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 Saudi Arabia:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) In addition to driving, what other activities are women prohibited from doing in Saudi Arabia?

3. For Egypt:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) What group completed the excavation and restoration of the tombs at New Kingdom?
c) Why do you think the Egyptian government permits foreign archeologists to excavate/restore their historic sites?

4. For Iceland:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) The eruption of Grimsvotn is much bigger and more intensive than the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, the volcano whose April 2010 eruption shut down airspace across Europe for five days and affected travel plans of 10 million people around the world. Why then isn't Grimsvotn's eruption expected to cause nearly the same interruption to air travel across Europe?