Cities of the World and the Five ThemesProject

1. For this project you will research a city in your assigned region of the world:a. Table 1-The Americasb. Table 2-Europe and the Republics of the Former Soviet Unionc. Table 3-Africa and the Middle Eastd. Table 4-Asia East-by-South and the Pacific World

You may choose your own city, but make sure each person has a different city.2. Next, you will work toward the finished product of a five-page guide to the city,

using the Five Themes of Geography. Make sure to add a cover sheet.3. For each page, you will write two sentences relating the theme of that page to

your city. Also include two visuals per page that support your sentences.a. Location: You might choose to write one sentence about the absolute

location and the other about the relative location.b. Place: You might choose to write one sentence about the physical place

characteristics and one about the human place characteristics of your city.c. Human Environment Interaction: Does the city have any special

adaptations to the environment? Does its main function relate to its location relative to its physical environment?

d. Movement: How do people get around inside the city? Why might people travel to the city? Do some people move out of the city?

e. Regions: Think of sentences that describe the region that the city is in. The regions listed under requirement #1 would be an example of one; see if you can describe your city in terms of another region.

4. After you have written your sentences, place two visuals on each page. You may draw, download from the Internet, or cut out of a magazine.

5. Staple your five pages together with a Title Sheet.

Example:

San Diego, California

Location

San Diego is located at 35 N, 117 W.

San Diego is located in the Southwest corner of California in the United States

Place

San Diego has a Mediterranean climate, making it a pleasant place to live, but it is also susceptible to wildfires.

San Diego’s population has grown from around 500,000 in the 1960s to nearly 3,000,000 today.

Human Environment Interaction

Much of Mission Bay has been altered by dredging and creating islands from the material that has been dredged up.

San Diego, like Los Angeles, needs to import most of its water from outside the region.

Movement

San Diegans are very proud of their light rail trolley system.

The Spaniards arrived in San Diego Harbor via ships.

Regions

San Diego is part of Southern California.

The Spanish Colonial Government considered San Diego to be part of New Spain.