Roller Coasters in N AmericaComparing the Fastest/Highest Roller Coaster in the Country of [NAME] to

its economy

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Fastest/Highest Roller Coaster in [Country Name]

• Name of Roller Coaster: • Name of Amusement

Park:• Location:• Date Opened:

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Interesting Facts About RC• Type: • Status: • Builder: • Maps: • Capacity: • Length: • Height: • Drop: • Inversions: • Speed:

• Duration: • Max Vertical • Angle: • Elements: • History:

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Understanding the Country

Population• Country Population• Largest Urban

Populations

Landforms• Total Land in Sq. Miles• Major Landforms

Understanding the Country

Natural ResourcesProducts from country’s land that are sold

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

IndustryType of jobs or business in the country

• 1 • 2• 3• 4• 5

Understanding the Country

Economy [Textbook p.25]

• Per Capita Income• GDP* (purchasing

power parity)• Unemployment Rate• Population below

Poverty Line

*This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year

Understanding the Country

Government• Government Type• Capital• Current Chief of State

Education• Literacy Rate• Education Expenditures

Conclusion: What factors about [Country]

affect its ranking as the fastest/highest roller coaster compared to other North American countries?

Drawing Conclusions:What factors about [Country] affect its ranking

as the fastest/highest roller coaster compared to other North American countries?

Conclusion 1:

Conclusion 2:

Drawing Conclusions:Group Part of Project:

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Web Resources

• Website #1 Name– Website Address

• Website #2 Name– Website Address

• Website #3 Name– Website Address