Country Profiles: Belarus Webquest Worksheet

This worksheet on Belarus is designed to guide students through a comprehensive 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 Belarus’s location in Eastern Europe, neighboring countries, major cities, climate, and natural features such as forests, rivers, and plains. 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 notable art or literature. The reflection section encourages students to think critically about what surprised them, compare Belarus to their own country, and choose a place they would like to visit and why. Belarus is a landlocked nation known for its Soviet-era history, rich folk traditions, and strong agricultural base.

Keywords: Belarus, Minsk, Eastern Europe, forests, rivers, plains, climate, culture, economy, government, tourism, agriculture, industry, festivals, music, art, literature, Model United Nations (MUN), Geography, reflection