This document provides instructions for a school project on contemporary societies. Students are asked to select a continent, then a region within that continent, and then a country within that region to research. They should provide general facts about the selected country and analyze a city within that country, describing its geographical environment, urban planning structure, urban problems, and proposing improvements.

1. CONTEMPORARY
SOCIETIES PROJECT
SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT
2 ND ESO Sección Bilingüe
FINAL PROJECT

2. SELECT A CONTINENT (For example Asia)
• FROM THIS CONTINENT SELECT A REGION
• (For example the Far East)
• FROM THIS REGION SELECT A COUNTRY
• (For example Japan)
NOTE: You will have a list of regions in order to avoid
repetitions

3. GENERAL FACTS
Name of the country:
Number of inhabitants
Population density:
Life expectancy:
Infant mortality rate:
Literacy rate:

4. GENERAL FACTS
Language:
Religion/s:
Type of government:
Level of development: (developed, developing or underdeveloped)
Type of economy. What is the predominant economic activity?: agriculture,
livestock farming, industry, services, etc.
Military conflicts: (if there are)

5. NOW SELECT A CITY THAT
BELONGS TO THIS COUNTRY
UNIT 3 FROM THE STUDENT’S BOOK MAY HELP YOU 
ANALYSE:
• Geographical environment: mountains, rivers, valleys, sea, etc
• Type of buildings
• Plan:
• Orthogonal plan, irregular plan or radiocentric plan.

6. NOW SELECT A CITY THAT
BELONGS TO THIS COUNTRY
STRUCTURE OF THE CITY
Paste its urban planning and identify .
CENTRAL ZONE
• Historical centre
• Enlargement
OUTSKIRTS
• Residential areas
• Industrial areas
ADD PHOTOS SO
THE REST OF
YOUR
CLASSMATES
CAN VISUALIZE
THE TYPE OF
CITY YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT

7. URBAN PROBLEMS
WHAT ARE THE MAIN URBAN PROBLEMS OF YOUR CITY?
EXAMPLES:
Shortage of natural resources (for example water)
Pollution: factories, traffic, noise pollution
Social problems: human relationships, lack of services, like
access to health.

8. CONCLUSIONS
• Summarize in a paragraph the kind of city you
have analyzed.
• Write down three proposals to improve the
standards of living of its inhabitants.