Final Part to Country Reports

Post to your blog for each country - create a post.

Country 1 - ________________________________

Summarize your country by including the following information:

Paragraph 1

    - Where is it located?

    - What type of government does it have?

    - What its happy index ranking and score:?

    -  Does it export more than it imports. ?

    - What kind of goods does your country export?/ imports?

Paragraph 2 

    - Do you think your countries are Developed (Industrialized) or Less Developed Country (More Agriculture, low literacy, not many paved roads etc.)

Paragraph 3 

  - Would this be an interesting country to live in? Would it be country you would want to visit ? Why or Why not?

Visuals

    - Include a map on your blog and  a couple of images showing your country.

Economics - completing country report

Tuesday , April 12 - Complete Your Country data collection.

1st - See what your countries - Happy Index World Ranking is . Record the following :  ranking _______, score_______ .  Write the results next to your country on the map page.
Happy Score - website link


 2nd. Use the following resources
 Culture Grams
Link to CIA Factbook  

3rd -  Once your data is collected.   
  - Create a a blog post for each of your countries. Summarize your country by including the following information:
Paragraph 1
    - Where is it located?
    - What type of government does it have?
    - What its happy index ranking and score:?
    -  Does it export more than it imports. ?
    - What kind of goods does your country export?/ imports?
Paragraph 2 
    - Do you think your countries are Developed (Industrialized) or Less Developed Country (More Agriculture, low literacy, not many paved roads etc.)
    - Would this be an interesting country to live in? Would it be country you would want to visit ? Why or Why not?

Visuals
    - Include a map on your blog and  a couple of images showing your country.
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Finally   -  Share your blog link on Class Economics site. 

Tuesday April 5

Assignments today
Country Data Report 1 (Culture Grams) (started last week)
Country - Import and Export (CIA Factbook ) 

 Resources
 Culture Grams
Link to CIA Factbook  

Guide to finding info on CIA factbook
How to get CIA factbook information

Reminder Past Due Assignments.
2 Paragraph Blogger
2 Paragraph - Against the Establishment

April 1 Collecting Country Economic Data

Today's Assignment is to collect economic data on two countries of your choosing. They must be from two different continents and be different from other class members.

The Learning Target for this assignment is 

1.  Understand this meant by developed and less developed nations.

2.    Identify the tools / data used to measure levels of development

3.  Describe the characteristics of developed nations and less developed countries

The resource to use is - Culture Grams.
Click on the "Country Economic Data Template"  listed above.  Copy and Paste into MS Word. or use the data template hand out to complete the data collection. Once you have completed your data collection hand a printed copy.   

Reminder:  Blogging / Internet 2 paragraphs assignment due. click here if you need the notes, If you need the reading see Mr. Gates.

Marking Period ends next Friday - April 8th. 

Important Past due Assignments
- 2 paragraph argument essay - "The End of the  Establishment" click here if you need the notes, If you need the reading see Mr. Gates.
- Setting up your economics blog.
- Castle Learning Quizzes