Student Work

Phase I and II Country Profiles - Group 3
This student work sample shows two country profiles,
Cuba and Chile, made by one student in group 3.


Country Profile
Cuba

Name: Cuba
Languages: Spanish
Government: Republic
Capital: Havana
Location: 23 1/2 N, 19 N, 84 W, 73 W

Cuba eastern area has a lot of mountains and the rest of Cuba is a limestone stone platform, put all the Bahamas together and Cuba would still be the biggest. The climate is very warm from 71 to 100 degrees year around. Cuba does not have a very solid economy because all they export is sugar.

This country is very communist because it is run by Fidel Castro.

 

Data table

Population: 11,015,000
Capital: 2,119,059
Area: 42,804
Ethnic groups:
whites 66%
Mulatto 22%
Black 12%
life expectancy:
males 74
females 78
Adult literacy 91%

 

 

 

 

Map of Cuba and Surrounding

 

Detail Map of Cuba

 

 

 

 

Flag of Cuba

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phase II Country Profile - Chile

Country Profile
Chile

Name: Chile
Capital: Santiago
Form of Government: Republic
Language: Spanish
Location: 30 S, 0 W

Chile is considered to be in three section north, central, south. The north has a desert climate with occasional flooding and the population is low. The central part of Chile has a range of mountains has the high population and it is most of Chile's population.

Chile has a limited economy so it would be good for M.O.I. to set up there it. The biggest source in Chile is Santiago and it chief imports is vehicles. It natural disasters are earthquakes and they happen often. Language is Spanish.

Population: 13,795,000
Literacy 93% 12,829,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

Map of South America Map detail of Chile

 

Flag of Chile

 

 

 

 

Area Chart

 

Population Chart

 

Literacy Chart

 

 

 

 

References

The World Almanac
Robert Farmighetti
Mahwah, New Jersey
1997

World Facts and Maps
Rand Mcnally
1995

World Atlas
Scott Foresman
Glenview, Illinois
1994