Section 2 – History and Geography Investigations

1.  Geography

In our ten partner countries which country has:-

1. the largest size
2. the smallest size
3. the largest population
4. the smallest population
5. the largest city
6. the highest mountains
7. the longest river
8. the most coastline
9. the largest lake
10. the oldest language
11. How many people from your country live in the countries of our partner schools?

B. History

1. What did the Romans do for us?
2. Has your country ever been invaded? When? By whom?
3. What was your country like approximately 50 years ago?
4. What was your country like approximately 150 years ago?
5. What was your country like approximately 500 years ago?
6. What was your country like approximately 1000 years ago?
7. Exploration – did your country have any famous explorers? Where did they go? Why? What did they bring back?
8. Royal Families – does or did your country have a royal family – kings and queens? Were they related to other royal families?
9. What/who were the earliest civilisations in your country?
10. What are some of the other famous events in your countries history?
11. Castles – who built them? Why? What for? Were they ever attacked?
12. Did the two world wars divide or unite us?