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1 CONTINENT PROJECT PART I On the attached sheet, you will draw your own continent. Use your creativity to create a continent that is uniquely your own. Give the continent a name. When you are finished with your continent, you will be asked to describe your continent in an essay, poster, or travel brochure. Follow the steps below. DRAWING YOUR CONTINENT 1) Place a compass rose on your map in the compass rose box. Make sure the north of the compass rose is pointing to the north side of your map! 2) Number the lines of latitude and longitude on your map in units of 10 degrees. If the Equator or Prime Meridian is near your continent, label them. Use an atlas or globe to help with numbering. 3) You must include at least one of each of these geographic features. Make a symbol to show how you will identify each feature on the map. Use the table to help. Draw each symbol next to the required feature on your map. Feature Symbol Feature Symbol River Forest Lake Mountain Plain Harbor Peninsula Island Valley Basin Gulf 4) These features must form at least four different geographic regions on your continent. Lightly shade each region a different color and label the four regions on your map and on the legend. 5) Make a legend on your map show each symbol and what it means. 6) Give names to features you think are important. Be creative! 7) Color your map neatly!

2 GRADING RUBRIC MAP SKILLS 10 POINTS 5 POINTS 0 POINTS Accurate: compass rose. lines of latitude and longitude. legend. Inaccurate: compass rose. lines of latitude and longitude. legend. GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES All features present, labeled and colored Some features present, labeled and colored GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS All regions present, labeled and shaded Some regions present, labeled and colored TOTAL: /30 COMMENTS:

3 Name: Date: Block: Compass Rose Legend

4 CONTINENT PROJECT PART II Using your map that you have drawn from Part I of your continent project, you must describe your continent in one of three ways. OPTION 1: Write a short essay explaining the features and regions of your continent. OPTION 2: Draw a poster of your continent showing all features and regions along with small written notes explaining them. OPTION 3: Create a travel brochure for your continent showing all features and regions. GRADING RUBRIC OPTION CHOSEN: 10 POINTS 5 POINTS 0 POINTS PRESENTATION Handwriting is clear and understandable. Coloring is neat. Some handwriting is clear and understandable. Some coloring is neat. GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES All features explained and described accurately Some features explained and described accurately GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS All regions explained and described accurately Some regions explained and described accurately TOTAL: /30

5 OPTION ONE ESSAY Write a brief essay about your continent. Your essay should be nine paragraphs long. You will only need a few short sentences per paragraph. 1. Introduction 2. First Geographic Region 3. Second Geographic Region 4. Third Geographic Region 5. Fourth Geographic Region 6. Closing Your region paragraphs should give the name of the region and describe the geographic features that are in it. Use descriptive words to explain the features. People should be able to picture them through your words! Use the essay outline on the back of this page. Fill in the blanks with the information from your map. When you are done, re-write it into your own words. Be descriptive and creative!

6 ESSAY OUTLINE Fill in the outline below by trying to answer the questions for each section. Introduction First Region What is your continent called and MOSTLY like? What are the names of the regions? Where is it on your continent? North or south? East or west? What features are here? What descriptive words could you use for these features? Second Region Third Region Fourth Region Closing Where is it on your continent? North or south? East or west? What features are here? What descriptive words could you use for these features? Where is it on your continent? North or south? East or west? What features are here? What descriptive words could you use for these features? Where is it on your continent? North or south? East or west? What features are here? What descriptive words could you use for these features? What is the one thing you would want someone to know about your continent?

7 ESSAY SHELL My continent is called and is located in the ocean. It has four geographic regions called,,, and. The first region on my continent is called the region. The first feature inside this region is. The second feature inside this region is. The third feature inside this region is. The second region on my continent is called the region. The first feature inside this region is. The second feature inside this region is. The third feature inside this region is. The third region on my continent is called the region. The first feature inside this region is. The second feature inside this region is. The third feature inside this region is. The fourth region on my continent is called the region. The first feature inside this region is. The second feature inside this region is. The third feature inside this region is.

8 OPTION TWO POSTER Using a large piece of paper, design a poster for your continent that shows off all of its geographic regions and features. Title your poster with the name of your continent Be sure to include names of the significant features and the regions. Your poster cannot be a map. Rather, draw an image of what your continent would look like if someone could see it in person. Poster must be colored with colored pencils. Include all regions and features and name them. Write small notes explaining important features (highest mountain, longest river, deepest lake, ect )

9 OPTION THREE BROCHURE Using a sheet of paper, create a tri-fold travel brochure to advertise your continent to a traveler. Your brochure must include the following: All pages colored in colored pencils. Each geographic region gets its own page. All geographic features are mentioned. One fun activity for a tourist to do per region.

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