"Build Your Own Country" Project
This project will allow you to use your imagination, research skills and artistic abilities to
create a country of your own. Within your group, divide up the tasks based on your
individual interests and specialties.
A FEW RULES ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY:
1. Your country must be located somewhere on the surface of the Earth. You can't
colonize the moon, sun, etc. or form your own planet. You can create an island or you
can place your country between real countries, the choice is yours.
2. Based on the location of your country your climate and vegetation (plants) must be
realistic. You cannot have a tropical forest in a desert.
3. You must have detailed responses to the list of questions provided.
4. Everything turned in must be neat, clean, and with no spelling errors.
Task 1: The Country
Build a country of your own. Use your imagination. The sky's the limit, so have fun.
Want your country to be underground? Go for it! Want your people to speak only in
monosyllabic grunts? Fine! Just remember that it must be logical, and you must answer
the questions provided in detail about your country. Task one asks you to complete eight
questions in detail about your country. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED. The
questions may be answered on a separate sheet of lined paper.
Task 2: The Maps
Create a map of your country. Your map must be on an 8 x 12 piece of WHITE
computer paper. It just wouldn't be a Geography project unless
we had a
couple of
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
:
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.