1. For each of the 4 countries, give the following information:
a) the continent on which it is located
b) the name of the capital city
c) the type of government
d) the chief of state (and head of government if different)
e) the population

[Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. For each country: type of government, capital and executive branch (chief of state/head of government) can be found under the "Government" heading; population is listed under the "People" heading.  Go to worldatlas.com for a list of continents.]

2. For Jordan:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Last month, a rocket struck the center of Aqaba (the second such attack in months) killing one Jordanian and wounding four. Egypt admitted that the rocket was fired from its Sinai Peninsula. The recent U.S. Embassy warning was in response to an Israeli intelligence warning about a possible rocket attack on Aqaba. Read about Aqaba at wikipedia.org.
What do you think is the motivation for the attacks on Aqaba?

3. For Pakistan:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Under "Resources" below, read al-Zawahiri's listing at the U.S. Department of State's Counter-Terrorism Rewards Program. What terrorist bombings is he accused of planning?

4. For Iran:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) What "appropriate action" do you think the U.N. should take if Iran continues to hinder inspection of its nuclear program?

5. For France:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) How have French officials reacted to the return of the flag 65+ years later?