About
“OpenFactBook” is a Discussion assessment that encourages students to explore the OpenFactBook and investigate one country's One Page Summary and detailed information page.
Estimated Time
An estimated 60 minutes is needed to complete this activity.
Prompt
For our purposes in a Comparative Politics course, the OpenFactBook is a reputable, and open source of information on every country in the world. While the nuances of any country can only be garnered by living, speaking, working, and being a member of a country's community, the information provided in the OpenFactBook offers us a high-level view of a country.
Instructions
Post
Part 1 of your Post
- Go to the Country SummariesLinks to an external site..
- Choose 1 country that you are SOMEWHAT (not the Most or the Least) interested in learning about.
- In this part of your post, include a link to the One Page Summary of the country you are SOMEWHAT interested in.
- Explain in 10 or more sentences why you are SOMEWHAT interested in this country.
Part 2 of your Post
- Go to the Country SummariesLinks to an external site., please find the same country and select it
- These are the following topics for the country to explore:
- Overview
- Geography
- People and Society
- Government
- Economy
- Energy (depends)
- Communications
- Transportation
- Military and Security
- Terrorism (depends)
- Transnational Issues
- Read the Overview for your selected country
- In this part of your post, include a link to the Country's webpage
- Explain in 10 or more sentences which 2nd topic you found most interesting for your country