Monday April 6th: Traveling Abroad

Hi Class,

Hope you are enjoying a lil break in the class action. Here's your assignment for this week. It focuses around President Obama's recent trip abroad. During his trip, the president visited the United Kingdom, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Turkey.

This is extremely relevant to our class as we were just discussing the physical geography of Europe. Check out the following links and then respond to the questions.

Turkey

The President in Germany

Economy in Czech Republic

European Union

1) How does Europe's geography impact their importance as US allies?

2) According to the article, what is Turkey's role in the Middle East?

3) Which European country is the largest exporter in the world?

4) How has the economic crisis affect the Czech Republic?

5) By banding together, the EU is stronger than they are individually. What is their latest collective project?


This assignment is worth 30pts. The objective is to give you a better understanding of the European continent. By using President Obama's trip to Europe as a framework for our study, we can delve deeper into the way that the European countries work together.

This assignment is due on Friday April 10th.

Tomorrow I will post the study guide for the Europe Map Quiz.