Introduction
A friend asks your advice about where they should move to. You must research and find a city, state, in the United States and a city in differnt country for them to move to. You need to be able to tell them the geography, history, and economics of the city and state? You must find out about the city and state so your friend can get a good idea about where they might be moving to.
Task
Your friend ask you to get some back ground information about the country outside of the United States you picked for them to live in. They want to know about important events that happen in the country.
Pick one world event that happen in the country you pick.
What was the event?
When did it happen? Explain in detail.
Process
You must find out as much information as you can about a city and state in the United States, and a different in the city and country in the world. You want to be completely bias and only report the facts about each city. In order to do this you will go to the Website provide and find the information so you can fill in the chart. The information that you put into the charts will be used to make a Power Point for your friend comparing and contrasting the two cities.
| Geography | Economics | Civics and Goverment |
| Location- | Population- | What type of government- |
| Natural and cultural characteristics- | People Per Square Feet- | Who is their leader, and what is his/her title?- |
| Environment- | Average Wage- | National Language- |
| Humans interacting on the Earth- | Average Household- | Currency- |
| Region- | Average Pay- |
Evaluation
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Evaluation |
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Unsatisfactory |
Less Than Satisfactory |
Satisfactory |
Good |
Excellence |
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Five Themes |
Five themes of geography are missing. |
One or two of the themes mentioned but not clearly. |
All five themes are represented but not clearly stated. |
All five themes are present, but concept is not understood. |
All five themes are present, information is clear and concise. |
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History of the state and country |
History of the states is not mentioned. |
History of the state’s is mention but very little information . |
History of the state’s is stated with very limited. |
History of the state’s is listed but not clear. |
History of the state’s is listed all information is clear and understood. |
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Civics and Government |
Civics and Government of the states is not mentioned. |
Civics and Government of the state’s is mention but very little information . |
Civics and Government of the state’s is stated with very limited. |
Civics and Government of the state’s is listed but not clear. |
Civics and Government of the state’s is listed all information is clear and understood. |
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World Hisotry |
World History of the states is not mentioned. | World History of the state’s is mention but very little information . | World History of the state’s is stated with very limited. | World History of the state’s is listed but not clear. | World History of the state’s is listed all information is clear and understood. |
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Writing is clear and up to grade standard |
Writing is not clear with grammar and spelling mistakes. |
Writing is clear but has grammar and spelling mistakes |
Writing is clear with very some grammar and spelling mistakes. |
Writing is clear with few grammar and spelling mistakes. |
Writing is clear with no spelling or grammar mistakes. |
Conclusion
›Your friend has decide to move to stay in the United States and live in the city and state you have pick out. The information you found and the Power Point presentation you made motivated them to move to the city and state you choose. Good job!
Credits
WebsitesCensus Data Mapper- http://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/datamapper/map.htmlCensus Quick Facts Beta- http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045214/00History Channel U.S. States- http://www.history.com/topics/us-statesCounties of the World-http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html
Teacher Page
Standards:
American History
Strand 1
Concept 1: Research Skills for History
PO 1. Construct charts, graphs, and narratives using historical data.
Concept 10: Contemporary United States
PO 1. Describe current events using information from class discussions and various resources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, television, Internet, books, maps).
World History
Strand 2
Concept 1: Research Skills for History
PO 1. Construct charts, graphs, and narratives using historical data.
PO 4. Compare the economic, political, and social aspects of a country identified in Concept 8 above during the first half of the 20th century to its contemporary economic, political, and social aspects.
Civics/Government
Strand 3
PO 2. Compare different types of governments:
a. dictatorship
b. totalitarian
c. monarchies
Geography
Strand 4
Concept 1: The World in Spatial Terms
PO 1. Construct maps, charts, and graphs to display geographic information.
PO 4. Locate physical and cultural features (e.g., continents, cities, countries, significant waterways, mountain ranges, climate zones, major water bodies, landforms) throughout the world.
Concept 2: Places and Regions
PO 1. Describe the human and physical characteristics of places and regions.
Concept 4
PO 6. Describe the distributions and patterns of cultural characteristics (e.g., religions, language, standards of living) over time.
PO 9. Identify cultural aspects (e.g., literacy rates, occupations, property rights)
based on social and political factors.