Your project will be due on:
Step 1 - Choose a
city or landmark
from the list below:
Cities:
Landmarks:
San Francisco
Boston
Miami
Washington, D.C.
Chicago
New York, NY
Los Angeles
Houston *
Pittsburgh*
Toronto*
Montreal*
Ottawa*
Quebec*
Vancouver*
White House
Gateway Arch
Washington Mon.
Grand Canyon
Golden Gate Bridge
Empire State Building
Statue of Liberty
Independence Hall
Hoover Dam
*Choose one of these and receive
automatic 5 Extra Credit Points!
Step 2 – Research your city or landmark!
Find information that would
encourage people to visit! You
must include the following:
Cities
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Absolute Location
Relative Location
Climate
Nearby Geographic Features(mountains,
lakes, rivers, forests, etc...)
Population
Landmarks
Major Industries
Historical Significance
Sports Teams
Interesting Facts
Landmarks
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Absolute Location
Relative Location
Climate
Nearby Geographic Features(mountains,
lakes, rivers, forests, etc...)
When was it built?
How big is it?
Natural Wonder – how was it created?
Manmade Landmark – Who had it built?
Why was it built?
How much did it cost to build?
When was it completed?
Interesting Facts
Step 3 - Choose how you will
display your research! (80 points)
Step 4 - Project Presentation
(20 Points)
1. Create a travel brochure. (The Tourism director needs
you to create a travel brochure enticing people to visit
your city or landmark.) Wow them!
Each student will present his/her project to the class.
2. Create a Power Point. (The Tourism director needs you
to present a Power Point to a group of potential visitors
to your city or landmark) Wow them!
3. Create a poster board. (The Tourism director needs
you to create a poster board to be displayed at a high
school enticing a Geography club to visit your city or
landmark) Wow them!
4. Maybe you have your own idea to display your
research. Let me know your idea and I might consider
a substitution. Must be approved by Mrs. Black!
Your project must include the following:
Remember that you will only have two periods of class time to research and create your product, so use
your time well and consider doing some work outside of class if you want to have a quality product.
Websites are available in student share~World Geography Folder~US-Canada Project Websites
Rubric for project:
CATEGORY
50 or fewer
points
71-80 points
61-70 points
51-60 points
Attractiveness
&
Organization
The project has
exceptionally
attractive formatting
and well-organized
information.
The project has
attractive
formatting and
well-organized
information.
The project
has wellorganized
information.
The project’s
formatting and
organizations of
material are
confusing to the
reader.
Content Accuracy
All facts in the
99-90% of the
project are accurate. facts in the
project are
accurate.
89-80% of the
facts in the
project are
accurate.
Fewer than 80%
of the facts in
the project are
accurate.
• All your research from the previous page
• A map showing where your city or landmark is located in the
United States or Canada. You may use a map from the
computer or draw your own.
• At least 5 pictures/drawings showing your city/landmark and
its surroundings.
• Captions explaining each drawing or picture.
Graphics/Pict Graphics go well with Graphics go well Graphics go Graphics do not
the text and there is with the text, but well with the go with the
ures
a good mix of text
and graphics.
there are so many text, but
that they distract there are too
from the text.
few and the
brochure
seems "textcomponents
heavy".
The additional
will be graded on creativity,
accuracy, and neatness.
accompanying
text or appear to
be randomly
chosen.