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Fairy Tale Frolics
from "Teaching the Five Themes of Geography", Frank Schaffer Publications, Inc.

Directions: Choose a country in the world that you would like to know more about or work with the
country assigned to you by the teacher.   Answer the questions below by research the country,
using two sources of information.  Your partner should use one source and you should use another.  Later, you will compare and combine the information you have both found.

LOCATION
Name of country: ____________________________________________________________________________

Name, longitude/latitude of capital city: __________________________________________________________

Distance in miles and cardinal direction(s) traveled to get to the country from your hometown:

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PLACE
(Choose a season in which to set the tale.)

Climate: ___________________________________________________________________________________

Prominent physical features (proper names) in the country: __________________________________________

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Prominent race of people who live in the country ___________________________________________________

Animals and plants found in the country: _________________________________________________________

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Customs, religions, occupations, language, clothing styles, and holidays. ______________________________

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(Use another sheet if needed.)

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
Prominent housing style in the country and why this type of house is practical:

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Crops/livestock raised, resource mined and/or harvested: ____________________________________________

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Environmental problems/solutions that exist in the country: __________________________________________

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Type of clothing worn in the country during the season chosen: _______________________________________

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MOVEMENT
Popular modes of transportation in the country: ____________________________________________________

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Exports: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Imports: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Popular modes of communication in the country: ____________________________________________________

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REGIONS
(The theme is a review of all the other themes, giving us a way to compare and contrast places around the
world.  By filling in the information below, you will have a quick reference of the most prominent characteristics
of the country you are researching.)

Language(s): _________________________________________________________________________________

Government: _________________________________________________________________________________

Climate: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Religion: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Physical Features: _____________________________________________________________________________

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Ways in which the country is similar to your own country: _____________________________________________

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