Welcome to the SIS Country Comparison WIKI

You are going to produce a project on a country from the list below. There is a table showing who is studying which country at the bottom of this page.

Your project will

investigate the country’s landscape, climate, population, economy and culture using a range different sources.
Use data to illustrate what life is like in your country and how life has changed in your country in the last 100 years.
Use the information you have collected to discuss your countries level of development and compare it to the countries researched by your classmates.

This is an assessed project so make sure you complete all of the tasks on this WIKI. Completing the tasks will help you collect and understand the information. The tasks are deigned to guide you through your research and help you plan your essay.

The project will be in the form of a written report of no more than 1000 words.
It must contain maps, graphs and other relevant photographs and illustrations.
You must use data to show how developed your country. The best projects will highlight problems with the data, for example where one data set suggests a country is more developed and another that suggests it is less developed.
You project will also compare your country’s data to the data for some of the other countries being studied.
The data for all of the countries will be available in this spreadsheet. Make sure you add your country’s data as you work through the tasks.
Use the data from the spreadsheet to create graphs that allow a clear comparison of the country’s being studied. You do not have to use all the data or make comparison to all of the countries. The countries you chose for comparison and the data you decide to use shows me how well you understand the work.

More information about the essay and what you should include can be found here. You will also find a copy of the rubric I use for marking the project. It is important that you look carefully at the instructions and the rubric.

Project deadline: Monday 9th April.

Hand in a printed copy during your lesson to either Mr B or Mr McCready

Email a digital copy to mrbgeography22@gmail.com with the subject, “Country Comparison Essay.”

What information will be on the WIKI?

There will be a wide range of information on the WIKI. You will be able to find maps, photographs and much more by following the links from this WIKI.

The tasks I have included are there to guide you through your research. Whilst I recommend that you complete them I will not be assessing your answers. Completing the tasks will make the writing of your report easier.

Maps, Graphs and other Data Visualisation tools:

1. Maps

You won’t be able to do this project without creating at least one map of your country. They way that you go about this is up to you. You may want to…….

use Google Maps or Google Earth to create digital maps, tours, overlays etc. You can embed digital resources into your presentation or take screen shots to use in your poster.
download blank map outlines and edit them using programs such as Paint.net
print out the maps, edit them by hand.

2. Graphs and other Visualisation tools.

The Web is full of fantastic tools that will help you make your project more visual. These are just a few of the best.

Gapminder is so good I will introduce you to it in class.

The KML Factbook allows you to visualize data from the CIA fact book on both Google Earth and Google Maps.

ArcGIS is a very powerful Geographical Information System (GIS) that allows you to create digital maps with a huge range of data at almost any scale.

Drag and drop countries around the map to compare their relative size.

Who’s doing which country?

Ethiopia Misha	Brasil	Tajikistan	Laos Margaret	Ireland Eshal
Bangladesh	Chad	India	Switzerland	France
Malawi Charlie	Indonesia Arda	China Karsten	South Korea Max	Serbia Guilia
Netherlands	Sweden	Germany	Poland Defne	Portugal
Lebanon	Nepal	Greece	Mexico	Peru
Australia	Belgium	Democratic Republic of Congo	Nigeria Maya	Senegal
Turkey	Bolivia	South Africa Omer	Spain Isabella

Remember: It is important to help each other. Is there anyone in your class who comes from the country that you are researching? They might be able to help you find out more about their country.

CountryComparison – home

Welcome to the SIS Country Comparison WIKI

You are going to produce a project on a country from the list below. There is a table showing who is studying which country at the bottom of this page.

Your project will

This is an assessed project so make sure you complete all of the tasks on this WIKI. Completing the tasks will help you collect and understand the information. The tasks are deigned to guide you through your research and help you plan your essay.

The project will be in the form of a written report of no more than 1000 words.

It must contain maps, graphs and other relevant photographs and illustrations.

You must use data to show how developed your country. The best projects will highlight problems with the data, for example where one data set suggests a country is more developed and another that suggests it is less developed.

You project will also compare your country’s data to the data for some of the other countries being studied.

The data for all of the countries will be available in this spreadsheet. Make sure you add your country’s data as you work through the tasks.

More information about the essay and what you should include can be found here. You will also find a copy of the rubric I use for marking the project. It is important that you look carefully at the instructions and the rubric.

Project deadline: Monday 9th April.

Hand in a printed copy during your lesson to either Mr B or Mr McCready

Email a digital copy to mrbgeography22@gmail.com with the subject, “Country Comparison Essay.”

What information will be on the WIKI?

There will be a wide range of information on the WIKI. You will be able to find maps, photographs and much more by following the links from this WIKI.

The tasks I have included are there to guide you through your research. Whilst I recommend that you complete them I will not be assessing your answers. Completing the tasks will make the writing of your report easier.

Maps, Graphs and other Data Visualisation tools:

1. Maps

You won’t be able to do this project without creating at least one map of your country. They way that you go about this is up to you. You may want to…….

use Google Maps or Google Earth to create digital maps, tours, overlays etc. You can embed digital resources into your presentation or take screen shots to use in your poster.

download blank map outlines and edit them using programs such as Paint.net

print out the maps, edit them by hand.

2. Graphs and other Visualisation tools.

The Web is full of fantastic tools that will help you make your project more visual. These are just a few of the best.

ArcGIS is a very powerful Geographical Information System (GIS) that allows you to create digital maps with a huge range of data at almost any scale.

Drag and drop countries around the map to compare their relative size.

Who’s doing which country?

Ethiopia

Misha

Brasil

Tajikistan

Laos

Margaret

Ireland

Eshal

Bangladesh

Chad

India

Switzerland

France

Malawi

Charlie

Indonesia

Arda

China

Karsten

South Korea

Max

Serbia

Guilia

Netherlands

Sweden

Germany

Poland

Defne

Portugal

Lebanon

Nepal

Greece

Mexico

Peru

Australia

Belgium

Democratic Republic

of Congo

Nigeria

Maya

Senegal

Turkey

Bolivia

South Africa

Omer

Spain

Isabella

Remember: It is important to help each other. Is there anyone in your class who comes from the country that you are researching? They might be able to help you find out more about their country.