Country Profiles: Belgium Webquest Worksheet

This worksheet on Belgium 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 languages, and currency. The geography and environment section encourages learners to examine Belgium’s location in Western Europe, neighboring countries, major cities, climate, and natural features such as rivers, plains, and coastal areas. 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 literary contributions. The reflection section encourages students to think critically about what surprised them, compare Belgium to their own country, and choose a place they would like to visit and why. Belgium is well known for its role in the European Union, diverse regions, medieval towns, and cultural contributions in art, cuisine, and music.

Keywords: Belgium, Brussels, Western Europe, rivers, plains, coastline, climate, culture, economy, government, tourism, European Union, festivals, art, music, cuisine, cities, Model United Nations (MUN), Geography, reflection