Google Earth City Project

Spanish speaking countries and capitals

1. Madrid , Spain2. Guatemala City ,

Guatemala 3. Tegucigalpa , Honduras – 4. San Salvador , El

Salvador5. Managua, Nicaragua -6. San José , Costa Rica7. Panama City, Panamá8. Havana , Cuba -9. Santo Domingo ,

Dominican Republic10. San Juan, Puerto Rico

11.Mexico City , Mexico12.Caracas , Venezuela 13.Bogotá , Colombia14.Quito , Ecuador15.Lima , Perú 16.La Paz , Bolivia17.Montevideo, Uruguay 18.Asunción , Paraguay19.Santiago , Chile20.Buenos Aires ,

Argentina

Step 1: Layers panel

• In the bottom left hand corner of Google Earth, make sure in the layers panel that you have checked the following:

• Borders• Places of interest• Panoramio

•Roads•3D buildings• Terrain• Street view

Locate your city in Google Earth

• Type your city and country name into the search field.

• Use the scroll wheel on your mouse of the zoom control in Google Earth to zoom in for a closer view of your city.

• Spend some time exploring your city using either your mouse or the controller in Google Earth.

Step 1: Launch Power Point

• Open a new Power Point presentation.• Complete your title slide – Title is the name of the city and country

that you were assigned.– Sub title: name, date, period #.

• Include an aerial screen shot of your city.

Step 2: Search lonelyplanet.com

• Go to lonelyplanet.com and search for your city and country. Ex: Madrid, Spain

• Click on the overview of your city.• On the left side, there is a heading called Things to Do. • Browse these links to find ten places you could go in

your city, from the vocabulary lists on the following two slides.

• You can also use wikipedia.org or google.com• Insert ten new slides after the title slide and then type

all ten places as the titles of these slides.

Step 3: Find ten of these places• la ciudad the city • el correo the post office • la tienda the store • la farmacia the pharmacy • la plaza the square • la plaza principal the main

square • la tienda de discos the music

store • el mercado the market • el restaurante the restaurant • el autobús the bus • la escuela the school • el zoológico the zoo • la iglesia the church

el centro comercial the commercial center/mall el mall the mall el banco the bank la oficina de turismo the office of tourism la peluquería the hair salon el teatro the theater el museo the museum el parque the park el palacio de gobierno the government building el puesto de fruta the fruit stand el hotel the hotel la cuadra the block (street) la avenida the avenue la calle the street

• la pastelería the bakery (dessert)• los limpizapatos the shoeshine• la perfumería the perfume store• la florería the florist• la biblioteca the library• el hospital the hospital• la fuente the fountain• la piscina the pool• the department store

Step 4: Search for places in Google Earth

• Next step is to search for the places you found on Lonely Planet (use wikipedia or google if you are having trouble finding what you need) in Google Earth.

• For example, search for Restuarante El Leon, Madrid, Spain.

• Click on the appropriate location using the links on the left side in Google Earth.

Step 5: Complete Content Slides

• Each of your ten slides should include the following:

• a brief description in your own words of the place—from lonelyplanet, wikipedia, or google-- but don’t copy and paste

• A screen shot of the zoomed-in aerial view. • A screen shot of the street view, from the

closest street view bubble available.

My example

I searched for Museo Arqueologico Nacional Madrid, Spain

Museo Arqueológico Nacional• This museum has a collection of artifacts from

Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and Spain.

Review of requirements

• Ten different, unique places from vocab list (not ten restaurants)

• Title slide• Ten slides• Each slide:– Brief description in your own words– Aerial screen shot– Street view screen shot