Social+Studies+-+Unit+1+Project


 * __UNIT 1 ASSESSMENT - MAKE A BOOKLET – 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY__**

Students will make a **__“special place”__** booklet using what you have learned in Unit 1. You will research and write about many of the concepts we covered in Chapters 1 and 2.

Choose a place you may want to know more about from the list below. It could be a place you have visited before, or a place you would like to visit and know more about.

Research using the internet, encyclopedia, books, or any other informational media that will tell you about the **__“special place”,__** to find out about the:
 * __Place:__** (Is it crowded or is there a lot of open space? What kind of climate does it have? What language is spoken there? What are its physical features (what kind of landform? Any water? What kind of plant and animal life is there? Etc);


 * __Location:__** (absolute and relative), in what physical region is it located? What is the culture of the **__“special place”?__**


 * __Region:__** Each “special place is in a region. What region is your place in? What is its natural region (tropical, tundra, desert, etc?) Is there a culture region in your place?


 * __Movement: __**People move from place to place based on many factors, they migrate. What would be some of the reasons that people may move to or from this place (push and pull factors). Is the area extremely cold or hot? Are there economic advantages or disadvantage, is weather a positive or negative reason people may move to or from the region?


 * __Human-Environment Interaction__**: In most places, there will be humans interacting with their environment. The environment includes plants and animals, human changes to the place (were a lot of trees there before humans came? What kind of animals may have been there and are not there anymore due to human interaction with the place? Have natural changes caused by water, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc taken place?) What kinds of animals are living there now? Have any lost their homes or had to adapt because of the human-environment interaction?

Niagara Falls Mt. Rushmore Grand Canyon Mackinac Island The White House Hawaii Antarctica Grand Teton National Park The Statue of Liberty The Florida Everglades Please include maps, colorful drawings/pictures of the special place. You must include writing in your booklet. The writing should answer many of the questions that follow each theme above. Please answer as many of the questions above as you can. The writing must be your own and not simply downloaded from the internet. You may use as much creativity as you would like, but please make sure that you have followed the above information in creating the brochure.
 * __Special Places to Research:__**


 * __Here is the rubric that will be used to grade the assignment:__**


 * 4 – The booklet shows considerable effort; the majority of the information is supported by documents located through research; the writing mechanics are mostly correct, there are very few errors.**


 * 3 – The booklet shows effort; mostly supported by documents located through research; mechanics are generally correct.**


 * 2 – The booklet shows some effort; supported somewhat by information from research; some errors in mechanics are present in the brochure and the information.**


 * 1 – The booklet shows little effort; little understanding of the information from research; many errors in mechanics are present.**
 * 0- The booklet was not turned in or was not turned in on time. **
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