Virtual Voyager #2

Now that you know where in the world to absolutely and relatively find your country, it is time to uncover how your country economically survives year after year.  Your task is three-fold.

First, click on the Fact Monster Link http://sf.factmonster.com/countries.html and find your country in the alphabetical list.   Then, you are required to use the Fact Monster site to look up the United States' economic information (blue column, left-hand side).  You will be looking for your country's Monetary Unit, GDP, Income Per Capita, Inflation, Unemployment, Exports, Imports, and Trading Partners.  Both the data from your country and the United States will be recorded on the Virtual Voyager handout.

Lastly, you are going to "Sum It Up" in $2.00 or less.  Each word costs $.10 therefore a summary sentence for each economic comparison needs to be 20 words or less.  Your sentences will create a paragraph and use proper spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and transitions.  Your paragraph will be 10 sentences long including and introduction and conclusion.
For example, Mrs. Aschbrenner's country is Colombia.  She learns the monetary unit of Colombia is a Colombian Peso.  The GDP is $470.7 billion, the average per capita is $10,100, and inflation is 3.7%.  Colombia's unemployment is 19.8%, it exports $56.5 billion in goods, and it imports $54.7 in goods.  Colombia's trading partners include US, Venezuela, Ecuador, China, Mexico, and Brazil.  Mrs. Aschbrenner researches and records the same data for the US.  Now it is time to "Sum It Up" in $2.00.

Virtual Voyager #1 - Geography

     A few weeks ago, you became a country's newest student ambassador when you drew the country's name and checked out a book/culturegram.  For some students, their countries were familiar and for others, their countries were very foreign.  Regardless, you are now linked to that country and you will be together all year long!  Today, your task will be two-fold.  (That means you have to do two things...)
     First, you will need to summarize your country's absolute location in 20 words or less.  HINT - Absolute location includes an exact "address" in which your country is located.  (Latitude/Longitude, hemisphere(s), continent, capital, etc.)  Then, you will need to summarize your country's relative location in 20 words or less.  HINT - Relative location includes other countries or landforms that can be found in and/or around your country's location.
     For example, image I was assigned the United States of America.  In 20 words or less, I need to summarize the absolute location of the USA.
1.  Located in the Northern and Western Hemispheres, the USA and its capital, Washington D.C., are located at 38°53′N/77°01′W. (19 words)
In 20 words or less, I need to summarize the relative location of the USA.
2. The USA is bordered by Canada (north), Mexico (south), the Pacific Ocean (west), and the Atlantic Ocean (east). (18 words)
     Make sure you proofread and post using your class code (1A, 1W, 2A, 4W, etc) as well as your first and last name. This will be graded.