Rick Steves - Micro Nations -
Take the following notes on each micro nation - population, capital, 2 interesting facts.
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European Union Web Quest
Over the next two days you will do research on the European Union. Your goals are to understand what the EU is, to learn the countries that belong to the EU, and to understand what criteria a country needs to meet in order to join.
Follow the instructions and use the websites below .
What is the European Union?
Go to http://europa.eu/abc/panorama/index_en.htm to answer questions 1 and 2 on your sheet.
Go to http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/index_en.htm to answer questions 3 and 4.
How does a country become a member of the EU?
Go to http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/enlargement_process/accession_process/criteria/index_en.htm to read about how a country can join the EU.
Click here to find out what a "Market Economy" is.
What does the EU do?
Go to http://europa.eu/abc/panorama/whatdoes/index_en.htm to read about many of the projects the EU works on.
PART II
Joining the EU?
The following websites will help you research ONE of the candidate countries so you can decide if it should be admitted into the EU.
When researching, review the Criteria for how a country can become a member of the European Union.
In question 4 you researched the three countries that have applied to join the EU. In question 5, you researched the criteria a country needs to meet to be able to join the EU. Now you will do research on ONE of those countries from question 4 and write a report either recommending the EU accept that country or decline to accept the country to join. 400 word minimum.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU USE THE CRITERIA TO JUDGE WHETHER THE CANDIDATE COUNTRY SHOULD BE ADMITTED INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION.
**IN ORDER TO SCORE ALL 10 POINTS FOR THE REPORT SECTION OF THE ASSIGNMENT YOU NEED TO REFER TO ALL THREE OF THE CRITERIA FROM THE COPENHAGEN EUROPEAN COUNCIL.
Use the websites below to research your country.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
http://news.bbc.co.uk / (BBC News has a country profile for most countries. Type the country’s name into the search bar.) Also, feel free to use news articles about the country's candidacy for membership in the EU.
http://www.countryreports.org/
