Student Research Booklet Year 7 SOSE

Instructions: Use this research booklet while you are searching for information about your chosen country. Remember to have it open every time you do your research. This
is the booklet you will need to submit as a draft.

Name: Eloise Pinnock
Chosen Country: Portugal

Subtopic Inquiry Question
(research,
critical
processes)
This is where you
will type the
inquiry question
you have chosen
to research(refer
to your
brainstorm)
Information
(communicating knowledge, research)
This is where you will type the information you
have found from your sources IN YOUR OWN
WORDS

Bibliography
(research)
This is where you record your sources (eg.
websites, books, magazines, databases
etc). Refer to your student diary for
guidelines.

RRR check
(Relevant?
Reliable?
Right?)
(critical
processes)
This is where you
show evidence
and explain that
you have
checked the
reliability,
accuracy and
relevance of
your sources
Is it suitable for
Australians?
(critical processes)
This is where you
decide whether the
research results are
positive (suitable for
migration) or
negative (unsuitable
for migration). It
may also be both.
T
h
e

s
o
c
i
e
t
y

a
n
d

t
h
e

c
u
l
t
u
r
e

What is their
languages?
Portuguese is the most spoken language. It is
similar to languages like French, Spanish and
Romanian. The language is quite hard to
pronounce like how the letter j is spoken like the
s in treasure.
Countries Of The World: Portugal.
Written by Roseline Ngcheong-lum
It was written by
people who live
in Portugal.
It would be very hard
to communicate with
the locals therefore
being a major
letdown.
Is there any
crime/ violence?
Portugal doesnt have any indigenous terrorist
groups so organized crime is not a major issue but
some small, individual groups still operate.
https://www.osac.gov/pages/ContentRep
ortDetails.aspx?cid=13669

The website only
has safety
information.
There is not a lot of
crime being a HUGE
upside.
E
c
o
n
o
m
i
c

Does it have
good jobs and
income?
The minimum wage in 2009 450 EUR per month.
Tax and insurance deductions amount to 25
percent of income. Meanwhile in Australia, the
average income is $83,365 but is slowly creeping
up which is a very good thing because if it
continues at this rate, the income will be high.
http://www.expatica.com/pt/employmen
t/employment_information/Working-in-
Portugal_15887.html

http://content.mycareer.com.au/salary-
centre

It has tips on Job
employment in
Portugal

It has a graph

Student Research Booklet Year 7 SOSE
Instructions: Use this research booklet while you are searching for information about your chosen country. Remember to have it open every time you do your research. This
is the booklet you will need to submit as a draft.


Is there enough
jobs for
everyone?
The rate of unemployment is going down rapidly
so by 2035, lots of jobs will have opened up so we
can all have one. The Unemployment rate is
12.7% whilst Australias is 5.1%
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/portu
gal/unemployment-rate

It has gotten
good reviews by
family.
We would all have
jobs which is VERY
good.
E
n
v
i
r
o
n
m
e
n
t
a
l

Is there natural
disasters?
There can be severe earthquakes in Portugal but
they are mainly in the Azores. In 1755 there was a
deadly earthquake right in the heart of Lisbon,
the capital of Portugal.
Countries Of The World: Portugal.
Written by Roseline Ngcheong-lum
It was written by
people who live
in Portugal.
If something like a
big earthquake
happened again it
would kill thousands
of people.
Is the climate
suitable?
It is usually cool and rainy in the north but it is
usually warm and dry in the south. The
temperatures in the summer are on average
around 25C and in winter around 16C.
Climate data for Australia.
The European Union Political, Social &
Economic Cooperation: Portugal. Series
consultant: Ambassador John Bruton,
European commission delegation. (2006)
It meets the 3
Rs since it was
written by the
European Union.
It is perfect since it is
warm sometimes but
also cool so it is a
comfortable range of
temperatures.
Conclusion
This is where you will type your final decision about whether this country is suitable for migration. You must also provide reasons for your choice, based on the
above information. At this point, you are not considering your partners country, just your own.

Summarise