acting as an amateur geographer project investigate
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Acting as an Amateur Geographer Project
INVESTIGATE
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PowerPoint Presentation must include…
• At least 13 slides• Pictures relevant to the slide• Slides should not be too wordy
– PowerPoint is used as guide to your discussion/presentation
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Languages
• What are the major languages spoken in the region?
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Government
• What forms of government do they have?• What rights do people in the region enjoy?
– If you are doing any region in the US, are there state specific laws enforced?
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Religions/ Belief Systems
• What are the main religions or belief systems?• What beliefs do members of those religions share.
– For this information, make sure to create a graph of some sort that shows the breakdown of all practiced religions
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Urban/ Rural
• Do most people live in towns, cities or in the countryside?
• What are people’s homes like in the region?• What type of architecture is there?
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Family Relationships
• Do people have large or small families?• How are their families organized?
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Social Structure/ Wealth
• What social groups (classes) exist in the region?• Is wealth concentrated or more evenly spread out?
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Fashion, Literature, Art, and Music
• What are their fashions, literature, music and art like?
• Who are some important artists in that region?• What is one famous magazine that is published in
that region?
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Education
• How do people educate their young?• What do children learn at home or at school?
– If you are doing the US, make sure to research what types of standardized tests (ex: STAAR in Texas) exist in that region.
– What major universities exist in your region?
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Land Use
• How is land owned and shared?• Is land used for farming, livestock or manufacturing?
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Trading Networks
• What kinds of goods and serviced do people exchange?
• What items do they trade with those outside the region?
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Diversity
• What are the main minority groups in the region?• How equally are men and women treated?
– For US, you should have some type of chart that depicts this information.
– What is the income of a woman in relation to a man’s?
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Current Event
• Using ESPN, provide a current event article– What is happening with the
• Economic aspect of your region?• Social aspect of your region?• Political aspect of your region?• eNvironment aspect of your region?
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Display Board
• Map– Physical and Political features
• Creativity– The less white on board, the better
• Pictures– 20 pictures minimum
• take into account all aspects such as Physical Characteristics, Cultural Characteristics, etc.