Monday April 15 : what's in your wallet?

A NOTE OF COMMUNITY INTEREST: GRADES FROM LAST WEEK'S ASSIGNMENTS WILL BEGIN GOING UP ON POWERSCHOOL SOMETIME LATER TODAY. YOU HAVE NOW BEEN INFORMED -- MR. L 

Last week, we began to look at how different nations possessing different resources -- and different approaches to using those resources -- would have different ways of interacting with each other. Each of you teamed up into groups and chose a nation from a list, then explored what resources they had vs which resources they did not have. Finally, you began to consider what "your"nation might do to obtain the resources it needs from others. Some of these methods could be peaceful, some of them most assuredly were not.

Today, we will explore a little further, and see what sorts of things each of your nations manufactures from the resources it possesses. You begin  by going here:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

And, using the interactive world map, clicking on the region your nation is part of, then clicking on your nation; this should bring you to a webpage which contains very detailed information about your nation and what it produces. The section on "economy" is where you need to be. You are searching for, not just the stuff they grow or dig up out of the ground, but the things they build from those resources.

You will also want to find out who their major trading partners already are, what items your nation exports, and what stuff it imports. You will definitely want to list any items you import which you have either none or very small amounts of in your own country

Additionally, you will want to discover how your nation produces its electricity and other forms of power.

Please send all such information to me via email, with your names, your country's name and the phrase "what's in your wallet?" in the subject line

cheers,
Mr. L