Country Survey
Provide an assessment of your assigned country (there is a list of countries to choose from). Since you are a geographer, your survey will focus on the geographic characteristics of your country. You will be assigned a country and address the following questions about your country. You may present this information in any format you choose (for instance, bulleted list, table, narrative, etc.). Grading will be based as much on effort and completeness as on absolute accuracy. Points that should be covered:
Physical Geography
Human Geography
Political Geography
Economic Geography
Map
Provide a map of your country and highlight (for example: you can draw on the image digitally, use multiple images or provide captions) some key features (you choose the features that you think are significant: mountains, rivers, cities, etc.).
Sources
Online encyclopedias (e.g., Wikipedia, Britannica, etc.) should not be used as sources. Your textbook and atlas are great sources. Another good source is the CIA World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ (Links to an external site.)). You should provide proper attribution for all the sources that you use and for every piece of information. Use any format (e.g., MLA, APA, etc.) but stick with it. A footnote or numbered style may be helpful since you will probably have multiple citations for sources. (Example: within the body of the paper “U.S. population: 321,395,000 (1)” and at the end “Sources: (1) United States Census Bureau. www.census.gov (Links to an external site.). Retrieved…”)
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