US and Canada Regional Geography Project



US and Canada Regional Geography ProjectObjective: The student will investigate the economic, social, political, and geographic features of a region of the US or Canada, and will report their finding to the class using a Moviemaker or Photostory movie.TEKSThe student understands how people, places, and environments have changed over time and the effects of these changes. The student is expected to (A) describe the human and physical characteristics of the same regions at different periods of time to evaluate relationships between past events and current conditions; The student understands how political, economic, and social processes shape cultural patterns and characteristics in various places and regions. The student is expected to (A) analyze how the character of a place is related to its political, economic, social, and cultural elements The student understands how people, places, and environments are connected and interdependent. The student is expected to (B) describe the interaction between humans and the physical environment and analyze the consequences of extreme weather and other natural disasters such as El Ni?o, floods, tsunamis, and volcanoes The student understands the concept of region as an area of Earth’s surface with related geographic characteristics. The student is expected to (A) identify physical and/or human factors such as climate, vegetation, language, trade networks, political units, river systems, and religion that constitute a region; The student understands how the components of culture affect the way people live and shape the characteristics of regions. The student is expected to (A) describe distinctive cultural patterns and landscapes associated with different places in Texas, the United States, and other regions of the world and how these patterns influenced the processes of innovation and diffusion; (B) describe elements of culture, including language, religion, beliefs and customs, institutions, and technologies The student understands the distribution, patterns, and characteristics of different cultures. The student is expected to 3252470557212500(A) describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, education, and customs that make specific regions of the world distinctive; Procedure:Students will be assigned groups of 4. The teacher will assign each group a region of the US or Canada.Students will research their assigned region, using the geography textbook and the Internet.Students will prepare a Movie using the rubric as a guide.Students will present their Movie to the rmation that must be included in the Movie (not necessarily in this order), using audio, maps, pictures, and charts/graphs:Locationlocation of regionPhysical Characteristicsphysical features of the region, including mountains, major rivers, plains, coastline, ports, or other important featuresclimates, vegetation of the regionHuman Characteristicsmajor cities, states/provincespopulation distribution, number of people, average income, migration (in or out, from or to where)ethnic groups, historical immigration and settlementmain languages, religionseconomic base (how do people make money)economic trend – is the region growing or declining?historical economy (what was the original economic base? Has it changed?)RegionWhat makes this a unique Region?Movement (connectedness) of People, Goods, and IdeasHow are the people in this region connected to each other? (transportation systems, ports, etc)How is this region connected to (or isolated from) other regions?Human-Environment Interactionnatural hazards (earthquake, hurricane, etc.) and methods of coping with themany environmental/pollution issuesUse the following visuals as a minimum. See the rubric for complete grading information.Maps: at least one for each sectionLocation of regionpolitical, with major citiesphysical featurespopulation density/distributioneconomicshazards, or pollutionPictures: at least 2 for each sectionmajor citymajor economic activityphysical featuresiconic images from your region, ie – a cowboy from the West, Statue of Liberty, etcto 8. your choiceCharts:climographs or rainfall/temp graph or mapincome or population growth over timetwo more relevant charts of your choiceIt is easy to create a Movie. Select the pictures/maps/charts, etc., and put them into a PowerPoint. Edit them, write on them, put arrows to point out important features, or whatever (no animation). Save the ppt. When you are finished, save the ppt again, this time as a *.jpg file, and ppt will convert the slides to pictures. You can then import the pictures into Windows Moviemaker or Photostory, record your audio, import it into the program, and voila! A movie.BE SURE TO CONVERT YOUR PROJECT INTO AN ACTUAL MOVIE FILE, THEN COPY AND PASTE IT INTO MY T DRIVE.Digital Storytelling : US and Canada Regional Geography rubricCATEGORY?9-10870-6content x3Thoroughly addresses all 14 required criteria addresses all 14 criteria addresses at least 12fewer than 12 criteria addressedvisuals x2has more than the required 18 visualshas 15 visualshas 12 visualshas less than 12 visualsaccuracy all information is accurately summarizedmost information is accurate, but there may be 1 errormore than 1 errormany errors in accuracyDuration of PresentationLength of presentation was 4-5 minutes.Length of presentation was 3-4 minutes.Length of presentation was 3 minutes.Presentation was less than 3 minutes long OR more than 5 minutes.ClarityBoth visuals and audio crisp, clear, and understandable Visuals or audio have parts that are not clearMuch material not clear or crispMuch of the program not clear or understandableOrganizationLogical progression of informationOrganization was okLittle organization evident?No thought to organizing the informationCitationsAll citations correctly formattedList of citationsFew citationsNo citations ................
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