Section 2 – History and Geography Investigations
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Geography
In our ten partner countries which country has:-
- the largest size
- the smallest size
- the largest population
- the smallest population
- the largest city
- the highest mountains
- the longest river
- the most coastline
- the largest lake
- the oldest language
- How many people from your country live in the countries of our partner schools?
B. History
- What did the Romans do for us?
- Has your country ever been invaded? When? By whom?
- What was your country like approximately 50 years ago?
- What was your country like approximately 150 years ago?
- What was your country like approximately 500 years ago?
- What was your country like approximately 1000 years ago?
- Exploration – did your country have any famous explorers? Where did they go? Why? What did they bring back?
- Royal Families – does or did your country have a royal family – kings and queens? Were they related to other royal families?
- What/who were the earliest civilisations in your country?
- What are some of the other famous events in your countries history?
- Castles – who built them? Why? What for? Were they ever attacked?
- Did the two world wars divide or unite us?