Design Your Country

Step 1:-Draw the outline of your country (be creative, use your imagination).-Draw 2 or more mountain ranges.-Draw 4 freshwater bodies of water (2 rivers, 2 lakes, etc.)-Draw 4 major cities or symbols for cities and place them in strategic locations.

• Step 2:-Design at least 4 highway systems that link your 4 cities together.• -Choose one of your major cities to be your country’s port. • Step 3:-Draw 4 types of vegetation, choose from the following, and use

symbols to place on your country: (p.76)• _____ -Deciduous trees• _____ -Coniferous trees• _____ -Scrub grass• _____ -Rain forest• _____ -Desert

• Step 4:-Color code your country’s climate by choosing 4 from the following and coloring certain areas of your country according to climate:

• _____ -Tundra• _____ -Continental• _____ -Arid• _____ -Tropical• _____ -Subarctic• Step 5:-Create your grid system by using a ruler and a one inch grid pattern over

your whole country. Draw these lines lightly to create a way of finding your cities. After these lines are drawn, you will number your latitude and longitude correctly. Then locate your cities using latitude and longitude coordinates.

• _____,_______- __________________________(CITY 1)• _____,_______-__________________________(CITY 2)• _____,_______-__________________________(CITY 3)• _____,_______-__________________________(CITY 4)• Step 6:-Based on your climate and vegetation, determine 2 exports and 2 imports for

your country.• -export-__________________________• -export-__________________________• -import-__________________________• -import-__________________________

City Coordinates:1 ( , )2 ( , )3 ( , )4 ( , )

Flag

2.5 inches

Economy:

Government:Culture:

Description:

4.5 inches

4.5 inches

2.5 inches

5.5 inches

Invent the following:

Description:1. Land area (sq. miles)2. Population3. Topography4. Population density

Culture:1. Major religion(s)2. Language(s)3. Ethnic groups4. Recreation5. Literacy Rate6. Life Expectancy20 million people

2 million sq. miles

Invent the following:Government1. Type of government

(democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, constitutional monarchy, etc.)

2. Unusual laws3. Rights of the people

(if applicable)

Economy1. Type of economy

(mixed, traditional, command, market)

2. Agricultural products

3. Imports and exports4. Natural Resources