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GEOGRAPHY- Country Research Project 
GEOGRAPHY- A Study of the World!
Out of 50 Points - Become the class expert on the cultural geography of your country and create an thoughtful and concise summary/memo that presents the essentials and unique strengths and challenges to your boss.
Rubric Code: R47689
By mareed69
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Subject: Geography  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Powered by iRubric GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH PROJECT
  Excellent

12.5 pts

Good

11 pts

Fair

9 pts

Poor

6 pts

Missing

0 pts

Project Appearance and Presentation

Excellent

Presentation is clear, well-organized, and follows the suggested formatted cleanly. Layout and appearance are clear and helpful. Fonts and formatting (italics, bold) are clean and guide the reader. Maps are detailed, attractive, and printed in color. Project is stapled in the top left corner. Citations all include an author, a title, a date, and a location. It looks professional and is NOT IN A PLASTIC COVER.
Good

Presentation gets the author's points across but has some organizational issues and presentation issues. Citations may be incorrectly formatted. Print quality may be poor. Layout may be cluttered with photos and images not requested in the assignment.
Fair

Quality of presentation seriously interferes with the information being presented. Print quality, formatting, and fonts hinder rather than help the presentation. Citations are missing essential information or are formatted inconsistently.
Poor

Presentation is poor. Fonts do not match. Format does not match the assignment. Labels are not present. Units are unclear. Maps are of poor quality or missing. Print quality is poor. Loose papers are not stapled.
Missing

Report is so badly printed that it is illegible or pages are missing.
Overall Summary

Excellent

The overall summary is a thoughtful, well-written, insightful essay that highlights the four or five most important elements of the country's geography. It reflects knowledge and judgment about the strengths, challenges, and uniqueness of the country. The writing makes a case for their own analysis of the country. It is the first three pages of the project.
Good

The overall summary is accurate, but it shows only a limited ability to make judgments about what really matters in a country. It may contain grammar or organization errors. It misses some of the most obvious unique challenges or strengths of the country. It may be too brief.
Fair

The overall summary is mostly a re-listing of data already presented in the data sections or is poorly-written. It does not show the ability to make solid judgments about what matters most in a country. It may include statistics without analysis or context. It does not stand alone as a quality essay. It may be too brief.
Poor

The overall summary iis incomprehensible or is so grammatically-incorrect that it convey little useful information.
Missing

The overall summary is missing or is partly or completely plagiarized. Direct quotations appear without quotation marks or citations and paraphrases are used without citation.
Data and Content

Excellent

Virtually all of the required data are present, selected from valid resources, accurate, and the source and labels (units) are clear. The text is not cut-and-paste, but is instead written by the student. At least two print books are referenced.
Good

Some gaps in the data and/or some errors, but the overall trend is towards quality information and most of the data are presented. Sources are at times unclear. There is only one book referenced.
Fair

Substantial gaps in the data and/or significant errors; the overall trend is towards rushed work and incomplete information. Much of the text is cut-and-paste. Sources are often times unclear. There may not be references to print books.
Poor

Much of the data is missing, including whole sections. Errors are common. Sources are missing.
Missing

The majority of the data is missing.
Short Summaries

Excellent

Summaries successfully address the most important information in the topic, even if those issues were not queried by the specific project data. They show insight and knowledge of the country. They are two to three paragraphs in length. They are grammatically-correct, well-organized and include clear topic sentences.
Good

The summaries are basically sound, but demonstrate limited problems with grammar, missed essential information, or are too brief.
Fair

The summaries are obviously too brief, contain incorrect information, are grammatically-flawed, or miss vital information about the subject.
Poor

The summaries are very brief or nonexistent, contain much incorrect information, are grammatically-flawed, and miss the most vital information about the subject. Some may be missing, while others are present.
Missing

The summaries are missing or are plagiarized.




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