GEOGRAPHY SIX WEEK PROJECT

Michelle Savoie
Consultant Mary Ann Ratliff

This six weeks you will assume the role of a person who works for an oil company who has been assigned to the Middle East. You will need to become familiar with the country to which you are assigned in order to be successful in your job and your new living environment.

The information that you will need to gather about your country (using resources such as the INTERNET, on-line encyclopedias, recent encyclopedias, and travel books) is as follows:
 

Full Name  
Capital  
Type of Government  
Gross National Product  
Major Cities  
Major Economic Activities  
Imports and Exports  
Size  
Neighbors
Major Land forms  
Major Bodies of Water  
Vegetation Regions  
Major Languages  
Ethnic Groups  
Culture--How Different from ours 
Religion, Social Customs, Family Life, Life out of the family		  
Map--Hand drawn  
Flag  

INTERNET RESOURCES

Facts on File--Bookmarked on your computer--Password Provided by teacher

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

http://www.maps101.com Password provided by Teacher

Britannica On Line http://search.eb.com Password provided by Teacher

http://www.lii.org Select Geography, Select Cultures MidE, Follow the First Link

http://www.dmoz.org/Regional