How to create a DOSSIER on your COUNTRY

This is the worksheet to start your dossier.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.       Decide if you prefer a digital dossier or on paper.

2.       Just complete the worksheet with the information required.

3.       Be clean and neat.

4.       You can add some pictures.

 STEP ONE

1.       Which country have you chosen?

2.       Why?

3.       Look for a map of this country in its continent

 STEP TWO: THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

4.       Look for a physical map of your country 

 http://go.hrw.com/atlas   //  http://www.freeworldmaps.net/  //  http://www.mapsofworld.com/physical-map/

http://www.maps.com/maps.aspx?nav=RM&cid=694

5.       Write the geographical coordinates of  the capital and another important city.

6.       Caculate the distance between them using the scale

7.      Relief

a.      Mountain ranges and peaks (Indicate the highest one)

b.      Plains and plateaus

c.      Basins

d.      Deserts

e.      Volcanoes

f.       Earthquakes

g.      Coastal features:  capes, gulfs and peninsulas

h.      Islands

8.       Water

a.      Oceans and seas

b.      Main rivers and their features (flow regime, uses)

c.      Lakes

d.      Underwater

e.      Dams, reservoirs

9.       Climate and landscape

a.       Have a look at these websites: http://www.educaplus.org/climatic/  //  http://www.weatherbase.com/

b.      Find the temperature and precipitation figures of the capital of your country

c.      Make the climogram of the capital and comment it

d.      Which kind of climate/s  is/are there in this country? 

e.      Landscape / vegetation

f.        Protected areas, natural parks