Name: __________________________________
Design a Country
You get to create your very own country – this will test your research skills, teach
you how to draw a map, test your critical thinking skills and do what we’d all like
to do – rule your own country!
Directions: Read everything in this packet first. Then, brainstorm your country!
Use your imagination. Want your country to be underground? Go for it. Want
your country to be shaped like an ice cream cone? Not a problem. There are two
rules. First: everything must be logical – for example, tropical plants won’t grow in
Antarctica or basketball don’t grow on trees as vegetation. Second: Names of
places and everything else about your country must be appropriate for school.
Ask if you’re not 100% sure.
Have fun, use your imagination, and give your best effort!
Part 1: Information about your country (must be completed before you make
your map)
Name of Country:
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Name of capital city:
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Names at least 5 other cities or towns:
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Where in the world is your country located? (use a map to help if needed). Use
logic – glaciers won’t exist along the equator
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Physical Features:
Your country must have at least 3 landforms and 3 bodies of water (you can have
more). Use the landforms we discussed and drew in your social studies notebook
to help. All landforms must have names (example: Berry Mountain Range, Dizzy
Ocean)
Landform type:
Landform name:
1. _____________________________ 1. _________________________
2. _____________________________ 2.__________________________
3. _____________________________ 3.___________________________
Bodies of water type:
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
Bodies of water names:
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. __________________________
Climate and vegetation:
What kind of weather does your country usually have? Sunny, rainy, storms,
snow? What’s a typical temperature in each season? Remember that the weather
will be affected by your country’s location (a country near the North Pole won’t
be hot for example)
Typical weather:
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Part II: The Map
You must draw a map of your country with details that include all your cities and
town, plus your landforms. You can include any borders with other countries and
what the names of those countries are. You also must include the following:
______ Compass rose
______ Key or legend
______ At least 3 physical landforms with names labeled
______ At least 3 bodies of water with names labeled
______ Capital city
______ At least 5 other cities/towns
______ Title (with name of your country)
______ Border with other countries (if you have them)
______ Colored in with colored pencil or crayon, all names of places in Sharpie