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Welcome to the G9 2010 English Three Cups of Tea Investigation Page!!!

Here you will find a list of all of the questions/tasks that we are investigating to learn more about Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The products associated with these tasks should be checked with the cards in class.

Each student must do four tasks: 3 are assigned and 1 is your choice.

Geography

1.Identify the different regions of Pakistan, including the major land and water forms found in each.

2. Identify the different regions of Afghanistan, including the major land and water forms found in each.

3. Describe the differences between two regions of Pakistan, based on Physical Geography, Location within the country, and the presence or lack of major Urban Centers.

4. Describe the differences between two regions of Afghanistan, based on Physical Geography, Location within the country, and the presence or lack of major Urban Centers.

5. Based on the physical geography, in which region of Pakistan would you prefer to live? Why?

6. Based on the physical geography, in which region of Afghanistan would you prefer to live? Why?

7. What do you assume about the daily life in the Indus region of Pakistan, and why?

8. What do you assume about the daily life in the Baluchistan region of Pakistan, and why?

9. What do you assume about the daily life in the mountainous northern region of Pakistan, and why?

10. What do you assume about the daily life in the Central Highland region of Afghanistan, and why?

11. What do you assume about the daily life in the Northern Plains region of Afghanistan, and why?

12. What do you assume about the daily life in the Southwestern Plateau region of Afghanistan, and why?

13. On a map, identify the countries that border Afghanistan.

14. On a map, identify the countries/bodies of water that border Pakistan.

15. What are the effects of Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan?

16. What are the effects of Afghanistan’s border with Iran?

17. What are the effects of Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan?

18. What are the effects of Pakistan’s border with India?

Literacy/Education

19. What are the major languages spoken in Afghanistan?

20. What are the major languages spoken in Pakistan?

21. Compare the literacy rate in Afghanistan to that of the USA, Brazil, and Israel.

22. Compare the literacy rate in Pakistan to that of the USA, Brazil, and Israel.

23. What would the effect be of more girls in Pakistan being educated?

24. What would the effect be of more girls in Afghanistan being educated?

Ethnic Groups

25. What are the different ethnic groups in Pakistan and how large is each group?

26. What are the different ethnic groups in Afghanistan, and how large is each group?

27. What are the defining cultural characteristics of a person considered ethnically Pashtun?

28. What are the defining cultural characteristics of a person considered ethnically Tajik?

29. What are the defining cultural characteristics of a person considered ethnically Sikh?

30. What are the defining cultural characteristics of a person considered ethnically Farsiwan?

31. What are the defining cultural characteristics of a person considered ethnically Pathan?

32. What are the defining cultural characteristics of a person considered ethnically Sindhi?

33. What are the defining cultural characteristics of a person considered ethnically Baluchi?

34. What are the defining cultural characteristics of a person considered ethnically Punjabi?

35. What are the defining cultural characteristics of a person considered ethnically Mujahir?

36. What are the defining cultural characteristics of a person considered ethnically Balti?

37. Compare and contrast two different ethnic groups within Pakistan: Pathan, Sindhi, Baluchi, Punjabi, Mujahir, or Balti.

38. Compare and contrast two different ethnic groups within Afghanistan: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Farsiwan, Uzbek, Kirghi, Turkmen, or Sikh.

39. Compare an ethnic group within Pakistan: Pathan, Sindhi, Baluchi, Punjabi, Mujahir, or Balti, to Brazilian Jews.

40. Compare an ethnic group within Afghanistan: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Farsiwan, Uzbek, Kirghi, Turkmen, or Sikh, to Brazilian Jews.

41. What would inspire a person who was Pashtun, and what do you think they would be inspired to do?

42. What would inspire a person who was Tajik, and what do you think they would be inspired to do?

43. What would inspire a person who was Hazara, and what do you think they would be inspired to do?

44. What would inspire a person who was Farsiwan, and what do you think they would be inspired to do?

45. What would inspire a person who was Uzbek, and what do you think they would be inspired to do?

46. What would inspire a person who was Kirghi, and what do you think they would be inspired to do?

47. What would inspire a person who was Turkmen, and what do you think they would be inspired to do?

48. What would inspire a person who was Sikh, and what do you think they would be inspired to do?

49. What would inspire a person who was Pathan, and what do you think they would be inspired to do?

50. What would inspire a person who was Sindhi, and what do you think they would be inspired to do?

51. What would inspire a person who was Baluchi, and what do you think they would be inspired to do?

52. What would inspire a person who was Punjabi, and what do you think they would be inspired to do?

53. What would inspire a person who was Mujahir, and what do you think they would be inspired to do?

54. What would inspire a person who was Balti, and what do you think they would be inspired to do?

People

55. Create a timeline, with pictures, of the life of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, including only the 7 most important events.

56. Create a timeline, with pictures, of the life of Zufilqar Ali Bhutto, including only the 7 most important events.

57. Create a timeline, with pictures, of the life of Benazir Bhutto, including only the 7 most important events.

58. Create a timeline, with pictures, of the life of Pervez Musharraf, including only the 7 most important events.

59. Create a timeline, with pictures, of the life of Hamid Kharzai, including only the 7 most important events.

60. Create a timeline, with pictures, of the life of Osama Bin Laden, including only the 7 most important events.

61. Draw conclusions about the impact of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, both politically and culturally.

62. Who is Mohammed Iqbal, and why is he so inspiring to Pakistani’s that his birthday is a national holiday?

History

63. What were the achievements of the Indus Valley Civilization?

64. Would you classify the Indus Valley Civilization as a civilization? Why or why not?

65. What was the goal of Mohammed Ali Jinnah in making Pakistan separate from India?

66. What were the consequences of the creation of Pakistan for both Hindus in Pakistan and Muslims in India?

67. Illustrate the regions of control of the two sides of the Cold War.

68. Create a timeline of the 7 most important events in Afghanistan from 1973-1990.

69. Describe the regional effects of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980’s, both in the short terms and the long term.

70. Describe the trends in Afghanistan’s changing government since 1973, and make predictions about its current government.

71. What was the US response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001?

72. Elaborate on your understanding of the world events of September 11th, 2001.

73. Who are the major figures in the War on Terror, and describe their jobs.

74. Predict the success or failure of the USA’s current assault on the Taliban, specifically in Murjah.

Religion

75. How are the beliefs and practices of Islamic extremists different from more moderate Muslim beliefs and practices?

76. What are the similarities and differences in the beliefs and practices of Sunni Muslims and Shiite Muslims (Shia)?

77. Compare the differences between Sunni and Shiite Muslims to the differences between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews, in terms of location, beliefs, and practices.

Taliban

78. What practices or beliefs are not allowed by the Taliban?

79. Describe the location and time of the Taliban’s origin, rise to power, fall from power, and current status.

80. What would cause someone to join a ‘madrassa’, a Taliban school, and what are the effects of joining that school?

Al Qaida

81. Where and when has Al Qaida officially claimed responsibility for attacks?

82. How is the Taliban connected to Al Qaida?

83. Explain the irony of the initial funding and training of early Al Qaida members in relation to current world events.

Gender Relations

84. What is a woman’s role within her family in either Pakistan or Afghanistan?

85. How does the notion of Purdah (curtain) impact the lives of both women and men in Pakistan and Afghanistan?

86. Describe the trend of increasingly relaxing the limitations of Purdah (curtain), and predict the consequences of that relaxation for the near future (assuming the Taliban does not gain control of either Pakistan or Afghanistan).