Research Outline

I.   Geography

A.  Location

1.  Latitude and Longitude of Capital City

2.  Bordering Countries and Waterways.

3.  Size in square miles.

B.  Place

1.  Physical Characteristics

a.  Major landforms

b.  Bodies of water

2.  Human Characteristics

a.  Major ethnic groups

b.  Demographics

3.  Birth rate

4.  Death rate

5.  Life expectancy

6.  Population density

a.       Languages

b.      Religions

C.  Region

1.  Geographic regions

a.  Vegetation regions

b.  Climatic regions

2.  Political regions

D.  Human-Environmental Interaction

1.  How have people changed or altered the environment?

2.      How have people adapted to the environment?

II.  Economy

A.  Type of Economy

1.  % employed in Agriculture

a.  Major crops

2.  % employed in Industry

a.  Major industries

3.  Natural resources

4.  Sources of energy/power

5.  Major imports

6.  Major exports

7.  Gross Domestic Product (where available).  Per capita GDP may be helpful.

III.  Evaluation of Needs

A.  How have recent events in the country created social, economic, and political problems?

B.  How can these problems be solved?