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Culture Quest
Think everyone gets to live like we do in Canada? Do you ever take what you have for
granted? What if you were “born again”; do you think you would be born into a rich, developed
country like Canada?
Wanna bet? Let’s go on a culture quest!
Name:__________________________
My country is: _________________________
Your quest is to discover how different Canada is from one other country in the
world. Fill in all of your answers on your “Quest Sheet”
Task #1 of your Quest is to find out some “Quick Facts” about your country. Use
your Taking Your Camera To book to find out the capital, population, chief crops,
natural resources, monetary unit, and major industries.
Task #2 of your Quest: Shade and label your country on the world map. Find a
detailed map of your country, print it out and glue it next to the world map. Use
https://www.google.ca/maps/
Task #3 Print out the population pyramid for your country http://1.usa.gov/vHrXEO
How does it look different from Canada’s pyramid? Why?
Task #4 How is the culture of your selected country different from Canada’s? Write
3-4 sentences about two aspects of your country’s culture. You can choose from
places to visit, earning a living, school and sports, and food and holidays.
Task #5 Compare your country to Canada using statistics. The numbers in bold are
for Canada.  Use the following website: (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/)
Task #6 Looking at the statistics for task #5, your Taking Your Camera to books and
the internet http://travel.gc.ca/travelling/advisories, what are the push factors
(bad things)for your country? Where would you rather live, in your selected
country or Canada? Why? Is your country a developed or underdeveloped country?
Task #1 Quick Facts for _______________________________:
Capital:
Population:
Chief Crops:
Natural Resources:
Monetary Unit:
Major Industries:
Task #2 Maps
Paste your detailed country map here
Task #3 Population Pyramid
My country’s population pyramid is different from Canada’s because:
Task #4 My Country’s Culture
Aspect #1
Aspect #2
Task #5 CIA World Factbook
 Use the following website: (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/)
Statistics for Canada are in bold.
Look under People and Society for numbers 1-4.
1. What is the total Infant Mortality Rate?
/1000
(4.65/1000)
Anything greater than 80 is considered high; less than 15 is low.
2. What is the Life Expectancy of people in your country?
3. What is the Physicians density?
(81.76 yrs)
/1000 (2.07/1000)
NOTE: This entry gives the number of medical doctors (physicians) per 1,000 of the
population. The World Health Organization estimates that fewer than 2.3 health
workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 1,000 would be insufficient to
achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.
4. What is the Literacy Rate for males and females in your country?
Males:
%
Females:
%
(99% for both)
Look under Economy for numbers 5 and 6.
5.
(economy) What is your country’s GDP per capita (PPP)? This is an economic number
that indicates the average amount of money each person makes in a year.
($45,900)
6. What percentage of people in your country live below the poverty line?
:
9.4%
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