1. Name 2.
Location & Physical Geography
What is the name of your country? Where is your country located?
Research the official names of different countries to get an Create a map of your country, decide how large or small it should
idea how to name your country. be. Does it have a coastline? Does it border another country? Is
your country an island? Where in the world is it located?
You could use one of these “official” prefixes to name your
country: For example, Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia with a long
coast along South China Sea, it borders China in north, it has a
Independent Republic of … Queendom of … long border with Laos and borders Cambodia in southwest.
United Federation of… Empire of …
Dominion of … Sovereign State of … Describe the physical geography of your country. Does it have
Kingdom of … People’s Republic of… mountains? Is it an island? Is it landlocked? Does it have multiple
Union of … United States of … regions? What about the rivers? Where are the cities?
3. Climate & Vegetation 4. Natural Resources
Describe the climate and vegetation of your country. Discuss the natural resources found in your country.
What kind of weather does your country normally get? Is it cold Do the people in your country have an abundant energy
and snowy? Is it dry? Is it a desert? Does it have rain forests? resource, or are they required to import it?
Remember to take your country’s physical geography into Do they have resources to export? Do they mine for gold and
account when discussing its climate. diamonds?
5. Population 6. Culture
Describe the population of your country. Describe your country’s cultural traits.
Where do people live? What kind of work do they do?
Why do they live there? What are their beliefs? Do they have any interesting ways of
doing things?
Does your country have a huge population, or a very small one?
What kinds of food do they eat?
Is your country’s population growing? Why or why not?
What it the language of your country? Do they have multiple
Do people in your country migrate a lot or do they stay put? languages?
Are there any challenges to your country’s culture or cultures?
7. Religion 8. Economy
Describe the religion of your country’s people. What kind of economic system do the people of your country
use?
Are they Christians?
Do they use capitalism, socialism, or communism?
Are they Buddhist?
Do they have their own unique system?
Are they polytheistic?
What is the money called in your country?
Are they atheists?
Do people even use money?
What do they do for births, marriages and funerals?
9. Politics
What kind of political system does your country have?
Pt.2
Is it a monarchy, a direct democracy, or a dictatorship?
Is your country governed by one big central government, or is it
run by many smaller governments at the local level?
The Maps
If people can vote, can everyone vote? Explain the system your
country has.
Two Maps
You need to draw two maps. One map needs to be a political
map, and one map needs to be a physical map. Each map needs
to have the following elements:
The Flag Pt. 3
Each of your maps must have a key, a scale, a compass rose, your
nation’s capital, and show any borders your country has with
other countries.
The political map must show the capital and 5 other major cities;
the physical map must show any lakes, rivers, mountains, or other
major physical features.
They should be colorful, creative, and neat.
Design and Explain Your Flag
Your country just wouldn’t be complete without a flag!
On a sheet large enough to be shown in a presentation, create a
flag for your country.
Be creative with it! Are there any important (appropriate)
symbols of your country?
What about the colours you use, do certain colours represent
different things?
Explain your design. Why did you choose those symbols or
colors?
