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The Five Themes of Geography 
The Five Themes of Geography
Students choose a country in the world and use the Five Themes of Geography to describe the selected country on a poster board
Rubric Code: D3388A
By pastram
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Subject: Geography  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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Criteria that will be used to analyze knowledge of the Five Themes of Geography
  Unsatisfactory

0-59 pts

(N/A)

Needs Improvement

60-74 pts

(N/A)

Meets Proficiency

75-94 pts

(N/A)

Meets & Exceeds Expectations

95-100 pts

(N/A)

Location
14 pts

Absolute and Relative location of country.
Unsatisfactory

Incorrect or missing locations.
Needs Improvement

Information as to locations arevague or one of the locations are missing.
Meets Proficiency

Country located properly using accurate lines of latitude and longitude and relative location information
Meets & Exceeds Expectations

Country located properly using accurate lines of latitude and longitude and location information
Place
14 pts

Physical and human characteristics of the country.
Unsatisfactory

Missing or Incorrect physical and/or human characteristics indicated.
Needs Improvement

Some physical and/or human characteristics indicated. Incomplete information.
Meets Proficiency

List of several physical and human characteristics indicated.
Meets & Exceeds Expectations

List of complete/ many physical and human characteristics indicated.
Region
14 pts

Classification of region
Unsatisfactory

Region is not properly classified.
Needs Improvement

Region is properly classified, but some physical features and/or human characteristics of the region are missing.
Meets Proficiency

Region is properly classified, including all physical features and/or human characistics.
Meets & Exceeds Expectations

Region is properly classified, including all physical features and human characistics.
Movement
14 pts

Movement of people, goods, and ideas.
Unsatisfactory

Incorrect information and / or lack of information.
Needs Improvement

Some information regarding movement is given. Incomplete information.
Meets Proficiency

All areas of movement are addressed with some information / explanation.
Meets & Exceeds Expectations

All areas of movement are addressed. Full and complete information / explanation given.
Human-Environment Interaction
14 pts

How the people who live there adapted to the environment.
Unsatisfactory

Incorrect information and / or lack of information.
Needs Improvement

Some information regarding human-environmental interaction is given. Incomplete information.
Meets Proficiency

All areas of human-environmental interaction are covered. Some information / explanation given.
Meets & Exceeds Expectations

All areas of human-environmental interaction are covered. Full and complete information / explanation given.
Quality and Layout of Visual
15 pts

Poster board elements.
Unsatisfactory

Not appealing, disjointed, messy, or incomplete.
Needs Improvement

Some evidence of design and effort. Shows neatness and shows some organization.
Meets Proficiency

Design shows basic idea and effort, yet has minimal flaws. Neat and organized.
Meets & Exceeds Expectations

Well designed and easy to follow. All 5 themes complete with information / explanations and no flaws throughout. Visually appealing.
Enter Title
15 pts

Logo
Unsatisfactory

Incorrect information or lack of information
Only places one item on the logo.
Needs Improvement

Directions were not followed and is information. (3 out of 4)
Meets Proficiency

Some of the information is missing. ( 2out of 4)
Meets & Exceeds Expectations

Well designed with the year "2016", name of city and country and a sketch of the country.



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