Our World
Grade 3: Web Activities

 Comparison Chart

Web Links

These sites will let you find out more about daily life in Tunisia, Peru, India, Ukraine, and Canada. Using these sites, you will be able to compare certain quality of life factors for two or more nations. Some factors to research are:

• number of telephones
• number of Internet users
• how much electricity people use
• number of highways
• number of airports

United Nations CyberSchool Bus: InfoNation

You can compare all five nations on this site-Canada, Tunisia, Peru, India, and Ukraine. You will find excellent information about communication and transportation on this site.

Your Nation
This Web site allows you to compare two nations. It allows you to search for some factors that are not included on the other site.

Web Activity

Click here to print a copy of the Comparison Chart for this activity.

1. To learn more about how well transportation and communication needs are met in communities in India, Peru, Tunisia, Ukraine, and Canada, go to the United Nations CyberSchool Bus: InfoNation Web site. Your teacher will help you do the following activity.
   
   
2. Click on InfoNation Basic on the left side of the screen.
   
   
3. Select Canada from the list of countries for the first Select a Country box.

Select India from the list of countries for the next Select a Country box.

Select Peru from the list of countries for the next Select a Country box.

Select Tunisia from the list of countries for the next Select a Country box.

Select Ukraine from the list of countries for the next Select a Country box.

4. Click on the Go button. The names of the countries now appear on the bottom axis of all the graphs.

5. At the first graph, choose "Technology" from the "Select a category" menu. Then choose "motor vehicles" from the "Select a statistic" menu. The bar graph will now show the number of motor vehicles in each country.

    

   At the second graph, choose "Technology" then "telephone lines." The bar graph will now show the number of telephone lines in each country.

    

   At the third graph, choose "Technology" then "internet users." The bar graph will now show the number of Internet users in each country.

    

   At the fourth graph, choose "Technology" then "television receivers." The bar graph will now show the number of televisions in each country.

    

   At the fifth graph, choose "Technology" then "newspaper circulation." The bar graph will now show the number of newspapers delivered in each country.

6. When you have collected the information, work with a

           partner to write a summary statement for each country.

           How well do you think the need for transportation and

           communications is met in these communities?