Southern and Eastern Asia

Introduction

In this webquest, you will research facts about the economies of the countries of Southern and Eastern Asia.

Task

Answer the following questions using the websites linked below each question.

1.  List the populations of China, India, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia from most to least populous.

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/population-by-country.htm

2.  List the GDP per capita for China, India, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia from higher GDP per capita to lowest GDP per capita.

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?order=wbapi_data_value_2011+wbapi_data_value+wbapi_data_value-first&sort=desc

3.  List the Literacy Rate for capita for China, India, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia from highest to lowest.

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS

4.  List the top natural resource for China, India, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam and North Korea.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2111.html

Process

Once you have all of your facts listed, decide in which country you would most like to live and in which country you would least like to live.  Write a well-organized essay of at least three paragraphs in which you present your argument for the country in which you want to live and against the country in which you do not want to live.  Use the evidence you gathered in your research to support your position.  Your essay should be on a seperate sheet from your research facts.  

Evaluation