Country Outline]

I.People

A.Population

1. Total # of people

2. Rank among world's most populated nations

3. Density: # of people per square mile

4. Distribution

a. urban (city) ___%

b. rural (country) ____%

c.Circle Graph

5. Largest Cities

a. List

b. Capital

B.Ethnic Groups List groups with percents

C.Languages found in the country List major languages and percents (if only 1 main language, delete)

D.Special Ethnic Groups found in the country (such as aboriginies in Australia)

II.Geography

A.Location Latitude, longitude, continent

1. Region (NSEW)

2. Bordered by

a. other nations
b. Oceans, bordering lakes

B.Land regions and land forms

C.Bodies of water: rivers, lake, ocean, bays, gulfs

D.Plant and Animal life

E.Climate

1. Temperature:range, average, seasonal

2. Precipitation:rain, snow, humidity

3.Special Condition: blizzards, tornados, hurricanes, typhons

III.Economy (How People Make A Living)

A.Natural Resources (Forestry, Coal, Oil, etc.)

B.Manufacturing/Industries

C.Agriculture (farming)

1. Crops (list leading crops)

2. Livestock (list leading animals raised)

3. Fishing

D.Technology

E.Tourism

F. Standard of Living: Statistics-- GDP, Import vs. Exports, Level of wealth/poverty Compare with US

IV.History (Paragraph form AND a Timeline)

A.Pre-History

B.Early History

C.Role in Colonial Era (1490-1960) Was it a colony of another nation OR was it a colonial power?

D.Becoming a Modern Nation 1900-Today

E.Major Events

V. Culture

A. Traditions

1. Cuisine (Food and Drinks)
2. Clothing
3. Architecture
4. Arts, Music, Literature

B. Groups

Ethnic groups
Religion

VI. Government

A. Form of Government (Democracy, Democratic Monarchy, One party Communist Government, etc.)
B. Current Government

1. Head of State
2. Head of government
3. Legislative Body/ies:
4. Judicial (Courts and Justice)
5. Role of the Military
6. Sufferage: Who gets to vote and at what age? Who can be elected?

Conclusion:

In the written report, students will need to include at least one table of information, an historical timeline,
at least one graph, at least 2 different types of maps and at least one Venn Diagram showing similarities and
differences.

Bibliography (Use same format as samples below)

Books

Cohen, Daniel.America's FavoriteState.New

York:Doubleday, 1985.

Smith, Elizabeth, and David Wright.The Iowa I Remember.

Chicago:Macmillan, 1995.

Encyclopedia

Eiselen, Malcolm R."Iowa."The World Book

Encyclopedia. 1999.

"Iowa."Compton's Encyclopedia.1998.

Encyclopedia and other publications on CD-ROM:

Cashman, Katharine V."Iowa."World Book Multimedia

Encyclopedia. 1999 ed. CD-ROM. Chicago:World Book

Inc., 1999.

"Iowa."Encarta 2001.CD-ROM.Seattle:Microsoft Corporation, 2001

World Wide Web

WriteLine, LLC. "Iowa."Postcards From Across America. 2 May 2002

<http://postcardsfrom.com/t1/990927.html>.

Winter, Mark."Nitrogen."WebElements.9 July 1999 <http://www.shef.

ac.uk/chemistry/web-elements/N/key.html>.