Hands Across the Oceans

A  Research Questions

1  Which multinational companies can be found in your country? 

2  What do they sell and/or produce?

3  When did they start up in your country? 

4  Where is the head office based? 

5  What effect(s) have have they had on your country? 

6  How many people are employed by them around the world? 

7  How many people do they employ in your country?

B  Comparing Your Results with Results from Other Countries

Compare your results with the results from the other four countries.

C  Draw a Graph or Pie Chart Comparing the Resuts

Draw a graph or pie chart comparing results for the other four countries.  You will have to the other students to find out their answers.

Instructions

Globalization is affecting all the countries in the world.  Make up a table and/or flowchart showing the causes and effects of globalization.  Sometimes the result of a cause is the cause of another.  Include dates and reasons.

Instructions

As you know, there have been many conflicts and wars that have affected your country.  Make up a table showing the ones that have affected it the most.  Include:

1  Date

2  Name of War

3  Reason for War

4  Who fought in it

5  Reason it stopped

6  Result of War

7  Cost

Instructions

Design a table comparing information about the goverment systems in Argentina, Brazil, Hungary, Kuwait and the USA.  You should have 5 columns for the different countries, and 10 rows.  Also include a column for notes.

Instructions

Complete the following table showing how the government functions in your country.

Instructions

Write a paragraph showing a short history of your family, in particular writing about where they came from and the reasons for their movement to the country they are currently living in.  Also include movements within the country, e.g. from Salmiya to Mishref (two areas in Kuwait).

You may also include a tree diagram showng your family.

Instructions

As you know, many people have immigrated and emigrated into and out of your country.  Make a timeline showing the movement of these people, and the reason(s) for their migration.  You can also add columns to compare information from the other countries.

Instructions

Write an introduction to you country and include the following points:

A  Issues

B  Problems

C  Population

Instructions

Search the internet to find 10 of the most important events that happened in the history of these countries.

4  What were five of the most important events in each countries’ history?

Instructions

Write an introduction to you country and include the following points:

A  Issues

B  Problems

C  Population