Eastern+Hemisphere+Project

1. Project Content A. Geography B. Culture C. History 2. Project Choices: A. Choose groups of 4 - 5 students. Each group will be responsible for one of the continental areas below:

1. Africa a. North- Middle East b. South 2. Asia 3. Australia / Oceania 4. Europe a. Eastern b. Western 3. Steps (listed on the reverse side of this handout) - All of the following steps **MUST** be completed.

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** ALL GROUP WORK DUE NOVEMBER 6th!!! ** A. ** Create a political and a physical map of your area **. (Side by side and colorful on construction paper provided) All maps must be labeled with a key. Use map template from red library binder to trace country. B. **Research the culture and history from one of the countries in your area.** You must have **one written page on each or half a printed page**. (Use library websites and books. NO GOOGLE!) <span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; msobidifontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msolist: Ignore;">C. **Establish a key terms list**. This list must have to do with your topic. You must have 25 words and the words must be defined. (Find terms in E.H. textbook or “People’s of …” books) <span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; msobidifontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msolist: Ignore;">D. **Design a poster**- Poster must contain the flag or flags, and any cultural, historic or geographic information.

<span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; msobidifontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msolist: Ignore;">A. ** Profile a country ** (**DUE NOV. 20th)** - This must contain a paragraph, a graph, map, chart and key. An example of this can be found in the Eastern Hemisphere textbook (Algeria, pg. 468.) <span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; msobidifontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msolist: Ignore;">B. ** Writing Activity ** (**DUE NOV. 20th)** - Choose a country in your area and imagine you’re a tour guide. Write a one-page paper providing tourist information with illustrations. (Must include at least 5 sites to visit.) <span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; msobidifontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msolist: Ignore;">C. ** Diagraphics ** (**DUE OCT. 30th)** - Demonstrate a map skill by choosing an idea to display factual information. You can find an example of this in the Eastern Hemisphere textbook (Sweden: Natural Vegetation, pg. 278.) You may also use an atlas to gather information. <span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; msobidifontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msolist: Ignore;">E. Choose **__ two __** of the following (**DUE NOV. 6th)** - <span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; msobidifontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msolist: Ignore;">A. **__ Literature: __** Find a non-fiction or fiction book that comes from your chosen area. Give a brief summary and give your opinion of the book. This should be half a page. <span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; msobidifontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msolist: Ignore;">B. **__ Websites __** : Find sites about your area and share the information you have found. What was on it and would you recommend it to someone? This should be one page. <span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; msobidifontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msolist: Ignore;">C. **__ Charts, Graphs and Tables __** - Choose a topic (natural vegetation, climate, etc) and represent this using charts, graphs, etc. <span style="font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Footlight MT Light'; msobidifontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Footlight MT Light'; msolist: Ignore;">D. **__ Animals of the Area __** : Choose three animals from your area and profile them- basic information, pictures, etc. E. **__ Art Project __** : Design a postcard from a city in your area.