Checkpoints to help with your cultural learning fair research paper. What is required

1.  Do I have the continent that my country is
associated with?
 Do I have surrounding countries listed?
 Do I have at least 5 cities listed?
 Do I have what hemisphere my country is in?

2.  Do I have the name of my capital city?
 Do I have any important facts about my
capital city?

3.  Do I have all of the following identified
◦ Mountains
◦ Deserts
◦ Rainforests
◦ Forests
◦ Plateaus
◦ Valleys
◦ Depressions
◦ Highlands
◦ lowlands

4.  Do I have all of the following listed
◦ Oceans
◦ Bays
◦ At least 5 lakes/rivers
◦ Seas
-waterfalls

5.  Do I have all natural resources listed
 Do I have any uses for the natural resources
that they have?

6.  Do I have the average temperature
 Do I have seasons listed?
 Do I have types of weather they experience?
◦ Rain
◦ Snow
◦ Sunshine
◦ Monsoons
◦ Tornadoes
◦ Etc.

7.  Do I have the current leaders listed?
 Do I have the titles of the leaders?
 Do I have their role (job) in government?
 Any past important leaders-Why?

8.  What are the colors of the flag?
 Why are they those colors?
 What symbols are used
◦ Why?
◦ When was the flag introduced
◦ By who?

9.  What type of government do they have
◦ Were there any changes to their government since
their country was introduced?

10.  What goods/services are brought into the
country?
◦ From what countries?
 Do they have a good/bad economy?
◦ Why?

11.  What types of goods/services do they export?
◦ to what countries?
◦ Is their economy good/bad?
 Why?

12.  What type of currency do they have
 What does it look like?
 How does it compare to US currency
 What denominations (like U.S. is 1 cent, 5
cent, etc.) do they come in?
 When did they start using currency?

13.  What food dishes are native to your country?
◦ Describe the foods that are native. (What is in
it, what does it taste like, what type of food is it-
dessert, cookies, dinner)
Is it served at a special time of year?

14.  What language(s) do they speak?
 Do they normally speak more than one
language?
 What is something said in their native
language?

15.  What city is the largest (has the most people)?
 What is the current population?

16.  What type(s) of religion are practiced in your
country?
 What special religious holidays to they
celebrate?
 Are there any special religious traditions that
are practiced in your country?

17.  What do people do for entertainment?
 Are there any famous artists that come from
your country?
◦ What are they famous for?

18.  What holidays and celebrations are celebrated
in your country?
◦ Describe them.

19.  What types of sports are popular in your
country?
◦ If it is not a sport we know about, describe it.
◦ What types of things do people do for leisure
 Swimming, hiking, horseback riding, mountain
climbing, etc.

20.  What ages do children go to school
◦ What does a school day look like
 Are they at school all day?
 What subjects do they study

21.  What do children do for fun in your country?
◦ Games they play
◦ Sports they participate in?
◦ Do they have electronics (i.e. t.v./ video games?)

22.  What kinds of chores do children have to do?
 What kind of chores do you have to do?
 How are they similar/different?
 Do they spend more time doing chores than
doing leisure activities?