Social Studies Assignment



Social Studies Assignment

Canada’s Trading Partners

Group Members: _________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

|Choice |Country |

| |Mexico (North America) |

| |United Kingdom (Europe) |

| |Brazil (South America) |

| |China (Asia) |

| |Germany (Europe) |

| |Taiwan (Asia) |

Your task is to prepare a research report - PowerPoint Presentation about one of Canada’s Trading Partners. The report should include information about the country including each of the topics listed below. Be sure to consider the question in each section to ensure your presentation is comprehensive.

1. Title Page/Slide

o Include the name of your country and the national flag.

2. Location

o Include a world map indicating the location of your country.

3. Climate

o What is the weather like during 4 seasons?

o What is the most common/average temperature?

o What type of precipitation is common? ( if any)

o Are there extreme weather conditions in this country?

4. Physical Features (Topography)

o Describe the lay of the land.

o Are there mountains or flat lands?

o Are there bodies of water in the or surrounding the country

o Are their forests or deserts?

5. People

o What religions do they practice?

o What is the population?

o Physical features?

o Languages spoken

o Financial situation of people – personal economics.

6. Traditions and Celebrations

o National holidays and celebrations

o Religious celebrations

o Cultural traditions

o Foods

o Traditional clothing

7. Political System

o Describe the political system?

o Are they a democracy?

o Do they have a monarchy?

o Who is the head of State/country?

o How are leaders chosen?

o Are their different levels of government?

8. Industries

o Identify the primary industries and present why they are important to the country?

o What are the secondary industries?

o Why were these industries developed in this county?

9. Involvement in International trade

o What is this county’s relationship with other countries?

o With which countries does your chosen country trade?

o Identify and present the international organizations to which this country belongs?

o Explain the country’s role in the international arena? (example: Canada is know for it’s peace keeping efforts)

10. Imports and Exports to and from Canada

o Identify the goods and services that are traded between this countly and Canada?

o What is the value of goods imported and exported?

o What would be the impact if Canada ended their trading relationship with this country?

11. Other Interesting Facts

o Sports

o Famous place or landmarks

o Interesting historical facts

o Inventions from this country

o Include anything you learned that you found interesting but did not fit into any of the other areas.

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download