Vietnam War
1. Click [here] to learn about the history of Vietnam.
2. Click here to learn about the Gulf of Tonkin. Answer these questions.
7. Click [here] to learn about the antiwar movement
- Briefly describe the background to the Vietnam War. Answer the following questions:
- How did Vietnam end up being split into two?
- Why did the US get involved?
- Who was Ho Chi Minh?
- Who were the Vietcong?
2. Click here to learn about the Gulf of Tonkin. Answer these questions.
- What was the Gulf of Tonkin resolution?
- Why was it necessary (what had happened in the Gulf of Tonkin)?
- What was the Tet offensive?
- Describe Guerilla warfare.
- Why was support for the war declining?
- With a country in shambles, as a result of the Vietnam War, thousands of young men and women took their stand through rallies, protests, and concerts. A large number of young Americans opposed the war in Vietnam. With the common feeling of anti-war, thousands of youths united as one. This new culture of opposition spread like wild fire with alternate lifestyles blossoming, people coming together and reviving their communal efforts, demonstrated in the Woodstock Art and Music Festival. "All we are asking is give peace a chance," was chanted throughout protests, and anti-war demonstrations. Timothy Leary's famous phrase, "Tune in, turn on, and drop out!" America's youth was changing rapidly. Never before had the younger generation been so outspoken. 50,000 flower children and hippies traveled to San Francisco for the "Summer of Love," with the Beatles' hit song, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as their light in the dark. The largest anti-war demonstration in history was held when 250,000 people marched from the Capitol to the Washington Monument, once again, showing the unity of youth.
Counterculture groups rose to every debatable occasion. Groups such as the Chicago Seven , Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and a on a whole, the term, New Left, was given to the generation of the sixties that was radicalized by social injustices , the civil rights movement, and the war in Vietnam. One specific incident would be when Richard Nixon appeared on national television to announce the invasion of Cambodia by the United States, and the need to draft 150,000 more soldiers. At Kent State University in Ohio, protesters launched a riot, which included fires, injuries and even death.
Although different in its basic urges, the growth of the new youth culture's open hostility to the values of the middle-class society, the counterculture was formed. America became more aware of its young generation. Through protests, riots, and anti-war demonstrations, they challenged the very structure of American society, and spoke out for what they believed in. From the days of Woodstock to today, our fashion today reflects the trends set in Woodstock. Trends such as; long hair, rock and folk music used as a form of expression for radical ideas, tye-dye, and self expression.
Sixties Links This link contains web sites dealing with all the factors that led up to the counter culture movement of the 1960s including the Vietnam War, a chronology of events of the 1960s, POW information, and media links. This site also is linked to a number of political web sites outlining the actions of policy-makers central to the 1960s. Tres informatif!
What was the counter-culture and how did it relate to Vietnam?
7. Click [here] to learn about the antiwar movement
- What were the different ways that students protested the war effort?
February 20-24th
Holocaust Project is Due Monday- You will be presenting :)
January 23rd-
Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study
1 Students will be able to examine and discuss elements of the novel in connection to real historical events.
2 Students will be able to analyze and discuss, both individually and as a class, the important ideas and themes of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
3 Students will be able to speak and write with insight about the moral implications of the story and themes in the novel.
4 Students will be able to read The Boy in the Striped Pajamas with careful attention to character development, particularly with regard to the characters of Bruno, Gretel, and Father.
January 4th-6th
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
- ● What was the Holocaust?
- ● What was the experience of one young girl in the Holocaust?
- ● What questions can help students begin to understand the Holocaust?
- ● How does annotation help you make a personal and critical connection to text?
Make a foldable that represents these terms, vocabulary with a picture that represents the term.
December 5th-9th
Objective: Students will be able to explain the difficulty of treating wounded troops during the D-Day invasion by analyzing interviews from those who were there.
Objective:
Students will be able to Evaluate the importance of Pearl Harbor on America’s entry into World War II.
Students will analyze the impact of the attack on the American identity and the American role in the world.
What makes Pearl Harbor a defining moment in American history?
You will create a political cartoon answering the guiding question, “What makes Pearl Harbor a defining moment in American history?” The Pearl Harbor Political Cartoon Rubric to assess the assignment.
Objectives
Students will be able to:
• define imperialism and alliance.
• explain how competition over imperialization of new lands led
to tensions between European powers.
• evaluate whether or not war could have been avoided even
after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Language
• identify why alliances could cause a country to become
involved in a conflict using sentence structures.
• predict whether World War I could have been avoided after
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand class discussion.
Students will be able to:
• define imperialism and alliance.
• explain how competition over imperialization of new lands led
to tensions between European powers.
• evaluate whether or not war could have been avoided even
after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Language
• identify why alliances could cause a country to become
involved in a conflict using sentence structures.
• predict whether World War I could have been avoided after
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand class discussion.
Task 1- Based on the chart, list the total men killed and wounded for the following countries in WWI:
United States:
Britain:
France:
Germany:
Russia:
Task #2 What aspect of World War One interested you the most? Why? Really think about this and write at least a few sentences to describe your answer.
United States:
Britain:
France:
Germany:
Russia:
Task #2 What aspect of World War One interested you the most? Why? Really think about this and write at least a few sentences to describe your answer.
Essay Question: Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points.
At the end of World War I, Woodrow Wilson presented a plan to create a lasting peace. His plan, known as the Fourteen Points, met stiff opposition at both the Paris peace talks and back home in the United States. Describe the ideas expressed in this document and how well it addressed the causes (M.A.I.N.) of the war. In your opinion, was Wilson’s plan a good proposal? Explain.
Write one paragraph (5 sentences)
November 14-18th
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: What role did animals play in the successes and failures of World War I? How did animals affect the morale of the troops?
November 7-11th
Test Monday November 6th
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to...
• identify the accomplishments of notable individuals in the
fields of science, innovation, and technology.
• identify technological improvements (inventions and
inventors) that contributed to industrial growth.
• explain how scientific discoveries and technological
innovations have benefited individuals and society in the
United States.
• orally discuss the impact of inventions from the Industrial
Revolution based on the choice of projects.
• understand the vocabulary by writing definitions and draw a picture that represents that term.
• practice perspective-taking by identifying different points
of view by open classroom discussions.
October 31- November 4th
Nearpod- Industrial Revolution
Actively Learn- The First Global Industrial Revolution reader.activelylearn.com/student/5460130/notes
Project Due Tuesday November 1st
October 24th-28th
On a white sheet of paper- write the word, definition and draw a picture to represent the word. Then take a picture of your completed assignment and upload it.
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to...
• list new technological advances, inventions, and the
inventors who created them.
• identify the economic factors that enabled industrialization
and urbanization.
• associate the economic effects of the War of 1812 with the
beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the US.
• explain how changes resulting from the Industrial Revolution
led to conflict among sections of the United States.
• discuss in writing the motivations of different groups of
people during the Industrial Revolution using sentence
frames.
• practice perspective-taking by identifying different points
of view.
Students will be able to...
• list new technological advances, inventions, and the
inventors who created them.
• identify the economic factors that enabled industrialization
and urbanization.
• associate the economic effects of the War of 1812 with the
beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the US.
• explain how changes resulting from the Industrial Revolution
led to conflict among sections of the United States.
• discuss in writing the motivations of different groups of
people during the Industrial Revolution using sentence
frames.
• practice perspective-taking by identifying different points
of view.
https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_1800s/working_conditions_industrial_revolution.php
October 17th-21st
Content Standards: K-12 Vertical Alignment
H.2 Understand the implications of global interactions.
Understandings
Students will understand that…
People around the world are rebelling against their governments as a result of societal and economic inequalities.
Views of the role and requirements of citizens were challenged through various revolutions in Europe and its colonies.
Cultural division between upper and lower classes in Europe and its colonies incited rebellion against established government.
Essential Questions
What political theories from the Enlightenment influenced French and Latin American Revolutions Revolutions?
Should all citizens have equal rights regardless of economic or educational background?
How were French revolutionaries influenced by the democratic ideals of the American Revolution?
Do greater individual freedoms result in a more stable system of government?
Is political change inevitable?
How do the perceived sources of power in monarchical and democratic governments differ and how does this difference impact their resistance to change?
How does social hierarchy contribute to the division and eventual breakdown in society?
H.2 Understand the implications of global interactions.
- H.2.1-Analyze the effects of social, economic, military and political conflict among nations, regions, and groups (e.g. war, genocide, imperialism and colonization).C&G.1 Understand the development of government in modern societies and regions.
- C&G.1.3-Compare the requirements for (e.g. age, gender, legal and economic status) and responsibilities of citizenship under various governments in modern societies (e.g. voting, taxes and military service).
- C.1.1- Explain how culture unites and divides modern societies and regions (e.g. enslavement of various peoples, caste system, religious conflict and Social Darwinism).
Understandings
Students will understand that…
People around the world are rebelling against their governments as a result of societal and economic inequalities.
Views of the role and requirements of citizens were challenged through various revolutions in Europe and its colonies.
Cultural division between upper and lower classes in Europe and its colonies incited rebellion against established government.
Essential Questions
What political theories from the Enlightenment influenced French and Latin American Revolutions Revolutions?
Should all citizens have equal rights regardless of economic or educational background?
How were French revolutionaries influenced by the democratic ideals of the American Revolution?
Do greater individual freedoms result in a more stable system of government?
Is political change inevitable?
How do the perceived sources of power in monarchical and democratic governments differ and how does this difference impact their resistance to change?
How does social hierarchy contribute to the division and eventual breakdown in society?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HqTFvCtVgI. Mexican Revolution
www.youtube.com/watch?v=chYBlArm9Ao&t
Cuban Revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chYBlArm9Ao&t
2:14-4:09
Iranian Revolution
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n9LzdCrmTY
Latin America Revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80b4ROFoaFY
Start at 2:10 mins
Cultural Revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G0UXnXpABw&disable_polymer=true
October 10-14th
Columbus DayColumbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Before it became a legal federal holiday in 1971, many states celebrated Columbus Day on October 12.
It marks Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to America. He landed on the island of Guanahani in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492.
Columbus and a crew of 90 people set sail about 10 weeks earlier aboard their ships - Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria.
Indigenous Peoples’ DayMany historians agree that Columbus was not the first person, nor the first European, to discover the Americas. Indigenous people had been living in the Americas for centuries before Columbus’ arrival.
More than 100 cities, such as Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver, Phoenix, San Francisco, and also entire states, including Minnesota, Alaska, Vermont and Oregon, have replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
The movement attempts to bring awareness to Columbus’ treatment of indigenous people and to respect and celebrate indigenous culture.
Berkeley, California was the first city to adopt Indigenous Peoples’ Day, in 1992.
Instead of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Hawaii celebrates Discoverers’ Day on the second Monday of October, and South Dakota celebrates Native American Day.
Many statues of Christopher Columbus around the world are being removed or replaced.
Timeline1792 - The first Columbus Day celebration is organized by The Society of St. Tammany and held in New York City (300th anniversary of Columbus’ landing).
1892 - President Benjamin Harrison issues a proclamation establishing a celebration of Columbus Day on the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ landing.
April 7, 1907 - Colorado becomes the first state to declare Columbus Day a legal holiday.
1920 - Columbus Day begins being celebrated annually.
October 12, 1937 - First federal observance of Columbus Day, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1971 - Columbus Day becomes a legal federal holiday in the United States. Presidential Proclamation (PL90-363) states that the observance of Columbus Day is always on the second Monday in October.
October 8, 2021 - US President Joe Biden issues a proclamation marking October 11 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In his proclamation, the President acknowledges the death and destruction wrought on native communities after Columbus journeyed to North America in the late 1500s, ushering in an age of European exploration of the Western Hemisphere.
It marks Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to America. He landed on the island of Guanahani in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492.
Columbus and a crew of 90 people set sail about 10 weeks earlier aboard their ships - Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria.
Indigenous Peoples’ DayMany historians agree that Columbus was not the first person, nor the first European, to discover the Americas. Indigenous people had been living in the Americas for centuries before Columbus’ arrival.
More than 100 cities, such as Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver, Phoenix, San Francisco, and also entire states, including Minnesota, Alaska, Vermont and Oregon, have replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
The movement attempts to bring awareness to Columbus’ treatment of indigenous people and to respect and celebrate indigenous culture.
Berkeley, California was the first city to adopt Indigenous Peoples’ Day, in 1992.
Instead of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Hawaii celebrates Discoverers’ Day on the second Monday of October, and South Dakota celebrates Native American Day.
Many statues of Christopher Columbus around the world are being removed or replaced.
Timeline1792 - The first Columbus Day celebration is organized by The Society of St. Tammany and held in New York City (300th anniversary of Columbus’ landing).
1892 - President Benjamin Harrison issues a proclamation establishing a celebration of Columbus Day on the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ landing.
April 7, 1907 - Colorado becomes the first state to declare Columbus Day a legal holiday.
1920 - Columbus Day begins being celebrated annually.
October 12, 1937 - First federal observance of Columbus Day, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1971 - Columbus Day becomes a legal federal holiday in the United States. Presidential Proclamation (PL90-363) states that the observance of Columbus Day is always on the second Monday in October.
October 8, 2021 - US President Joe Biden issues a proclamation marking October 11 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In his proclamation, the President acknowledges the death and destruction wrought on native communities after Columbus journeyed to North America in the late 1500s, ushering in an age of European exploration of the Western Hemisphere.
October 3-7th
- ❏ How did the Scientific Revolution change the way people understood the world?
- ❏ How were the Renaissance and Scientific Revolution connected?
Students will be discussing the impact these scientists have made on modern day Science. You will be reading and completing a Webquest.
Complete this webquest:
Scientific Revolution Web Quest
Directions: Use the links for each of the following historical natural philosophers (scientists) and answer the questions about them. Go to Canvas and find the assignment- answer the questions.
Copernicus: http://www.phy.hr/~dpaar/fizicari/xcopern.html
1. Where was Copernicus born and what did he do in his early life?
2. Besides astronomy, what did Copernicus study in school?
3. What different occupations did Copernicus engage in?
4. What was Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory?
5. When did Copernicus reportedly receive a copy of his printed theory?
Kepler: http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/kepler.html
1. Where was Kepler born and where did he receive his education?
2. Who did he replace after serving as his assistant?
3. What was Kepler’s mother accused of being?
Galileo: https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/galileo-galilei
1. What invention did Galileo improve upon?
2. He discovered how many moons orbiting around Jupiter?
2. He believed we lived in what type of Universe?
3. What does "Eppur si muove!" mean?
4. What was he forced to say during his trial?
Francis Bacon: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/francis-bacon/
1. By today’s standards, Bacon did things at a young age.
a. When did he enter college?
b. When did he become a member of the House of Commons?
2. What was Bacon’s father’s role in the Queen’s court?
3. Describe Bacon’s “method.”
Rene Descartes
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/Descartes/RouseBall/RB_Descartes.html
1. What is the source of this account of Descartes’ life?
2. What was Descartes’ excuse for sleeping late?
3. What were Descartes’ chief contributions to mathematics?
4. Besides mathematics, what other science did Descartes delve into?
Isaac Newton http://www.physics4kids.com/files/motion_laws.html
1. How many laws of motion did Newton create?
2. What was Newton’s first law of motion?
3. What happens to items placed in a location in space? Do they move? Why or why not?
4. What was Newton’s seconded law of motion?
Scientific Revolution Web Quest
Directions: Use the links for each of the following historical natural philosophers (scientists) and answer the questions about them. Go to Canvas and find the assignment- answer the questions.
Copernicus: http://www.phy.hr/~dpaar/fizicari/xcopern.html
1. Where was Copernicus born and what did he do in his early life?
2. Besides astronomy, what did Copernicus study in school?
3. What different occupations did Copernicus engage in?
4. What was Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory?
5. When did Copernicus reportedly receive a copy of his printed theory?
Kepler: http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/kepler.html
1. Where was Kepler born and where did he receive his education?
2. Who did he replace after serving as his assistant?
3. What was Kepler’s mother accused of being?
Galileo: https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/galileo-galilei
1. What invention did Galileo improve upon?
2. He discovered how many moons orbiting around Jupiter?
2. He believed we lived in what type of Universe?
3. What does "Eppur si muove!" mean?
4. What was he forced to say during his trial?
Francis Bacon: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/francis-bacon/
1. By today’s standards, Bacon did things at a young age.
a. When did he enter college?
b. When did he become a member of the House of Commons?
2. What was Bacon’s father’s role in the Queen’s court?
3. Describe Bacon’s “method.”
Rene Descartes
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/Descartes/RouseBall/RB_Descartes.html
1. What is the source of this account of Descartes’ life?
2. What was Descartes’ excuse for sleeping late?
3. What were Descartes’ chief contributions to mathematics?
4. Besides mathematics, what other science did Descartes delve into?
Isaac Newton http://www.physics4kids.com/files/motion_laws.html
1. How many laws of motion did Newton create?
2. What was Newton’s first law of motion?
3. What happens to items placed in a location in space? Do they move? Why or why not?
4. What was Newton’s seconded law of motion?
Week of Sept 19-23rd
Create a foldable using the term, definitions and add pictures.
Answer the questions in Each Artifact B-E-on a sheet of paper and upload it to Canvas.
Renaissance Inventions
Renaissance Inventions & Discoveries
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that took place in Europe during the period between 14th and 17th century. The epicenter of this movement was in Florence Italy which gradually spread to Rome and the rest of Europe. It was a golden period that lead to development in arts, literature and culture. It is often thought to be a movement that led to the birth of the modern era with modern thinking and perspective. Although Renaissance is better known for its artistic developments as seen by the works of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, there were many notable inventions during this period. Perhaps one of the most important inventions of the Renaissance period is the printing press, which marked a paradigm shift in education and literature.
During the Renaissance, there were many new inventions and discoveries made, which changed the way people worked or looked at things. Some of the everyday things that we use today are Renaissance inventions and technology. Some of the greatest inventions of all times were made during this period. Renaissance inventions and inventors were truly revolutionary and unique and the world is what it is today, due to these inventions made at that period.
Inventions and Discoveries:
Project
The invention or technology that you research could be important for scientific reasons, useful to everyday life or even medical!
-Write a summary about your product. This summary should include…
-shows an understanding of what the invention/technology does or how it works, who created or invented it, and what influenced its creation
-shows a clear understanding of how the invention/technology will improve life or change life for people in Europe during the Renaissance time period
Elements of Advertisements- You want to sell this product to the people.
-Includes images, graphics or model of the product
-Include a catchy slogan, logo, testimonial, etc.
-No spelling or grammatical errors.
-Shows effort & organization/time was taken to create it/Persuasive
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that took place in Europe during the period between 14th and 17th century. The epicenter of this movement was in Florence Italy which gradually spread to Rome and the rest of Europe. It was a golden period that lead to development in arts, literature and culture. It is often thought to be a movement that led to the birth of the modern era with modern thinking and perspective. Although Renaissance is better known for its artistic developments as seen by the works of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, there were many notable inventions during this period. Perhaps one of the most important inventions of the Renaissance period is the printing press, which marked a paradigm shift in education and literature.
During the Renaissance, there were many new inventions and discoveries made, which changed the way people worked or looked at things. Some of the everyday things that we use today are Renaissance inventions and technology. Some of the greatest inventions of all times were made during this period. Renaissance inventions and inventors were truly revolutionary and unique and the world is what it is today, due to these inventions made at that period.
Inventions and Discoveries:
- 1300 Invention of the first mechanical clock.
- 1366 Invention of scales for weighing.
- 1400 First golf ball was invented
- 1411 Invention of the trigger for gun.
- The first piano called the Spinet invented.
- 1420 Oil painting was invented
- 1421 Hoisting gear invented in Florence.
- 1450 Lenses for near-sighted people invented by Nicholas of Cusa
- 1456 Invention of the Printing press by Gutenberg. 1465 Drypoint engravings invented.
- 1475 Muzzle loaded rifles invented in Italy
- 1485 Leonardo da Vinci designed the first parachute.
- 1487 Invention of bell chimes.
- 1494 Invention of whiskey in Scotland.
- 1500 The first flush toilets were invited.
- 1510 Pocket watch invented by Peter Henlein. 1568 Bottled beer was invented in London
- 1589 Knitting machine invented by William Lee 1590 Compound microscope invented by Zacharias Janssen
- 1593 Galileo Galilei invented the water thermometer
- 1608 First refracting telescope was invented by Hans Lippershey
- 1620 The first submarine was invented by Cornelis Drebbel
- 1624 Slide Rule was invented by William Oughtred 1625 Method of blood transfusion was invented by Jean Baptiste Denys
- 1636 W. Gascoigne invents the micrometer
- 1642 Adding Machine invented by Blaise Pascal 1643 Barometer invented by Torricelli
- 1650 Invention of the first air pump
- 1656 The pendulum clock was invented by Christian Huygens
- 1660 The cuckoo clock was first made in Black Forest, Germany
- 1663 The first reflecting telescope was constructed by James Gregory
- 1670 Champagne was invented by Dom Perignon 1671 The first calculating machine invented by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1679 Pressure Cooker invented by Denis Papin 1698 Steam pump invented by Thomas Savery
Project
The invention or technology that you research could be important for scientific reasons, useful to everyday life or even medical!
-Write a summary about your product. This summary should include…
-shows an understanding of what the invention/technology does or how it works, who created or invented it, and what influenced its creation
-shows a clear understanding of how the invention/technology will improve life or change life for people in Europe during the Renaissance time period
Elements of Advertisements- You want to sell this product to the people.
-Includes images, graphics or model of the product
-Include a catchy slogan, logo, testimonial, etc.
-No spelling or grammatical errors.
-Shows effort & organization/time was taken to create it/Persuasive
August 29-Sept 2nd
August 22nd-26th
August 10-19th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIqC79WrpKg
5 Themes of Geography Project
Name: _______________
Overview:
Select a city (it can be anywhere in the world) you have visited or would like to visit.
Make a poster or booklet (one page per theme) about the place you have selected demonstrating the Five Themes of Geography.
Each theme should have pictures; you may cut these out of magazines, print them from the computer, draw them yourself or use actual photographs, and….
Along with pictures, you will write one paragraph (4 to 5 sentences) with details about each theme in regards to the place you have chosen.
Location:
You must include both the absolute (longitude and latitude) and relative (bordering cities, countries, landmarks, etc., whatever is appropriate for your choice) location of your place.
Place:
Include physical features, landforms, climate, plant and animal life, altitude, soil, etc. Include human features such as population, housing, language, economy, customs and beliefs.
Human/Environment Interaction:
Show how the people and the environment interact in this place. Positive Interaction looks like recycling, conserving resources, replanting trees, planned development with safeguards for the environment and such. Negative Interaction looks like pollution, wasting resources, cutting down trees, development with no regards to the environment and so on.
Movement:
Show major forms of transportation, major imports and exports, are there any ports (air or sea) or harbors? What does communication (movement of ideas) look like in this place?
Regions:
Show which region it is in, this may be a region in the state it is in, or in in the country it is in. Also, include which continent it is located in. (For example, Winston-Salem is in the Piedmont region of N.C. and the Southeastern region of the United States. It is also located in the North American continent.)
Name: _______________
Overview:
Select a city (it can be anywhere in the world) you have visited or would like to visit.
Make a poster or booklet (one page per theme) about the place you have selected demonstrating the Five Themes of Geography.
Each theme should have pictures; you may cut these out of magazines, print them from the computer, draw them yourself or use actual photographs, and….
Along with pictures, you will write one paragraph (4 to 5 sentences) with details about each theme in regards to the place you have chosen.
Location:
You must include both the absolute (longitude and latitude) and relative (bordering cities, countries, landmarks, etc., whatever is appropriate for your choice) location of your place.
Place:
Include physical features, landforms, climate, plant and animal life, altitude, soil, etc. Include human features such as population, housing, language, economy, customs and beliefs.
Human/Environment Interaction:
Show how the people and the environment interact in this place. Positive Interaction looks like recycling, conserving resources, replanting trees, planned development with safeguards for the environment and such. Negative Interaction looks like pollution, wasting resources, cutting down trees, development with no regards to the environment and so on.
Movement:
Show major forms of transportation, major imports and exports, are there any ports (air or sea) or harbors? What does communication (movement of ideas) look like in this place?
Regions:
Show which region it is in, this may be a region in the state it is in, or in in the country it is in. Also, include which continent it is located in. (For example, Winston-Salem is in the Piedmont region of N.C. and the Southeastern region of the United States. It is also located in the North American continent.)
August 10th
