Design Your Own Country Assignment

LT: I can demonstrate the 5 themes of geography on a creative, original map.

Dream up your own country and create a map of it. The map should show the following features:

Meets (3)

1. Location
• Directions (Compass rose with N,S,E,W)
2. Physical Characteristics
• Rivers, lakes, mountains, deserts, forests

Exceeds (3.5)

1. Human-Environment Interaction
• Cities, bridges, roads, airports
2. Human Characteristics
• Population, language, religion
3. Location
• Geographic grid with degrees (º)

Super Exceeds (4)

1. Geographic Grid
• Prime Meridian and Equator
2. Movement
• Push factors, pull factors, waves of migration