CREATING YOUR OWN UTOPIA

PART TWO – FACT COMPONENT

You will next use your Utopia maps and your imagination to develop a dossier (fact sheet) for your country. To see an example of a dossier and what is included and how it is included, please use the CIA Factbook at https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Your dossier must include:

BACKGROUND

History - a brief look at the development/settlement of your country.

GEOGRAPHY

Geography – description of where in the world your country is.

Geographic coordinates – latitude and longitude

Area – in square kilometres

Climate – description of type of climate, high/low temperatures. Use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate to help you determine the climatic type.

Natural Resources

Current Environmental Issues – use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_issues to help you decide.

PEOPLE

Population

Male to Female Ratio

Life Expectancy

Languages

Literacy Rate

Religions

GOVERNMENT

Government type - use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_forms_of_government to help you

Capital City

Description of capital city

Administrative Divisions – use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions to help you

National Holiday

Suffrage – who in your country has the right to vote (if your country allows voting)

Flag - description and explanation

ECONOMY

Overview – use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy to help you

Agriculture Products

Industries

Exports – what is sent out of your country to other places

Imports – what comes into your country from other places

Import/Export Partners – who in the world does your country trade with.

Currency – the name(s) of your currency and its relation to the Canadian Dollar

TRANSPORTATION

Airports – number and location(s)

Railways – number of kilometres

Roadways – number of kilometres of paved and unpaved

Waterways – number of kilometres

MILITARY

Military Type/Branches

ISSUES

Within the country

Between the country and other parts of the world

PLEASE NOTE: If you wish to include any additional information in your fact sheet, please do so! J

RUBRIC FOR FACT COMPONENT / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2
Appearance of Final Product –
Neatness, correctness, attention to detail, attractiveness, and polish
Followed guidelines
Connection of dossier information
to maps
Demonstration of understanding of
Terminology (e.g. suffrage, etc.)
Creativity and imagination
Detail and believability of information
Effort and Focus on task