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My Country Report

The Country of

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A Research Report by _____________

May 2002

Introduction

<Perhaps have a country slogan here>

The People Who are the people

The People of the Country

Change the information in this section so that it is about your country.

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Geography How the land affects Life

The Land

The country of _______ has…

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Natural Resources

The country of __________ has many natural resources. The most important resources are…

Economy How people make a living

The most important industries of __________ are _________________, ____________ and _________________. Continue to give details

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Agricultural Products

Crop/Livestock	Current Share	Share in 3 Yrs.
Corn	50%	30%
Hogs	25%	35%
Soy	15%	22%
Other	10%	12%

Table: Projected Growth of Competitors.

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Places of Interest

What to see and what to do

The most famous landmarks of the country

History

Pre-history

Write about what archaeologists have learned about early peoples of the country.

Early History (to 1500)

Who were the first known civilizations in the country?

Did they build up a colony? If so, what type? Were there wars fought over the land?

Colonial Era

Was the country a colony? What countries controlled it? Was it a colonial power? If so, what countries did it rule?

Modern Era (1900-Today)

What has happened to the nation in the past 200+ years

Major Events

What are some of the major events in the country’s history?

Government

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

The current government of…

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 What I have learned

Bibliography

Books

Cohen, Daniel. America's Favorite Country. 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>.