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The Five Themes of Geography Travel Catalog

Students will develop a travel catalog for their country using the five themes of geography. The catalog will have a page for each theme, and an illustration that accompanies the theme.

Rubric Code: U22W4B

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

5 themes of Geography travel log must have a page of writing for each theme, and illustration
	Poor does not meet the following requirements 1 pts	Fair somewhat meet the following requirements 2 pts	excellent Meets all the following requirements 3 pts
Location 3 pts absolute or relative location of country.	Poor Incorrect or missing location	Fair Information as to location is vague	excellent Country located properly using accurate lines of latitude and longitude and/or relative location information
Place 3 pts Physical and human characteristics of the country.	Poor incorrect physical and/or human characteristics indicated.	Fair Some physical and/or human characteristics indicated. Incomplete information.	excellent List of complete physical and human characteristics indicated.
Region 3 pts Classification of region	Poor Region is not properly classified.	Fair Region is properly classified, but some physical features and/or human characteristics of the region are missing	excellent Region is properly classified, including all physical features and/or human characteristics
Movement 3 pts Movement of people, goods, and ideas	Poor Incorrect information or lack of information.	Fair Some information regarding human-environmental interaction is given. Incomplete information.	excellent All areas of human-environmental interaction are covered. Full and complete information.
illustrations 3 pts each illustration should be on the left hand side of the book, and enhance the theme covered in the writing.	Poor no illustration	Fair Illustration is sloppy and does not enhance the theme being covered in the writing on the right hand side of the page. Illustration is not in the proper place.	excellent Illustration is done with care, and enhances the theme being covered in the writing on the right hand side of the page.
Human-environment interaction 3 pts How the people who live there adapted to the environment.	Poor Incorrect information or lack of information	Fair Some information regarding human-environmental interaction is given. Incomplete information	excellent All areas of human-environmental interaction are covered. Full and complete information.