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.com for a list of continents.]

NOTE: Before answering the questions below, read the info under "Background."

2. For BRAZIL:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) What is happening to the people who live in the neighborhoods that are being torn down to make room for the World Cup and the Olympics?
c) Read the "Background" on Brazil.  What should the government do?  A family lives in a home that they don't own, or worth almost nothing. But now the government needs the land for the World Cup and/or Olympics.  The relocation money given to families is inadequate for them to find adequate houses or jobs in the same city they have always lived in.  Is the government being fair?  How should they resolve this problem?  Explain your answer.

3. For THE UNITED KINGDOM:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) What is significant about the amount of years Elizabeth has served as Queen?

4. For EUROPE:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) How many Serbians living in villages are cut off from the outside due to the heavy snowfall?