Country Poster Project

You will be working in groups to make a poster that contains information about a Spanish-speaking country.  You will create the poster together and then present it to the class.  You will be given the paper for the project.  The poster should be neat, colored in and have all the information listed.  ***For extra credit, you can bring in food or items from your country.

 

What you must have for your poster:

 

FACTS

Name of country

Area/Region

Location (on map)

Current leader(s)

Capital

Neighboring countries/Location

Size (in square miles or kilometers)

Population

Language(s)

Currency (money)

Climate

Important products (exports)

MAP OF COUNTRY***Draw or print out a colored picture of your country.

FLAG***Draw or print out a colored flag.

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

We have a new, updated version of Culturegrams (REF 390 CUL) in our reference section along with The World Book Encyclopedia, The World Geography Encyclopedia and People and Places.

We also have updated books in our circulating collection on the following countries in our library: Argentina, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, and Uruguay.

 

VERY IMPORTANT CITIZEN

Name

Date of birth

Date of death (if applicable)

What they are famous for doing.

Try the following:

   From school           From home

         Click on Biographical Facts Search.  Chose a nationality.  Click on Search. 

Chose a person.  Note: Those with photographs have a camera icon next to the listing.   If you are searching from home, you will need a public library card number to type into the webpage.  If you don't have one, ask the library for help.

 

LANDMARK

Picture of landmark (famous place in your country)

Description (2 to 4 sentences)

Use http://www.images.google.com.  Type in your country and the word, landmark.  You may find the best information in a tourist site for this part of the project.

 

ANIMAL

Name of animal

Where it lives

Fascinating facts about your animal

Try:

Ainimal Info's page at http://www.animalinfo.org/countind.htm which lists rare, threatened and endangered mammals found in that country.

 

SPORT

Popular sport played in your country.

 

FAMOUS DISH

This should be a dish native to your country.  Give the Spanish name, what is in it, and when/where it is eaten.

Try:

http://www.whats4eats.com/

 

 

FINAL FACT

Write down one more interesting fact about your country.

 

TRAVEL BROCHURE

You need 5 places/facts about your country with a picture

***These places/facts should be different from anything else on your poster.

 

 

RESOURCES

Write down the web address or name of the book(s) from where you obtained the resources.