1. Country Name Student Name Class

2. Describe the issue you would like to talk about Insert a picture related to the issue

3. Data Files Your Country NameUnited States Population Total Area Life Expectancy Birthrate Infant Mortality Doctors Literacy rate Passenger Cars What inference can you make about your country based on the data files

4. Name the 1 st field of social studies that is connected to the issue Picture related to this field of social studies Describe how this field is related to the issue

5. Name the 2nd field of social studies that is connected to the issue Picture related to this field of social studies Describe how this field is related to the issue

6. Name the 3rd field of social studies that is connected to the issue Picture related to this field of social studies Describe how this field is related to the issue

7. Name of Country Map of Country

8. Haiti Sample 312/316

9. How is it possible for a country as poor as Haiti to live so close to the United States, one of the wealthiest countries in the world?

10. Data Files HaitiUnited States Population6,965,000281,422,00 Total Area10,7143,787,319 Life Expectancy4977 Birthrate32/1,00015/1,000 Infant Mortality96.3/1,0007.0/1,000 Doctors8/1,000251 Literacy rate45%97% Passenger Cars5/1,000489/1,000 It seems that as the number of doctors and literacy rate increase so will the standard of living as it relates to life expectancy, infant mortality & number of passenger cars.

11. History Haiti Dominican Republic This aerial view of the island of Hispaniola shows the country of Haiti on the left and the Dominican Republic on the right. You can see that the right side of the map is much more green and lush. This is due to the fact that the two countries natural resources were managed in different ways. The Dominican Republic side of the island was managed more conservatively. The Haitian side was abused by the French that new very little about the importance of soil conservation. It is difficult for plants to grow on the Haitian side now that the nutrient rich soil is gone.

12. Geography Tectonic Plate Boundaries The geography of Haiti has really troubled them over the years. They are susceptible to hurricanes due to their geographic location. The island also sits upon a fault line that causes earthquakes. The primitive housing has little chance of survival during earthquakes. A third problem is that the mountains on the Dominican Republic side of the island tend to prevent the moisture rich air from the ocean from reaching Haiti.

13. Economy Typical Haitian Community Kitchen The Haitian economy is very poor. Many people live on very little. The average Haitian makes around $2/day. It is not that the people do not want to work. It is just that there are very few jobs available due to the corruption that has plagued the country throughout its history. Most Haitian do not even have the opportunity to gain an education unless their family can afford to send them. Most families don’t even have indoor plumbing or electricity.

14. Haiti 600 miles