Acting as an Amateur Geographer Project

INVESTIGATE

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

Languages

• What are the major languages spoken in the region?

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?

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

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?

Family Relationships

• Do people have large or small families?• How are their families organized?

Social Structure/ Wealth

• What social groups (classes) exist in the region?• Is wealth concentrated or more evenly spread out?

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?

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?

Land Use

• How is land owned and shared?• Is land used for farming, livestock or manufacturing?

Trading Networks

• What kinds of goods and serviced do people exchange?

• What items do they trade with those outside the region?

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?

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?

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.