5 Themes of Geography - in the Adirondacks!
Group Project Assignment

You have looked at a variety of pictures from around the world and you have identified what theme of geography applies to them. You will be taking that knowledge and will create a display of your choice to explain one theme that is assigned to you.  Your images and subject matter need to represent the Adirondacks. You will be working in a group (assigned by the teacher) and you will be responsible to take a role in the group and work with the others to complete this task.  Your role will make up a portion of your grade so one person doing all the work will not get you a good grade. 

Step 1- Meet with team and get assigned Theme
Step 2- Organize group and assign roles such as time- keeper, moderator, researcher, quality control, art design, and presenter (if you have fewer members, then you may have more than one role)
Step 3- decide as a group the form of your project, i.e. poster, diorama, etc.  (Please be aware of your time-frame)
Step 4- decide what your content will be being aware of the following necessities
  • Must contain Title, member names, captions and key if necessary.
  • It must contain at least 3 examples, from the Adirondacks, appropriate for your assigned theme - with the following criteria:
o For "Location"- relative location and absolute location must both be explained
o For "Place"- human and physical characteristics must both be explained
o For "Human-Environmental Interaction" - humans adapting to the environment, humans modifying the environment and humans depending on the environment must all be explained
o For "Movement" - of people, goods, and ideas must all be explained
o For "Regions"  - formal, functional and vernacular must all be explained

(See: “The Five Themes of Geography website by Lisa Keys-Mathews, Dept. of Geography, University of North Alabama,  http://www.una.edu/geography/statedepted/themes.html)

Step 5- prepare your presentation so that it is informative, interesting and appropriate.  Only one person must present but more than one can do this based on the people in your group.

Your grade will be made up of points for your product, your attention to detail, your content, and your group’s ability to work together as well as your own contributions.  It is possible for members of the same group to all get different grades.
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