Project – World Geography



Travel Project – World Geography

You will be going on a trip by yourself to a foreign country. Each of you will plan a 7-day trip to your assigned country. This trip is not simply a “vacation” (meaning you aren’t just going to sit on a beach for the week, you must travel and see historical sites, museums, etc). Your trip should include:

• At least 5 places of historical significance

• At least 3 natural sites (rivers, oceans, mountains, etc)

• At least 1 national park

• At least 1 museum

Other than these guidelines, you can plan your own trip. Be sure to see the sites and do the other things you enjoy: sporting events, musical events, shopping, eating at good restaurants, etc.

This project is worth a major grade. All work should be saved to your google drive while completing the project.

Part 1. Itinerary

Your itinerary is your plan for your trip. It will include your travel plans and daily plan for your trip. You will have to do research to plan your events. Your plan must be detailed (ie: What is the name of the restaurant where you will eat lunch? Who will be playing in the soccer game you will attend?) You MUST use the attached travel itinerary form. If you lose it or need another one just go online to my website and print one.

Part 2. Passport Questions, Travel Advisories, Exchange rates, Political Map of Country

You must complete the questions over the passport, travel advisory, and exchange rate. You will have to search online to find some of the information. You will also need a political map of your country. Lastly, you will need to total up the money you spent on certain things listed below.

Part A – you will need to search online to answer the passport questions.

Part B - Check to make sure there are no travel advisories for your country. A travel advisory will tell you whether or not it is safe for you to travel to your country.

Use the following website:

Part C - What is the current exchange rate between the US dollar and the country where you are traveling?

Use the following website:



Part D – What was the overall amount of your trip including your flight, car rental, and hotel. Travel Dates should be from November 11, 2016 – November 18, 2016.

Sources:

You should use a variety of sources for information for your project.

Flight, car rental, and hotel information:

• You can use the major airlines websites and travel websites to choose your flight, car rental, and hotel information.

Helpful sites:







Researching the sites:

• Every country should have a travel and tourism bureau. Using a search engine like google, type keywords like “Paris Travel and Tourism” or “London Tourist Bureau”.

• Many of the travel guides have excellent websites that can provide you with information.

o – Has an excellent website that includes all sorts of information about your country of choice including background information, suggested hotels, and tourist sites that includes links to more information.

o – Includes travel information and suggested itineraries that will help you decide how to use your time. The suggested itineraries include maps.

o – Includes much of the same information as the above sites. Includes suggested itineraries, walking tours, a list of places to visit with links to more information.

Part 3. Brochure

You should use the Copy of Country in Southeast Asia template available in Google Docs. It MUST BE PRINTED, but it doesn’t have to be in color. The front and back can be two separate pieces of paper. (It doesn’t have to be one paper front and back)

|Front | Back |

|Country |Location |Place |

|Name | | |

|Front Cover |Title |5 points |

| |Name | |

| |Hour | |

| |At least one color picture, drawing, or illustration | |

|Location |Section label |15 points |

| |Define the absolute location of the place in a complete sentence | |

| |Describe the relative location of the place in a complete sentence | |

| |At least one color picture, drawing, or illustration | |

|Place |Section label |15 points |

| |Describe the physical features, including weather and land, in a complete sentence | |

| |Describe the cultural characteristics of the place in a complete sentence | |

| |At least one color picture, drawing, or illustration | |

|Region |Section label |15 points |

| |Describe at least TWO of the following | |

| |Identify at least one formal region your place is a part of in a complete sentence | |

| |Identify at least one functional region your place is a part of in a complete sentence | |

| |Identify at least on perceptual region your place is a part of in a complete sentence | |

| |At least one color picture, drawing, or illustration | |

|Human/ Environment |Section label |15 points |

|Interaction |Describe at least TWO adaptations people have made to handle the environment of this place in a | |

| |complete sentence | |

| |At least one color picture, drawing, or illustration | |

|Movement |Section label |15 points |

| |Describe at least TWO of the following | |

| |The transportation to, from, and around the place in a complete sentence | |

| |The communication used to connect this place to others in a complete sentence | |

| |The type of trade (import/export) used in a complete sentence | |

| |At least one color picture, drawing, or illustration | |

|Overall |Spelling, grammar, neatness, creativity |20 points |

| |TOTAL |

| |100 points |

Name __________________________ Period _________

THIS SHEET MUST BE TURNED IN WITH YOUR PROJECT

Part 2A - Passport Questions

What do your have to do to get a passport?

1. Where do you go (exact location!)? ________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

2. Who must be with you? _________________________________________________

3. What documents must you have with you? __________________________________

4. What do you need to have with you to make your passport? _____________________

5. How much will your passport cost? ________________________________________

6. How long will it take to get your passport? __________________________________

Part 2B – Travel Advisories

Are there any travel advisories for your country?

_______ no

_______ yes

If yes, please describe._____________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Part 2C – Exchange rate

1 US Dollar = ______ ______________________________

amount name of currency

Part 2D – Overall amount spent

Flight __________

Car Rental __________

Hotel __________

Overall __________

Travel Project Grading Rubric

Name ________________________

Trip location _________________________

You will receive a total of 300 points for this project. Projects will be graded using the following rubric. Your project is due October 18, 2016.

Part 1 – Itinerary (100 points)

Flight Information (10 points) _________

Hotel Information (10 points) _________

Car Information (10 points) _________

Day 1 Plan (10 points) _________

Day 2 Plan (10 points) _________

Day 3 Plan (10 points) _________

Day 4 Plan (10 points) _________

Day 5 Plan (10 points) _________

Day 6 Plan (10 points) _________

Day 7 Plan (10 points) _________

Total _________

Part 2 – Map of Country, Passport Application, Travel Advisories, Exchange

Rates (100 points)

Passport Questions (15 points) _________

Travel Advisories (10 points) _________

Exchange Rate (10 points) _________

Political Map (15 points) _________

Overall Project (50 point) _________

Total _________

Part 3 – Brochure (100 points)

Front Cover (5 points) _________

Location (15 points) _________

Place (15 points) _________

Region (15 points) _________

HEI (15 points) _________

Location (15 points) _________

Place (15 points) _________

Creativity / Neatness (20 points) _________

Total _________

Travel Project (Follow-up)

Directions: You must visit 10 different travel brochures. At each spot, identify the five themes of geography. After visiting each location and writing down your information, choose the BEST categories you see below. The winner in each category will receive a homework pass. You may NOT vote for yourself!

BEST Categories (write person’s name & name of country):

1. Most artistic brochure:

2. Place you would most like to visit:

3. Most informative brochure:

4. Most interesting brochure:

5. Best overall:

Trip around the World! (Be sure to visit at least 10 locations):

1. Name of country/person

a. Location-

b. Place -

c. Region -

d. H-E I -

e. Movement -

2. Name of country/person

a. Location-

b. Place -

c. Region -

d. H-E I -

e. Movement -

3. Name of country/person

a. Location-

b. Place -

c. Region -

d. H-E I -

e. Movement -

4. Name of country/person

a. Location-

b. Place -

c. Region -

d. H-E I -

e. Movement -

5. Name of country/person

a. Location-

b. Place -

c. Region -

d. H-E I -

e. Movement -

6. Name of country/person

a. Location-

b. Place -

c. Region -

d. H-E I -

e. Movement -

7. Name of country/person

a. Location-

b. Place -

c. Region -

d. H-E I -

e. Movement -

8. Name of country/person

a. Location-

b. Place -

c. Region -

d. H-E I -

e. Movement -

9. Name of country/person

a. Location-

b. Place -

c. Region -

d. H-E I -

e. Movement -

10. Name of country/person

a. Location-

b. Place -

c. Region -

d. H-E I -

e. Movement -

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