1. For each of the 3 countries, give the following information:
a) location/the countries that share its borders
b) the religious breakdown of the population
c) the type of government
d) the chief of state (and head of government if different) [If monarch or dictator, since what date has he/she ruled? - include name of heir apparent for monarch]
e) the population

[Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. For each country, answers can be found under the "Geography" "People" and "Government" headings.  Go to worldatlas.comfor a list of continents.]

2. For INDONESIA:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Jakarta is prone to flooding. What is the cause?

3. For SOMALIA:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Ask a parent to tell you what he/she knows about Black Hawk Down.

4. For MALI:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Why have doubts been raised about the effectiveness of ECOWAS soldiers in defeating Islamic terrorists in Mali?