Latin American Newspaper

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Major Headline/Story of Your Country

Check these resources for ideas and information:

• Encyclopedias
• Books about your country
• BBC Country Profiles

Currency of Your Country

You need this to put the price on your paper!

• List of currency names & symbols
• Currency converter - what is $1 worth?

Daily or Weekly Weather Forecast

Don't forget that most countries use Celcius instead of Fahrenheit for temperatures!

• Weatherbase - gives month-by-month avg. temperatures, rainfall etc. Know your capital city!
• World Meteorological Organization

Map of Latin America with Your Country

• Encyclopedias
• Books about your country
• CIA World Factbook - will show you a political map of your country with the capital and major cities and bordering countries.
• World Atlas - Has regional maps

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Flag - the official flag of your country

• Flags of the World - this site will show you the colors, explain the design and also provide several sizes of flags that you can color in yourself.

Small advertisements

You will need to know about major industries or companies in your country to create these ads.

Tourism Advertisement and explanation of why someone should visit your country. Will they go for the beaches, the culture, the architecture, the food, the urban nightlife? Find some special things that will draw visitors! One good place to look for information is here:

• Lonely Planet Travel Information

Geography Facts

• Encyclopedia and reference books
• Books about your country
• CIA World Factbook - look in the Geography (!) section on the page for your country.

Cultural Characteristics - the people and what they do - languages, type of gov't, food, clothes, religion, art & architecture, jewelry, population, life expectancy. You may have to read between the lines a bit for this one!

• Encyclopedia - the World Book has information like this in the "People" section of each country article.
• Books on your country
• CIA World Factbook - Look under "People" and "Government"

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History of the Country

• Encyclopedias & Reference Books
• Books on your country
• State Department Background Notes

Human Environmental Interaction

• CIA World Factbook under Geography, look for "Environment - current issues" so you know what the major issues are - and then look for more information about them in books or online.

Current Events

• New York Times Countries and Territories
• BBC Country Profiles - check the news stories on the right side of the page
• Yahoo! News from Latin America

Economy - currency, national resources, exports/imports, agriculture, types of employment, etc.

• CIA World Factbook - Look under "Economy"
• Encyclopedia & reference books
• Books about your country

Education

• Encyclopedia - under "Education"
• Books on your country
• Education in Latin America - Economist article

Maps

• United Nations maps - these maps include roads and airports