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The Five Themes of Geography 
The Five Themes of Geography
Students choose a location (city and country) in the world and use the Five Themes of Geography to describe the selected location on a poster board or other presentation format)
Rubric Code: YX8CA7X
By soraya24
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Subject: Geography  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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Criteria that will be used to analyze knowledge of the Five Themes of Geography
  Unsatisfactory

1-2

(N/A)

Needs Improvement

3

(N/A)

Meets Proficiency

4

(N/A)

Meets & Exceeds Expectations

5-6

(N/A)

Location
18 pts

Absolute and Relative location of country.
Unsatisfactory

Incorrect or missing locations.
Needs Improvement

Information as to locations arevague or one of the locations are missing or incomplete.
Meets Proficiency

Country located properly using accurate lines of latitude and longitude and relative location information uses appropriate landmanks and/or directions.
Meets & Exceeds Expectations

Country located properly using accurate lines of latitude and longitude and relative location information exceeds criteria expectations.
Place
18 pts

Physical and human characteristics of the country.
Unsatisfactory

Missing or Incorrect physical and/or human characteristics indicated.
Needs Improvement

Some physical and/or human characteristics indicated. Incomplete information.
Meets Proficiency

List of several physical and human characteristics indicated.
Meets & Exceeds Expectations

List of complete/ many physical and human characteristics indicated.
Region
18 pts

Classification of region
- Name and describe a region in this location. Give at least three facts using the keywords from your notes to do describe (unifying characteristics, land, culture)
Unsatisfactory

Region is not properly classified.
Needs Improvement

Region is properly classified, but some physical features and/or human characteristics of the region are missing.
Meets Proficiency

Region is properly classified, including all physical features and/or human characteristics. Listed and described three facts correctly.
Meets & Exceeds Expectations

Region is properly classified, including all physical features and human characteristics. More than three features have been listed and described in detail.
Movement
18 pts

Movement of people, goods, and ideas.
- Give an example of movement in this location (people, goods, ideas)
- Identify a food or good from this location. Describe how it makes its way to the Dominican Republic.
Unsatisfactory

Incorrect information and / or lack of information.
Needs Improvement

Some information regarding movement is given. Incomplete information.
Meets Proficiency

All areas of movement are addressed with some information / explanation.
Meets & Exceeds Expectations

All areas of movement are addressed. Full and complete information / explanation given.
Human-Environment Interaction
18 pts

How the people who live there adapted to the environment.
- Describe HEI in this region. Give an example. Decide if this human-environment interaction is positive or negative in this location. Describe if interaction is ADAPT, MODIFY, or DEPEND
Unsatisfactory

Incorrect information and / or lack of information.
Needs Improvement

Some information regarding human-environmental interaction is given. Incomplete information.
Meets Proficiency

All areas of human-environmental interaction are covered. Some information / explanation given.
Meets & Exceeds Expectations

All areas of human-environmental interaction are covered. Full and complete information / explanation given.
Quality and Layout of Visual
10 pts

Poster board elements and/or visual layout
Unsatisfactory

Not appealing, disjointed, messy, or incomplete.
Needs Improvement

Some evidence of design and effort. Shows neatness and shows some organization.
Meets Proficiency

Design shows basic idea and effort, yet has minimal flaws. Neat and organized.
Meets & Exceeds Expectations

Well designed and easy to follow. All 5 themes complete with information / explanations and no flaws throughout. Visually appealing.



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