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Scavenger Hunt
• You will be researching facts about
Afghanistan today.
• Present your answers in a POWERPOINT
Presentation.
Question 1
• Find out the following information on GDP
(Gross Domestic Product). Go to the
following web page and read the definition of
GDP…
http://www.quickmba.com/econ/macro/gdp/
• Use the CIA World Fact Book to answer these
questions…
– What is the (2008 est.) GDP (official exchange rate)?
– What is the per capita GDP (2008 est.)?
– What was the percentage of growth of GDP (2008 est.)?
Question 2
• Using the CIA World Fact Book answer the
following questions…
– What is the unemployment rate?
– What percent of the labor force is in
Agriculture?
– Name 5 of the agriculture products produced?
Question 3
• Using the CIA World Fact Book create an excel
spread sheet comparing the GDP (2008 est.)
(official exchange rate) and the per capita (2008 est.)
GDP of the following countries. After completing the
spread sheet create a line graph for each of the
categories.
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Afghanistan
USA
Great Britain
Japan
Canada
Germany
Mexico
Ireland
To Answer Questions 4-7
• Visit these sites to answer the following
questions:
http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question47862.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/ind
epth/afghanistan/day_pics.asp?num=1
Question #4
• What hobby used to be the national sport
of Afghanistan?
Question 5
• Since the Americans invaded Afghanistan
what is the fastest growing crop?
Question 6
• What is a meal in Afghanistan not
complete without?
Question 7
• When most of Afghanistan was controlled
by the Taliban in the areas under Taliban
rule women (and girls) were forced to lead
very restrictive lives. What were they
forbidden to do?
Question 8
Using Google EARTH or Google MAP
– Find 5 (five) cities in Afghanistan
• Take SCREEN SHOTS of the image of each city
• INSERT these images into your PowerPoint.
Question 9
CLIMATE in Afghanistan
– Track the normal average temperatures for
each of the 12 months of the year
– Record it on an EXCEL Spreadsheet
– Make a LINE GRAPH or a BAR GRAPH to
illustrate your findings