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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.