1. 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

2. 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-__________________________ -import-__________________________

3. City Coordinates: 1 (, ) 2 (, ) 3 (, ) 4 (, ) Flag 2.5 inches Economy: Government: Culture: Description: 4.5 inches 2.5 inches 5.5 inches

4. Invent the following: Description: 1.Land area (sq. miles) 2. Population 3. Topography 4. Population density Description: 1.Land area (sq. miles) 2. Population 3. Topography 4. Population density Culture: 1.Major religion(s) 2.Language(s) 3.Ethnic groups 4.Recreation 5.Literacy Rate 6.Life Expectancy 20 million people 2 million sq. miles

5. Invent the following: Government 1.Type of government (democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, constitutional monarchy, etc.) 2.Unusual laws 3.Rights of the people (if applicable) Economy 1.Type of economy (mixed, traditional, command, market) 2.Agricultural products 3.Imports and exports 4.Natural Resources