Adventures in Time and Place

Adventures in Time and Place
Grade 6: World
Infographic #13: Economy of Europe
Page 602

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1. The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is the total value of goods and services a nation produces in one year. Find out about the goods and services that are produced by various European countries. Go to Geographic.org.
http://www.photius.com/wfb1999/rankings/gdp_ppp_0.html

Examine the GDP for Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain, the top five European countries on this list.
Click each country to read about its economy. Then click the Back arrow
Select a European country whose GDP is not among the leading five. Read about its economy.

Online Activity: GDP Comparison
Complete the chart below to create economic profiles of two countries you read about on the Web site. Type the information about each country into the spaces provided.

	Country Name:	Country Name:
1. GDP
2. Is the most money generated by agriculture, industry, or services?
3. Name three major Industries
4. Top three Exports
5. Top three Imports
6. Compare the economics of the two countries. How are they alike and different?

2. A new common European currency, called the euro, will impact that continent's economy. “E-day” is scheduled for January 1, 2002. That’s when circulation of euro banknotes and coins is scheduled to begin. Find out how a single currency might affect participants in Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Go to The Euro.
http://pacific.commerce.ubc.ca/xr/euro/

Read the introductory paragraph.
Scroll down and examine the timetable.
On the left, click Bills and Coins. Explore the front and back of the coins and banknotes.
For more images of the bills and coins, click EURO-page: coins and EURO-page: bills. Click the Back arrow to return.
On the left, click and read Pros and Cons.

Offline Activity: A Euro for Your Thoughts
Stage a debate for and against adoption of the euro. Decide who in your group will act as the moderator. This person will introduce the topic and ask the debaters about the pros and cons of a single European currency. Then decide who will present arguments for each side. Write notes on three index cards: use one for questions, one for arguments for the euro, and one for arguments against the euro. Conduct your debate in front of the class.