Country Profiles: Barbados Webquest Worksheet

This worksheet on Barbados is designed to guide students through an engaging exploration of the country, helping them research and organize key information across several sections. Students will complete basic information, including the capital, population, official language, and currency. The geography and environment section encourages learners to examine Barbados’s location in the Caribbean, neighboring waters, major cities, climate, and natural features such as beaches, coral reefs, and rolling hills. The worksheet also covers government and politics, economy, and culture, prompting students to identify leaders, national symbols, major industries, key exports, tourism highlights, traditional foods, festivals, and artistic or musical contributions. The reflection section encourages students to think critically about what surprised them, compare Barbados to their own country, and choose a place they would like to visit and why. Barbados is an island nation known for its tourism, rich cultural traditions, and contributions to Caribbean music and arts.

Keywords: Barbados, Bridgetown, Caribbean, islands, beaches, coral reefs, climate, culture, economy, government, tourism, sugarcane, festivals, music, art, history, cities, Model United Nations (MUN), Geography, reflection