Imagine that you were given a piece of land the size of Texas. You have plenty of farming land, plenty of water resources, plenty of oil reserves, and enough forest land to cover over half of your country. You also inherited a population of about one million people.
· View a world atlas. Notice how countries are drawn and labeled.
· Create a map of your country and include the capital, rivers, lakes, forestland, and any mountain ranges you would like to have. This should be colored and drawn onto a poster board and large enough that we could read the names of any towns, cities, or parks that you
· Name this country that you inherited. Place the name at the top of the drawing. Why did you choose this name? What does it stand for?