Welcome to the
Rahway Middle School Library
Media Specialist: Ms. Susan Krivenko
If you have any questions, I can be reached at:
732-396-1025 ext. 3202
(Please leave a message if I do not answer)
or
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Seventh Grade Research Paper Websites and Questions
The research paper guidelines can be found on the front page of the Rahway Middle School website.
Websites:
1. CIA World Factbook (All countries –Myanmar=Burma)
2. Infoplease (All countries)
3. Index Mundi (All countries except Myanmar)
4. U.S. Department of State (Human Rights: Click on country)
5. WorldAudit.org (Freedom of Press: Scroll down to find country)
6. XE (Currency: Choose country from drop menu)
7. EarthTrends (Cars per thousand: Click on country and follow directions)
Questions:
Country: |
Title: Author: |
Rights |
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Does the country have a free press? |
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Are the people free to practice any religion? |
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Are the people able to express their thoughts and ideas without being punished? |
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How many children attend school regularly? |
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Economy |
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What is the exchange rate in US dollars? |
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What are the three types of jobs in which the citizens are employed? |
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What is the average yearly salary for each family? |
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How much does the country import? How much does it export? |
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What percentage of the people work in industrialized jobs? |
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How many TVs per thousand? |
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How many cars per capita? |
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Quality of Life |
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What is the infant mortality rate? |
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How accessible is health care to the citizens? |
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What is the average life expectancy? |
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Government |
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How stable is the government? |
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What form of government presently exists? |
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How influential is the military in the everyday life of citizens? |
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Who has the right to vote? |
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Education |
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What percentage of citizens achieve HS graduation? College graduation? MA? |
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What is the adult literacy rate? |
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