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The Five Themes of Geography

The Five Themes of Geography Book Project

Four groups of five students choose any country in the world and use the Five Themes of Geography to describe it in a creative book

Rubric Code: KX9CC56

By knnixon

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Subject: Geography

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

5 Themes of Geography Book Project Criteria that will be used to analyze knowledge of the Five Themes of Geography
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Location Absolute and Relative location of the city.	Poor Incorrect or missing location.	Fair Information as to location is vague. No map.	Good Country located properly using accurate lines of latitude and longitude and relative location information. Map included.
Place Physical and human characteristics of the city.	Poor Incorrect physical and/or human characteristics indicated. No visuals.	Fair Some physical and/or human characteristics indicated. Incomplete information. Only focused on a few characteristics and few visuals.	Good List of complete physical and human characteristics indicated. At least 8 characteristics mentioned and includes visuals.
Region Regions this city is located in.	Poor Region is not properly identified. No visuals given.	Fair Region is properly classified, but some physical features and/or human characteristics of the region are missing. Only one or two regions identified.	Good Region is properly classified and three to four regions given, including a maps/visuals.
Movement Movement of people, goods, and ideas within this city.	Poor Incorrect information or lack of information. No visuals.	Fair Some information regarding movement is given. Incomplete information. Only two or three examples. Some visuals.	Good All areas of of movement are addressed. Full and complete information. Four to five examples. Includes visuals relevant.
Human-Environment Interaction How the people who live there adapted, modify and depend on the environment in this city.	Poor Incorrect information or lack of information. Only covers one aspect of human environment interaction.	Fair Some information regarding human-environmental interaction is given. Incomplete information. Only covered two of the concepts(ie. depend and modify)	Good All areas of human-environmental interaction are covered. Full and complete information. Covered how we depend, modify and adapt.
Presentation Present to the class.	Poor Student sits in chair. No eye contact. Voice not projected well. Lacks ability to answer questions and no knowledge of their project.	Fair Voice could be louder. Facing the screen. Little eye contact. Confidence lacking in knowledge of the material. Difficulty in answering some questions. Reads off the screen.	Good Student stands up. Good voice projection. Knows the material. Eye contact. Can answer questions easily. Doesn't read word for word from the screen.

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Five Themes of Geography

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Geography

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