Exploratory Project
Team Task
Task
Each team will represent one of the Pacific Rim countries that the Widget Company of Washington State has begun to investigate as a potential expansion site for their company. The Pacific Rim countries of Canada, Latin America, Australia, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan have been asked to create a compelling introduction of your country to the Widget Company. You are quite certain that the Widget Company has little knowledge of your country and the purpose of this presentation is to educate the Widget Company about the many advantages your country would offer in producing the Widget Company's product and why you would make a good economic partner. Your team may select the Pacific Rim country of your choice to represent.
As your group completes this project, you will be answering the following questions:
1. What is a country on the Pacific Rim?
2. What does the company manufacture? (What does your widget do?)
3. What resources are necessary to make your widget?
4. Identify the resources that your country has to offer the company.
Your presentation should include:
1. A map of your country.
2. A picture of your widget and a description of what it does.
3. At least 5 reasons why the company should choose the site you selected.
4. A bibliography including the sources of your information.
Here are some sources of information to get you started. The links are found on the Library web page: