Latin America Research Project



Latin America Research Project

Country Fact Sheet |[pic] | |NOMBRE(S): ______________________ FECHA: ______________CLASE:________

1. Country's Official Name: _____________________________________________

 2. Capital city(ies):_____________________________________________

3. Location

a. What continent is it in? _____________________________________

b. What are the neighboring countries? _______________________________

c. Any part of water? _________________________________________

4. Form of government:_____________________________________________

  5. Size (area): ____________________________________________________

  6. Highest & lowest elevation: _____________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________.

  7. Population: _____________________________________

  8. Main products: _________________________________________________

  9. Money

a) Basic unit of money: _______________________________________

      b) Value in U.S. dollars: ______________________________________

10. Education of the children

a. Does the government provide free education? If so, what ages must attend?

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________.

    b) Are higher education opportunities available in this country? ____________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________.

  11. Climate

      a) Temperature ranges and locations:

      b) Rainfall ranges and locations:

11. Music Genre: ____________________________________________________

12. Typical Dish/Food: _______________________________________________

13. Customs and Traditions: ___________________________________________

14. What are the flag colors/emblems and what do they represent? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Latin America Poster Project

Due Date: Friday, September 23, 2011

Nombre: _____________________________

Clase: _______________

País: ____________________

Directions: You will create a visual presentation about your Latin American country. Below is the rubric for grading purposes. Do not lose this paper. Turn this paper in when you have completed your project.

|CATEGORY |10 Points |7 Points |4 Points |0-1 Point |

|Country Name |Country name is in front of project | |Country name is written in |Country name is not written anywhere |

| | | |back of the poster |on the project (0 Pts) |

|Capital |Capital is listed is in front of | |Capital is written in the |Capital is not written anywhere on |

| |project | |back of the project |the project |

|Location |Described both absolute and relative | |Described either absolute |Unclear location described |

| |location | |or relative location | |

|Climate |Listed average rainfall, temperature |Described two requirements |Described one requirements |Did not include any requirements |

| |and seasons | | |(0 Pts) |

|Customs and Traditions (Food |Described two or more customs or | |Described one custom or |Did not include any customs or |

|– How & What) |traditions | |tradition |traditions (0 Pts) |

|Flag |Country’s flag is pictured visibly |Country’s flag is pictured | |Country’s flag is not on the project.|

| |under it’s name |but not under it’s name | |(0 Pts) |

|Student Choice |Included three or more interesting |Included two interesting |Included one interesting |Did not include any interesting facts|

| |facts |facts |fact |(0 Pts) |

|Pictures |Included at least 4 pictures (not |Included 2-3 pictures (not |Included at least 1 picture|Did not include any pictures (not |

| |including flag) |including flag) |(not including flag) |including flag) (0 Pts) |

|Spelling and Grammar |No misspelled words or grammatical |One – two misspelled words |Three - four misspelled |Five or more misspelled words or |

| |errors |or grammatical errors |words or grammatical errors|grammatical errors |

Total Score:_________/90

Comments:

Latin America Poster Project

|COUNTRY |PARTNERS |

|Mexico | |

|Guinea Equatorial | |

|Peru | |

|Ecuador | |

|Argentina | |

|Chile | |

|Bolivia | |

|Uruguay | |

|Paraguay | |

|Venezuela | |

|Colombia | |

|Cuba | |

|Dominican Republic | |

|Puerto Rico | |

|El Salvador | |

|Nicaragua | |

|Belize | |

|Honduras | |

|Panama | |

|Guatemala | |

|Spain | |

|Costa Rica | |

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