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Five Themes of Geography poster

Students will create a poster of the five themes of geography for a new place using words and images.

Rubric Code: GXW95BB

By fmcgregor

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Public Rubric

Subject: Geography

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Five Themes of Geograpgy
	Exceeds 4 pts	Meets 3 pts	Approaches 2 pts	Below 1 pts
Movement	Exceeds Included all aspects of movement - how people, goods and ideas got to the land, where they came from, and if this land sends people, ideas or goods anywhere. There should be a total of 4.	Meets Included only 3 movement ideas.	Approaches Included only 2 movement ideas.	Below Included only 1 movement idea.
Region	Exceeds Included at least 4 or more similarities this land shares.	Meets Included 3 similarities this land shares.	Approaches Included 2 similarities this land shares.	Below Included only 1 similarity this land shares.
Human-Environment Interaction	Exceeds Included at least two ways the people have changed the environment and two ways the environment has changed the people. (A total of four ways.)	Meets Included only 3 change of the required changes.	Approaches Included only 2 changes of the required changes.	Below Included only 1 change of the required changes.
Location	Exceeds Included at least 3 relative locations and 1 absolute location for this land.	Meets Included only 3 of the required locations for this land.	Approaches Included only 2 of the required locations for this land.	Below Included only 1 of the required locations for this lal
Place	Exceeds Included at least 3 physical characteristics and 1 human characteristic.	Meets Included only 3 characteristics.	Approaches Included only 2 characteristics.	Below Included only 1 characteristic.
Image/Picture	Exceeds Each picture correctly represents the theme and the required items.	Meets Each picture correctly represents the theme buy may be missing some information.	Approaches Each picture correctly represents the theme, but is missing a lot of information.	Below The picture does not correctly represent the theme.
Conventions	Exceeds Very few errors. Poster is neat and easy to read.	Meets Some errors but they do not impede the reader. Poster is fairly neat and easy to read.	Approaches Numerous errors causing the reader to slow down. Poster is a bit messy and hard to read.	Below Many errors. Paper is messy and difficult to read.