1. For each of the 3 countries, give the following information:
[Note: GREAT BRITAIN (includes England, Scotland and Wales; THE UNITED KINGDOM includes those countries AND Northern Ireland)]

a) capital
b) location/the countries that share its borders:
c) the religious breakdown of the population:
d) the type of government:
e) 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]:
f) 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 NORTH KOREA:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) What reason does the government give for controlling the haircuts citizens choose?

3. For RUSSIA:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Laws banning smoking in certain places have been implemented in many countries, as well as many states in the U.S.   Proponents explain it is to protect/improve health. Why do you think governments/smoking opponents only work to ban smoking in certain places rather than making cigarettes illegal?
c) Should smoking be outlawed? What do you think?

4. For GREAT BRITAIN:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Why does Mr. Buchanan expect heating and electric costs to increase so drastically?