Afghanistan Scavenger Hunt

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Afghanistan Scavenger Hunt
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Scavenger Hunt

• You will be researching facts about Afghanistan
  today.
• Present your answers in a POWERPOINT
  Presentation.

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Question 1

• Find out the following information on GDP (Gross
  Domestic Product). Go to the following web page
  and read the definition of GDP
  http//www.quickmba.com/econ/macro/gdp/
• Use the CIA World Fact Book to answer these
  questions
• What is the (2008 est.) GDP (official exchange
  rate)?
• What is the per capita GDP (2008 est.)?
• What was the percentage of growth of GDP (2008
  est.)?

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Question 2

• Using the CIA World Fact Book answer the
  following questions
• What is the unemployment rate?
• What percent of the labor force is in
  Agriculture?
• Name 5 of the agriculture products produced?

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Question 3

• Using the CIA World Fact Book create an excel
  spread sheet comparing the GDP (2008 est.)
  (official exchange rate) and the per capita (2008
  est.) GDP of the following countries. After
  completing the spread sheet create a line graph
  for each of the categories.
• Afghanistan
• USA
• Great Britain
• Japan
• Canada
• Germany
• Mexico
• Ireland

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To Answer Questions 4-7

• Visit these sites to answer the following
  questions
• http//www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question47862.html
• http//teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indep
  th/afghanistan/day_pics.asp?num1

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Question 4

• What hobby used to be the national sport of
  Afghanistan?

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Question 5

• Since the Americans invaded Afghanistan what is
  the fastest growing crop?

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Question 6

• What is a meal in Afghanistan not complete
  without?

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Question 7

• When most of Afghanistan was controlled by the
  Taliban in the areas under Taliban rule women
  (and girls) were forced to lead very restrictive
  lives. What were they forbidden to do?

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Question 8

• Using Google EARTH or Google MAP
• Find 5 (five) cities in Afghanistan
• Take SCREEN SHOTS of the image of each city
• INSERT these images into your PowerPoint.

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Question 9

• CLIMATE in Afghanistan
• Track the normal average temperatures for each of
  the 12 months of the year
• Record it on an EXCEL Spreadsheet
• Make a LINE GRAPH or a BAR GRAPH to illustrate
  your findings

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