AP Human Geography



AP Human Geography

Ms. Wildey

Urban Planning Project

Cities are not simply random collections of building and people. Cities exhibit functional structure: they are spatially organized to perform their functions as places of commerce, production, education, and much more. Your job is to design a city, based on what you have learned in Chapter 9 on urban geography. Use the theories and examples discussed in class to design a city. You will be working in groups to design one plan. Consider the following as you plan:

|Physical Features |Prevailing winds |

|Population of city |Street patterns and names |

|Transportation routes (access from/to highways) |Business, office, light industry |

|Heavy industry |Waste management |

|Restaurants |Grocery stores, gas stations |

|Residential (high rise, cluster, private, etc) |Public Safety buildings – police, fire, etc. |

|Civic center |Places of education (elementary, middle, high, college, etc) |

|Places of worship |Cemeteries |

|Airports |Hospitals / doctors offices / dentists |

|Recreation parks, arenas, sporting |Shopping |

|Movie theaters |Hotels / motels |

|Library |City hall / government / court houses |

|Radio / television |Speed limits |

Visual Aspect should include:

• Detailed map of your city with roads, physical features, list or key of buildings, etc. - be as specific as you can!

• Label zones of your city (CBD, residential, market, etc) – Which model does it resemble?

• Make sure you have TOADS on your visual: Title, Orientation, Author, Date, Scale

• Details of city (name, population size, physical features, etc.) – look at the population of Atlanta (5,138,223 people in 132 sq. miles) or Lawrenceville (28,393 in 13.1 sq. miles) for perspective.

This assignment is due Monday, February 14th. It is worth a total of 100 points. Be creative and remember that you are showing me what you’ve learned about urban geography.

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