Nations of the World Webquest
Butler Elementary
Avon School District, Massachusetts
INTRODUCTION
Mr. Pearse in his effort to enrich the learning and experiences of his students has secured corporate sponsorship to send students from Avon School District overseas. Whilst abroad, you will be learning about a culture that MUST be very different from our own.
In order to satisfy the corporate sponsors (who have requested their identiy to be kept secret for this first trial) you must publish a VERY detailed report on the counrty you wish to visit.
PROCEDURE
This report will contain the following:
1) A Google Drawing Brainstorm organizing your detailed facts, graphs, photos and literature on your selected nation. A trial version of this can be downloaded from 
to utilize at home.
2) A cost analysis of the trip itself. This should include airfares, visa costs, transportation, accomodation and food. You need to allow for two people. Yourself and either your mother or father as chaparone. You should present your cost analysis in DETAILED form as a Google Spreadsheet including graphs and charts to visually detail how you will spend YOUR money. The trip length will be four weeks and should NOT include entertainment.
3) You will need to present your application in the form of a Google Presentation to the corporate sponsors at the end of the year. In this presentation you are selling why you are a good candidate BY PRESENTING A CONTENT RICH AND STIMULATING REPORT ON YOUR CHOSEN COUNTRY. Not all students will be selected. The sky is the limit as to how and what to include. Maximum length of presentation to be 5-7 minutes.
"List of Countries" from Wikipedia
"Nation Data" U.S. Department of State
"Country Profiles" from the BBC
"Mr. Pearse' Search Engine" from
ALL students must accurately cite their source for ALL materials they use. This includes written, textbook, web content, video, audio, newspaper, magazine and television.
The BEST tool for you to do this that is both simple and easy, is to use the Citation Machine located at . This device is web based, free and will ensure the work that you cite will be MLA style oriented.
Nations of the World Webquest Presentation Rubric
| Short-form name | Long-form name | Capital |
Researchers Name
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| Afghanistan | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | Kabul | E. Spring and Q. Odom |
| Albania | Republic of Albania | Tirana | |
| Algeria | People's Democratic Republic of Algeria | Algiers | |
| Andorra | Principality of Andorra | Andorra la Vella | |
| Angola | Republic of Angola | Luanda | E. Pires |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
(no long-form name) | Saint John's | |
| Argentina | Argentine Republic | Buenos Aires | |
| Armenia | Republic of Armenia | Yerevan | |
| Australia | Commonwealth of Australia | Canberra | E. Ficarra |
| Austria | Republic of Austria | Vienna | J. Adams |
| Azerbaijan | Republic of Azerbaijan | Baku | |
| Bahamas, The | Commonwealth of The Bahamas |
Nassau | T. Smith |
| Bahrain | Kingdom of Bahrain | Manama | |
| Bangladesh | People's Republic of Bangladesh |
Dhaka | |
| Barbados | (no long-form name) | Bridgetown | |
| Belarus | Republic of Belarus | Minsk | |
| Belgium | Kingdom of Belgium | Brussels | |
| Belize | (no long-form name) | Belmopan | |
| Benin | Republic of Benin | Porto-Novo | |
| Bhutan | Kingdom of Bhutan | Thimphu | |
| Bolivia | Republic of Bolivia | La Paz (administrative) Sucre (legislative/judiciary) |
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | (no long-form name) | Sarajevo | |
| Botswana | Republic of Botswana | Gaborone | |
| Brazil | Federative Republic of Brazil | Brasília | A. Feist |
| Brunei | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Bandar Seri Begawan | |
| Bulgaria | Republic of Bulgaria | Sofia | |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | |
| Burma | Union of Burma | Rangoon | |
| Burundi | Republic of Burundi | Bujumbura | |
| Cambodia | Kingdom of Cambodia | Phnom Penh | S. Williams |
| Cameroon | Republic of Cameroon | Yaoundé | C. Clark |
| Canada | (no long-form name) | Ottawa | |
| Cape Verde | Republic of Cape Verde | Praia | C. Etienne |
| Central African Republic |
Central African Republic | Bangui | |
| Chad | Republic of Chad | N'Djamena | |
| Chile | Republic of Chile | Santiago | |
| China | People's Republic of China | Beijing | J. DeJesus |
| Colombia | Republic of Colombia | Bogotá | M. Dupuy |
| Comoros | Union of Comoros | Moroni | |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Kinshasa | |
| Kosovo | |||
| Costa Rica | Republic of Costa Rica | San José | G. Yvon |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Republic of Côte d'Ivoire | Yamoussoukro | |
| Croatia | Republic of Croatia | Zagreb | L. Scalley |
| Cuba | Republic of Cuba | Havana | J. Lind |
| Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus | Nicosia | |
| Czech Republic | Czech Republic | Prague | |
| Denmark | Kingdom of Denmark | Copenhagen | J. Cosgrove |
| Djibouti | Republic of Djibouti | Djibouti | |
| Dominica | Commonwealth of Dominica | Roseau | C. Spooner |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | R. Rhodes |
| East Timor | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | Dili | |
| Ecuador | Republic of Ecuador | Quito | |
| Egypt | Arab Republic of Egypt | Cairo | J. Flynn |
| El Salvador | Republic of El Salvador | San Salvador | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Republic of Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | |
| Eritrea | State of Eritrea | Asmara | |
| Estonia | Republic of Estonia | Tallinn | |
| Ethiopia | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa | |
| Fiji | Republic of the Fiji Islands |
Suva | M. Germain |
| Finland | Republic of Finland | Helsinki | |
| France | French Republic | Paris | H. Williams |
| Gabon | Gabonese Republic | Libreville | |
| Gambia, The | Republic of The Gambia | Banjul | |
| Georgia | Republic of Georgia | Tbilisi | E. Miller |
| Germany | Federal Republic of Germany | Berlin | M. Muth |
| Ghana | Republic of Ghana | Accra | |
| Greece | Hellenic Republic | Athens | T. White |
| Grenada | (no long-form name) | Saint George's | |
| Guatemala | Republic of Guatemala | Guatemala | T. Louis |
| Guinea | Republic of Guinea | Conakry | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Republic of Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | |
| Guyana | Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
Georgetown | |
| Haiti | Republic of Haiti | Port-au-Prince | |
| Holy See | Holy See | Vatican City | |
| Honduras | Republic of Honduras | Tegucigalpa | |
| Hungary | Republic of Hungary | Budapest | |
| Iceland | Republic of Iceland | Reykjavík | N. Ryan |
| India | Republic of India | New Delhi | S. Torres |
| Indonesia | Republic of Indonesia | Jakarta | |
| Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran | Tehran | |
| Iraq | Republic of Iraq | Baghdad | Ju. Quirk |
| Ireland | (no long-form name) | Dublin | C. Brown |
| Israel | State of Israel | Jerusalem (see note 5) | |
| Italy | Italian Republic | Rome | S. Nauss |
| Jamaica | (no long-form name) | Kingston | J. Manning |
| Japan | (no long-form name) | Tokyo | T. Dong |
| Jordan | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
Amman | |
| Kazakhstan | Republic of Kazakhstan | Astana | |
| Kenya | Republic of Kenya | Nairobi | W. Ansel |
| Kiribati | Republic of Kiribati | Tarawa | |
| Korea, North | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Pyongyang | K. Hansen |
| Korea, South | Republic of Korea | Seoul | |
| Kuwait | State of Kuwait | Kuwait | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Republic | Bishkek | |
| Laos | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Vientiane | |
| Latvia | Republic of Latvia | Riga | |
| Lebanon | Lebanese Republic | Beirut | H. Smith |
| Lesotho | Kingdom of Lesotho | Maseru | |
| Liberia | Republic of Liberia | Monrovia | |
| Libya | Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
Tripoli | J. Parent |
| Liechtenstein | Principality of Liechtenstein | Vaduz | |
| Lithuania | Republic of Lithuania | Vilnius | A. Jank |
| Luxembourg | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | Luxembourg | |
| Macedonia | Republic of Macedonia | Skopje | |
| Madagascar | Republic of Madagascar | Antananarivo | A. Welch-Batstone |
| Malawi | Republic of Malawi | Lilongwe | |
| Malaysia | (no long-form name) | Kuala Lumpur | |
| Maldives | Republic of Maldives | Male | |
| Mali | Republic of Mali | Bamako | |
| Malta | Republic of Malta | Valletta | |
| Marshall Islands | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
Majuro | |
| Mauritania | Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
Nouakchott | |
| Mauritius | Republic of Mauritius | Port Louis | |
| Mexico | United Mexican States | Mexico | D. Barker |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | Federated States of Micronesia |
Palikir | |
| Moldova | Republic of Moldova | Chisinau | |
| Monaco | Principality of Monaco | Monaco | |
| Mongolia | (no long-form name) | Ulaanbaatar | |
| Morocco | Kingdom of Morocco | Rabat | A. Fowler |
| Mozambique | Republic of Mozambique | Maputo | |
| Namibia | Republic of Namibia | Windhoek | |
| Nauru | Republic of Nauru | Yaren District (no capital city) | |
| Nepal | Kingdom of Nepal | Kathmandu | A. Barry |
| Netherlands | Kingdom of the Netherlands | Amsterdam The Hague (seat of gov't) |
A. Torres |
| New Zealand | (no long-form name) | Wellington | |
| Nicaragua | Republic of Nicaragua | Managua | |
| Niger | Republic of Niger | Niamey | |
| Nigeria | Federal Republic of Nigeria | Abuja | |
| Norway | Kingdom of Norway | Oslo | C. Fullers |
| Oman | Sultanate of Oman | Muscat | |
| Pakistan | Islamic Republic of Pakistan | Islamabad | |
| Palau | Republic of Palau | Koror | |
| Panama | Republic of Panama | Panama | N. Pierre-Louis |
| Papua New Guinea | Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
Port Moresby | |
| Paraguay | Republic of Paraguay | Asunción | |
| Peru | Republic of Peru | Lima | G. Anderson-DePina |
| Philippines | Republic of the Philippines | Manila | B. Le |
| Poland | Republic of Poland | Warsaw | K. Zaleski |
| Portugal | Portuguese Republic | Lisbon | K. Mason |
| Qatar | State of Qatar | Doha | |
| Romania | (no long-form name) | Bucharest | R. Ellis |
| Russia | Russian Federation | Moscow | J. Hardiman and S. Lazare |
| Rwanda | Republic of Rwanda | Kigali | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Basseterre | |
| Saint Lucia | (no long-form name) | Castries | L. Carrel |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | (no long-form name) | Kingstown | |
| Samoa | Independent State of Samoa | Apia | |
| San Marino | Republic of San Marino | San Marino | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe |
São Tomé | |
| Saudi Arabia | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | |
| Senegal | Republic of Senegal | Dakar | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | (no long-form name) | Belgrade | |
| Seychelles | Republic of Seychelles | Victoria | |
| Sierra Leone | Republic of Sierra Leone | Freetown | |
| Singapore | Republic of Singapore | Singapore | P. Beckerman |
| Slovakia | Slovak Republic | Bratislava | |
| Slovenia | Republic of Slovenia | Ljubljana | |
| Solomon Islands | (no long-form name) | Honiara | |
| Somalia | (no long-form name) | Mogadishu | |
| South Africa | Republic of South Africa | Pretoria (administrative) Cape Town (legislative) Bloemfontein (judiciary) |
A. Ficarra |
| Spain | Kingdom of Spain | Madrid | M. Benton |
| Sri Lanka | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
Colombo Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative) |
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| Sudan | Republic of the Sudan | Khartoum | |
| Suriname | Republic of Suriname | Paramaribo | |
| Swaziland | Kingdom of Swaziland | Mbabane (administrative) Lobamba (legislative) |
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| Sweden | Kingdom of Sweden | Stockholm | J. Frias |
| Switzerland | Swiss Confederation | Bern | N. Duarte |
| Syria | Syrian Arab Republic | Damascus | |
| Taiwan | (no long-form name) | T'ai-pei | |
| Tajikistan | Republic of Tajikistan | Dushanbe | |
| Tanzania | United Republic of Tanzania | Dar es Salaam Dodoma (legislative) |
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| Thailand | Kingdom of Thailand | Bangkok | J. Quirk |
| Togo | Togolese Republic | Lomé | |
| Tonga | Kingdom of Tonga | Nuku'alofa | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
Port-of-Spain | E. Murray |
| Tunisia | Tunisian Republic | Tunis | |
| Turkey | Republic of Turkey | Ankara | T. Smith |
| Turkmenistan | (no long-form name) | Ashgabat | |
| Tuvalu | (no long-form name) | Funafuti | |
| Uganda | Republic of Uganda | Kampala | |
| Ukraine | (no long-form name) | Kiev | |
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | London | |
| United States | United States of America | Washington, DC | |
| Uruguay | Oriental Republic of Uruguay | Montevideo | |
| Uzbekistan | Republic of Uzbekistan | Tashkent | |
| Vanuatu | Republic of Vanuatu | Port-Vila | |
| Venezuela | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | Caracas | J. Fernandes |
| Vietnam | Socialist Republic of Vietnam | Hanoi | K. Le |
| Yemen | Republic of Yemen | Sanaa | |
| Zambia | Republic of Zambia | Lusaka | |
| Zimbabwe | Republic of Zimbabwe | Harare | K. Burns |