Three
Country Preview This is a DEMO: complete ALL
fields on yours!
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Your
Three Countries |
Serbia |
Jordan |
Comoros |
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Step 1: Search for each country name in the following resources. Record the number of results found for each search. In our library, click the "keyword" search. Spell the country name correctly. |
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Google # hits |
222,000,000 hits |
451,000,000 hits |
86,100,000 hits |
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bing # hits |
17,700,000 hits |
97,000,000 hits |
24,300,000 hits |
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Ebsco # hits |
76,918
hits |
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Destiny #
hits |
9
hits |
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Step 2: Search for each country name in the following resources. Copy and paste one fact as shown for each country from each site. On the US State Department page, click "Background Note." (Note: Size of population is a statistic, not an interesting fact.) |
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Google News interesting fact |
two stolen Picasso paintings have been
found in Serbia |
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any statistic |
Serbia (77,474 sq. km.) is slightly smaller than Maine |
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National Geographic statistic
OR interesting fact |
You can buy a travel pass, but the
train experience sounds pretty bad. |
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Step 3: Explore your personal interests
as they relate to each country. Search
Google, bing, etc. for Country Name + your interest such as: Angola fly fishing OR Latvia "heavy metal" music
OR "South Korea" cuisine (*"Anywhere" means anywhere
EXCEPT Wikipedia.) |
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Searched for |
Serbia wildlife |
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Interesting fact anywhere* on web |
Serbia has a least two kinds of eagles |
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URL for anywhere* fact |
http://www.wild-serbia.com/gallery/Ptice-Birds/Falconiformes/Orlovi/index.html |
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Step 4: Jot anything you'd like to remember that does not fit in the sections above. For example, does this country go by different names? What else would you like to know about this country? |
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NOTES |
Milosevic and Kosovo are involved—I'm not sure how. |
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