Around the World Travel Agency
You are a travel agent with the Around the World Travel Agency.
One of your company’s most important clients is an avid mountain
climber. For her next trip, she has asked you to find the
country with the greatest distance between the highest and
lowest elevation points. You will need to do some research and
present your findings to your client. Along with the
information on elevations, you will need to include three
interesting facts for each country so that the client can make
an informed decision. Remember, this is a very important client
and if you can’t make her happy, your boss might not be happy
with you!
Part 1: Find the highest and lowest elevations for each of the
following countries. Record your findings as integers (positive
numbers are above sea level, negative numbers are below sea
level), then find the total distance from the lowest to the
highest point. Use the chart below to record your data. Show
your work for your calculations neatly on a separate sheet of
paper. Make sure you write accurate integer expressions to
represent each calculation.
Web resources: http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/highlow.htm
http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Country
China
India
Kenya
Pakistan
Russia
Location
of
Highest
Point
Highest
Elevation
Location
of Lowest
Point
Lowest
Elevation
Total
Distance
Switzerland
Tanzania
United
States
Part 2: Create a presentation for your client. In addition to
the data on elevations, include three interesting numerical
facts for each country. You may use PowerPoint or Prezi to
create your presentation. Be creative. Remember, your job
depends on this presentation!
Rubric
4
3
2
1
Demonstrates an
Demonstrates an
Demonstrates some
Demonstrates little or
Apply properties of
understanding of
understanding of
understanding of
no understanding of
operations as
adding
and
subtracting
adding
and
subtracting
adding
and
subtracting
adding and subtracting
strategies to add and
integers
by:
integers
by:
integers
by:
integers by:
subtract

Correctly
solving

Correctly
solving

Correctly
solving

Incorrectly
rational numbers;
all calculations.
most calculations.
calculations with
solving
Attend to precision
teacher support.
calculations.

Giving detailed
work on how
solutions were
reached.

Accurately and
creatively explains
the best choice for
the client using
data collected.
Solve real-world and Demonstrates an
ability to use integers
mathematical
to solve real-world
problems involving
problems by:
the four operations

Effectively and
with rational
creatively
numbers; Make
presenting data on
sense of problems
elevation
and persevere in
differences for all
solving them
eight countries.

Accurately uses
three valid realworld numerical
facts for each
country in
presentation.
Reason abstractly
Creates a presentation
using PowerPoint or


Giving detailed
work on how
solutions were
reached.
Accurately
explains the best
choice for the
client using data.


Gives some details 
on how solutions
were reached.
Gives a choice for 
client with some
reasoning.
Giving no details
on how solutions
were reached.
Gives no
reasoning for a
choice for the
client.
Demonstrates an
Demonstrates an
Demonstrates little or
ability to use integers
ability to use integers
no understanding of
to solve real-world
to solve real-world
using integers to solve
problems by:
problems by:
real-world problems

Effectively

Presenting data on by:
presenting data on
elevation

Presenting
elevations for all
differences for
inaccurate
eight countries.
some of the
elevation data.
countries.

Uses three real
Using no other
world numerical

Uses some
numerical facts for
facts for each
numerical facts for
the countries.
country.
each country.
Creates a presentation
that:
Creates a presentation
that:
Creates a presentation
that:
and quantitatively;
Construct viable
arguments and
critique the
reasoning of others.
Prezi that:


Creatively and
effectively
presents an
argument for why
the client should

choose a particular
country.

Accurately uses
numerical data to
compare countries
for client and to
persuade client to
choose their
selected country.
Presents an

argument for why
client should
choose a particular
country.
Uses numerical

data to compare
countries for client
and to persuade
client to choose
their selected
country.
Presents

information on
why the client
should choose a
particular country. 
Includes
numerical data for
the selected
country.
Does not offer a
reason for the
client to visit a
particular country.
Does not use
numerical data.