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.]

2. For Japan:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) What is the Kyoto Prize?

3. For Kazakhstan:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Kazakhstan has built a reputation as Central Asia’s most stable country. Before this year, terrorist attacks had been unheard of. Why has the militant Islamist group Jund al-Khilafah begun committing terrorist attacks?
c) Why did the Kazak government say they enacted the law?

4. For Egypt:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Why does this latest attack on the Egyptian pipeline hurt Arab Muslim Jordan more than Jewish Israel?