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country assessment

Country Assessment for Middle Schoolers:

1.) What resources does this country have? a.) What resources do they import? b.) What resources do they export? c.) What resources do they use within the country? 2.) a.) How is population distributed within the country? b.) What is the rate of urban growth? 3.) What is the population growth rate (births/deaths)? 4.) What is the economic structure of this country? 5.) In what climate/terrain is this country located? 6.) What are current environmental issues in this country? 7.) Any political relationships to other countries? (Allies/enemies/trade partnerships) 8.) Number of species being removed from the endangered species list? 9.) Electricity imports and exports? 10.) Breakdown of electricity grid? (coal, fossil fuels, etc.) 11.) Land resource use? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">12.) Sustainability of food sources <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">13.) Scientific research freedom

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Most of this information can be directly found on the CIA.gov Fact Book. Possible Countries: Brazil China India Nigeria Russia Indonesia Iran Denmark Netherlands Sweden Kenya Vietnam Italy Sri Lanka

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