1. Global Search A prelude to your assessment task

2. Step One Get into groups of 2 or 3 (depending on the number of available computers Select one of the following countries in the Asia Pacific Region (try to make sure they all get done) New Zealand New Caledonia Vanuatu The Philippines Indonesia East Timor Fiji Tonga Papua New Guinea Samoa

3. Step Two Using your computers and the people in your group, complete the following tasks in your exercise books Locate the country on Google Earth Identify the capital city and mark its co ordinates from the Google Earth page List the local Fauna and (if there is one) the national animal List the local Flora and (if there is one) the national flower Locate and sketch the national flag Identify the symbols on the flag and what they represent Get population statistics (make sure you have up to date data)