than five slides if
needed, however, the presentation must be organized.
Cover Page
______ Name of your country
______ National Flag you created to represent it.
Slide 1- Basic Information
______ What is the name of your Country? Is there a meaning behind it?
______ What does your countries flag look like? What is the story behind it?
______ What is your country’s national anthem?
Slide 2- Geography
______ Where is your country located?
______ Include your country’s continent.
______ Using cardinal directions to identify the closest countries and bodies of water.
______ Identify 5 physical features that are located in your country.
______ What is the climate and vegetation like?
______ What is the area of country? (square miles)
______ What natural resources can be found in your country?
Slide 3- People and Culture
______ What is the literacy rate?
______ What is the population of your country?
______ Where do most of the people live?
______ What is the literacy rate?
______ What language(s) is spoken?
______ What types of transportation is there?
______ Why is your country’s culture? (food, holidays, music, sports, music and television)
Slide 4- Economy
_____ What type of economy does your country have?
_____ Is your country developed or developing?
_____ What is the GDP?
_____ What are the top five occupations
_____ What is the currency?
Slide 5- Government
_____ What Government type does your country have?
_____ Who is the Leader(s) of your country?
_____ What is the government structure?
_____List three laws in your country:
Part 2: Map
Your map should be colored and easily readable. The appearance of your map will be part of your
grade. The name of your country should be clearly visible. Your name and period should be on the
back of your map. It must include:
Map Checklist: On a separate sheet of paper
______ Map is creative, colorful, and neat
______ Nation’s Capital (with symbol)
______ Include 5 other cities
______ Include 5 Physical Features and their symbols
______ Map must have a Legend/Key
______ Map must have a Scale
______ Map must have a Compass Rose
______ Title
______ Locater Map
Country: Create Your Own (Fictional)
Map Elements
Physical and
Political
Elements
Description
Detail
Artwork
20 – A+
19 – A
18 – A17 – B
16 – B15 - C
4
Map includes all
key map features
(Compass Rose,
Scale Bar,
Legend, Locater
Map, Title, and
Name). They are
neat and
organized.
Map contains 5
of the following
(Mountain
Ranges, Rivers,
Canyons,
lakes/oceans, and
any other
physical features
you wish to
include). They
also include 5
cities and the
capital. They are
clearly labeled.
Description
includes all (28)
key cultural,
economic, and
government
elements. It is a
well written
description.
Map is
completely
labeled and
colored. It is
easy to read.
Map has been
carefully drawn
and fully colored.
It is neat and
organized.
14- C13- D
12- D11-0 - F
3
Map is missing
1 of the
following key
map features
(Compass Rose,
Scale Bar,
Locater Map,
Legend, Title,
and Name)
Map contains 4
of the following
(Mountain
Ranges, Rivers,
Canyons,
lakes/oceans,
and any other
physical features
you wish to
include). They
also include 4
cities and the
capital.
2
Map is missing
2-3 of the
following key
map features
(Compass Rose,
Scale Bar,
Locater Map,
Legend, Title,
and Name)
Map contains 3
of the following
(Mountain
Ranges, Rivers,
Canyons,
lakes/oceans,
and any other
physical features
you wish to
include). They
also include 3
cities and the
capital.
1
Map is missing
4 of the
following key
map features
(Compass Rose,
Scale Bar,
Legend, Title,
Locater Map,
and Name)
Map contains 2
of the following
(Mountain
Ranges, Rivers,
Canyons,
lakes/oceans,
and any other
physical features
you wish to
include). They
also include 2
cities and the
capital.
0
Map has none of
the key map
features
listed(Compass
Rose, Scale Bar,
Legend, Title,
Locater Map,
and Name)
Description
includes most
(21) key
cultural,
economic, and
government
elements.
Description
includes some
(14) key
cultural,
economic, and
government
elements.
Description
includes few (7)
key cultural,
economic, and
government
elements.
Description
includes none of
the key cultural,
economic, and
government
elements.
Map has areas
that are not
completely
labeled and
colored.
Map has been
carefully drawn,
with most of it
colored
Map is half
colored and
contains few
labels.
Map contains
very few color
and few labels.
Map contains no
color and no
labels.
Map has been
drawn, with
little effort
given.
Map has been
created without
effort, with no
color
Map is little
more than a
sketch.
Map contains 0
of the following
(Mountain
Ranges, Rivers,
Canyons,
lakes/oceans,
and any other
physical features
you wish to
include). It
includes no
cities.