Research Checklist - Country Project

RESEARCH CHECKLIST

Collecting Research In your notebook, you’re going to dedicate a section to research. You are going to research a number of different categories. Each category should have two pages for you to collect facts.  ·        Introduction o   Name of the country o   Capital of the country o   Major language(s) spoken o   Location (what continent it’s on/bordering nations and bodies of water) ·        History o   Date the country came into existence o   Famous people/rulers/kings/presidents/etc. from the country’s history o   Major events in the country’s history in order o   How the country became a country ·        Geography o   Major landforms o   Major landmarks o   Major bodies of water o   Major cities o   General climate (warm/cold? Rainy/not?) ·        Economy o   Natural resources o   Manufacturing areas o   Land use (i.e., farming areas) o   Major occupations (jobs) o   Currency (type of money they use) ·        Conclusion o   Nice wrap-up of your research o   Explain how the geography has influenced the economy