Grade 9 Geography: 5 Themes of a CITY - A Report with 19pages

Due date: ______Name: ______City: ______

Assignedperiods are booked in a computer lab to gather information and prepare the report.
You will also need to schedule time outside of class to complete this project.
FORMAT:A Microsoft PowerPointfileor a MICROSOFT WORD file (mustwork on school computers).
- submit your 5 themes reportfile toyour hand-in folder in the course folderon or before the due date.
(Caution: this a major year-end project and there isn’t time for late hand-ins at the end of the year)

DETAILS

One assigned major Canadian city will be the focus for your research – from a list your teacher has

Gather information from the Internet and other sources (use reference page /bibliography as a guide-on back)
See below for organization and specifics of requirements by sub-section and item number

** For details of “ specific requirements of information” FOR EACH THEME”
see the previous “reference” PowerPointand your notes on the 5 themes Method

EXPECTED FORMAT OF REPORT: (what must be included is listed for each page)

1) Project Title page, (City name, your name, date, course code, 2 captioned(well selected images of city)

2) LocationTitle page:(Theme definition, 1captioned image, the most importantlocation fact)

3) Absolute location sub-theme page:(one image, definition of absolute location,
at least 2specific facts (latitude/longitude, postal code, area codes, etc.)
4) Relative location sub-theme(one image, definition of relative location,at least 2 specific facts
about how far your city is far from important other places)

5) Place Title page(theme definition, 1 captioned image, the most important place fact)
6) Human characteristics sub-theme page, (definition, many facts & stats, one image at least)

7) Physical Characteristics sub-theme page(definition, facts – climate stats and more, one image)

8) Movement Title page(theme definition, 1 captioned image, the most important movement fact)
9) People Movement sub-theme page (definition, facts – 2 or more people movement facts, 1 image)

10) Goods movement sub-theme page (definition, goods movement info. (e.g. couriers), 1 image)
11) Ideas Movement sub theme page (definition, facts – radio, TV, newspapers, etc., 1 image)

12)Region Title page(theme definition, 1 captioned image, the most important region fact)
13) Regions within my city sub-theme page
(one neighbourhood association information and tourism attractions, needs information and images)

14) Larger regions that my city is located within sub-theme page.
(i.e. feature of provincial political region like driving age, tax rate. (specific information and one image)

15) Human Environment Interaction (HEI) Title page
(theme definition- upcoming sub-themes, 2 captioned images, the most important fact)
16), 17) This theme needs 2 sub-themes to show the unique qualities of your city.
choose from i) Waste management methods – Landfill and garbage collection, Recycling.
(information and one image)
ii) Water – a)Sewage treatment of waste water and b)Drinking water sources/ methods

iii) Specific “green initiatives” that the city is bragging about

18)Livability SCORE and paragraph
a) Give your city a city a score out of 10 based on how good or bad it is as a place to live.
(10 =outstanding, 9=very good, 8=good, 7=satisfactory, 5 to 6 =poor, 0 to 4= not good at all)

b) WRITE a PARAGRAPH defending your score (see below for working form)
Defend (explain/justify your rating). Use 3 points of evidence for your paragraph
(use the “short” 8sentence method – 1. topic sentence– 2. point1, 3. proof1, 4. point2,
5. proof2, 6. point3, 7. proof3, 8. Final/concluding sentence )

19) At the end include a “bibliography page” that lists sources of your information.
See MLA guidelines for format previously used in this course on park project.
(library - noodle tools) Include a variety of information sources. Don’t reference image sources.