World Economy and Trade: Group Project

An economy (From Greek οίκος – "household" and νέμoμαι – "manage") is an area of the production, distribution, or trade, and consumption of goods and services by different agents in a given geographical location.

Now that you have learned what makes up an economy in the previous lessons, it is time to put your knowledge to work.  You and a partner will be using various resources to prepare a very indepth look at a specific country's economy.  You will have access to computers, world books, CIA factbooks, and any materials you may need to construct your presentation.  

Objectives/Standards:

Content Standard 5—Students make informed decisions based on an understanding of

the economic principles of production, distribution, exchange, and consumption.

Country Options:

1. US
2. China
3. Japan
4. Germany
5. UK
6. Russia
7. Canada
8. Iraq
9. Syria
10. Mexico

Directions:

Once you have been assigned a country, you and your partner need to familiarize yourselves with the country you have been given.  Spend some time reading about your country in the resources provided.  Next you need to decide what you want to create for a project to inform us about your country’s economy (sorry,no power points this time), be creative. Next create a plan on how you intend to complete the requirements within the given time frame.  Now get to work!

Minimum Requirements for a score of a 3:

1. 10 minute speech between you and your partner on the following topics for your country:

1. Geographic Location

1. This must be some kind of a map that you create

2. Land/Water area (size) of country
3. Natural Resources

1. Shown on the map for where they come from

4. Land Use

1. Examples provided on your map

5. Population Distribution
6. Population Growth

1. This needs to be shown on a line graph over time  

7. Age Structure

1. This needs to be shown on a bar graph  

8. GDP
9. Per Capita Income
10. Exports/Imports
11. Industries
12. Labor Force
13. Taxes
14. Country Budget
15. Energy Consumption and Production

2. 5 sources cited accurately

If you want a score of a 4, go big or go home!  (that means add more information relating to your country's economy than what is required for a 3)