Project Instructions You are continuing your PowerPoint presentation on your country in Southern Asia. Today you are focused on completing 6 slides. Economic System GDP Natural Resources and land use Industries Literacy Rate and Unemployment Rate History Do not concern yourself with transitions and making your PowerPoint fancy right now. We will be coming back to the lab on a regular basis to work on this project. You need to focus on getting your information from reliable sources. I have left you comments in the notes section to help you. Follow my instructions. At the end of class you must send me your PowerPoint. Be sure to save your name, your homeroom name, and country in the title. Go to https://hornsby7thgrade.wufoo.com/forms/send-me-your-powerpoint/ to send me your PowerPoint. If you don’t you will not get credit for the day. If you did not finish your first set of slides go back after you finish todays assignment.

If you get caught off task you are getting written up. Stay on relevant and reliable websites. No music. No head phones. No Facebook. No email.

Economic System France has a mixed economy. After the industrial revolution France decided to close it’s doors to foreign markets in order to protect it’s own industries. This allowed for the economy to shift from a command economy to a mix of command and market economy. Today France’s government has devised an economic development plan with the hopes of boosting Frances in economy for future generations. It’s economy is ranked 75th in the world. Economic System Slide Must haves: Type of economy If the economy is “mixed” you must tell me what two type of economies are mixed together. Tell me the ranking of the economy in comparison the world market. You must cite your work. --------------- Main bullets: http://www.heritage.org/index/country/france Information: http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Europe/France-OVERVIEW-OF-ECONOMY.html

GDP Frances GDP ( Gross Domestic Product) is $2.6 trillion US dollars. Frances GDP goes up about 0.4% every year. The GDP per capita is $40,375. GDP System Slide Must haves: Tell me the GDP in US dollars How much does it go up (percentage) every year. GDP per capita You must cite your work. --------------- Main bullets: http://www.heritage.org/index/country/france

Natural Resources and Land Use France, in comparison to other well resourced countries, have a limited supply of natural resources. Such as: coal, iron ores, bauxite, and uranium. While France does not have a lot of natural resources they do have high quality rich soil that covers most of the countries land. This makes France a large exporter of farmed food. Farms and forests cover 48 million hectares - 82% - of the total area of mainland France. Natural Resources and Land Use System Slide Must haves: Tell what are your countries natural resources. You must list them out. Tell me how is land used in your country when it comes to agriculture and industry. --------------- Main bullets: https://www.discoverfrance.net/France/DF_resources.shtml Sub bullet: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6547841.stm

Industries France is one of the world’s most popular destinations to visit allowing it to boost a high tourism industry. About 75 million people visit France a year. Other major industries include: Aerospace, automotive, pharmaceuticals, industrial machinery, food and fashion. Industries Slide Must haves: Tell me what industries are located in your country. You must list them out. IF you could tell me a ranking or find some statistical data on the industry that would be great and get you additional points. Please find some pictures of the industries located in your country. --------------- Main bullets: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6547841.stm Image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/British_Aerospace_Avro_RJ85,_Air_France_(CityJet)_JP6698814.jpg Image: http://favim.com/orig/201106/28/eiffel-eiffel-tower-fashion-france-paris-stripes-Favim.com-87028.jpg

Literacy Rate and Unemployment Rate Literacy: How many people over the age of 15 can read and write? 99% of the population is literate. How many people are unemployed in France? Around 10% of people in France are unemployed. Literacy Rate and Unemployment Rate Slide Must haves: Literacy percentage for your country. Unemployment percentage for your country. --------------- Literacy: http://www.indexmundi.com/france/literacy.html Unemployment: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/france/unemployment-rate

History 1804-1814 - Napoleon crowns himself emperor of First French Empire; series of military successes brings most of continental Europe under his control. 1870-71 - Franco-Prussian War, ending in French defeat, loss of Alsace-Lorraine and end of the Second Empire; Third Republic lasts until 1940. 1914-18 World War I - Massive casualties in trenches in north-east France; 1.3 million Frenchmen are killed and many more wounded by the end of the war. History Slide Must haves: 6-10 key dates important to your countries history. You must cite your work --------------- Dates: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17299605

1919 - Peace Treaty of Versailles 1919 - Peace Treaty of Versailles. France regains Alsace-Lorraine; Germany agrees to reparations. 1939-45 - World War II - Germany occupies much of France. Vichy regime in unoccupied south collaborates with Nazis. General de Gaulle, undersecretary of war, establishes government-in-exile in London and, later, Algiers. Rise of French Resistance. 1951 - France joins West Germany and other European nations in the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) - leading to the formation in 1957 of the European Economic Community (EEC).