Country in a Bag
You will make a presentation on a former Soviet-block or modern European country. You will need to place 8 to 10 items in a bag which you will use to describe your country.
FACTS you must discover for your presentation:
Geography:
What is the land like? (Important physical features)
Economy:
What is the standard of living?
What do they produce, sell, grow, etc?
What are the people like?
Find out information about their culture, religion, foods, dress, language, etc.
Other information:
Tourist attractions, unit of currency, flag, national traditions, etc.
RESOURCES:
Write down the web address or name of the book(s) from where you obtained the resources.
We have a new, updated version of Culturegrams along with The World Book Encyclopedia, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, and People and Places. We also have updated books in our circulating collection on many countries in our library.
Try the following websites:
CIA Factbook:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
InfoPlease: http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html
Lonely Planet: http://www.lonelyplanet.com
Wikipedia is allowed only with permission of your teacher. The problem with Wikipedia is that it is completely written by unknown people, most of which are not experts. Be careful of any generalized statements about any culture on any website!
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