This document contains a list of questions to guide the creation of a comprehensive profile of a country. It includes questions about the country's geography, climate, political leadership, economy, culture, and way of life. The questions cover topics such as the location, physical features, capital city, natural resources, weather, government, imports/exports, currency, food, language, population, religion, entertainment, holidays, sports, education system, what children do for fun and chores.

1.  Do I have the continent that my country is
associated with?
 Do I have surrounding countries listed?
 Do I have at least 5 cities listed?
 Do I have what hemisphere my country is in?

2.  Do I have the name of my capital city?
 Do I have any important facts about my
capital city?

3.  Do I have all of the following identified
◦ Mountains
◦ Deserts
◦ Rainforests
◦ Forests
◦ Plateaus
◦ Valleys
◦ Depressions
◦ Highlands
◦ lowlands

4.  Do I have all of the following listed
◦ Oceans
◦ Bays
◦ At least 5 lakes/rivers
◦ Seas
-waterfalls

5.  Do I have all natural resources listed
 Do I have any uses for the natural resources
that they have?

6.  Do I have the average temperature
 Do I have seasons listed?
 Do I have types of weather they experience?
◦ Rain
◦ Snow
◦ Sunshine
◦ Monsoons
◦ Tornadoes
◦ Etc.

7.  Do I have the current leaders listed?
 Do I have the titles of the leaders?
 Do I have their role (job) in government?
 Any past important leaders-Why?

8.  What are the colors of the flag?
 Why are they those colors?
 What symbols are used
◦ Why?
◦ When was the flag introduced
◦ By who?

9.  What type of government do they have
◦ Were there any changes to their government since
their country was introduced?

10.  What goods/services are brought into the
country?
◦ From what countries?
 Do they have a good/bad economy?
◦ Why?

11.  What types of goods/services do they export?
◦ to what countries?
◦ Is their economy good/bad?
 Why?

12.  What type of currency do they have
 What does it look like?
 How does it compare to US currency
 What denominations (like U.S. is 1 cent, 5
cent, etc.) do they come in?
 When did they start using currency?

13.  What food dishes are native to your country?
◦ Describe the foods that are native. (What is in
it, what does it taste like, what type of food is it-
dessert, cookies, dinner)
Is it served at a special time of year?

14.  What language(s) do they speak?
 Do they normally speak more than one
language?
 What is something said in their native
language?

15.  What city is the largest (has the most people)?
 What is the current population?

16.  What type(s) of religion are practiced in your
country?
 What special religious holidays to they
celebrate?
 Are there any special religious traditions that
are practiced in your country?

17.  What do people do for entertainment?
 Are there any famous artists that come from
your country?
◦ What are they famous for?

18.  What holidays and celebrations are celebrated
in your country?
◦ Describe them.

19.  What types of sports are popular in your
country?
◦ If it is not a sport we know about, describe it.
◦ What types of things do people do for leisure
 Swimming, hiking, horseback riding, mountain
climbing, etc.

20.  What ages do children go to school
◦ What does a school day look like
 Are they at school all day?
 What subjects do they study

21.  What do children do for fun in your country?
◦ Games they play
◦ Sports they participate in?
◦ Do they have electronics (i.e. t.v./ video games?)

22.  What kinds of chores do children have to do?
 What kind of chores do you have to do?
 How are they similar/different?
 Do they spend more time doing chores than
doing leisure activities?