LibGuides: Global Studies Semester I Project: Part 2: World Investigation

Background

Out of the places you've labeled on your map from part 1, you will pick one (1) of these places to investigate.
You should write a minimum of 10-15 sentences about this place. Some things you may include are its:

location	population
capital city	type of government
languages spoken	names of important leaders
well-known types of food/music	interesting facts
holidays the people celebrate	important events in its history

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