1B 7th Grade Geography Assignments

Alrighty everyone, time for your final project of the year! Last class, you picked out what country you would like to further dive into. You will research your country more in depth in order to learn more about that part of the world. 

You will be filling out a profile sheet on your country (things like location, population, history) before designing a slideshow to present to the class. You will be given the profile sheet and a template will be provided for you in this post. To help you out, the links to CIA World Factbook and World Book Online (username: nhbook, password: barn) will also be attached for you below. Please feel free to use other websites, just not Wikipedia!

You will have 2 in class periods to work on the project. After the second day, you may work on it during study hall or at home.

This project will be worth 50 points.

The due dates are as follows:

-A Day: Slideshows due June 2, Presentations June 3
-B Day: Slideshows due June 3, Presentations June 4

I'm looking forward to seeing what you all come up with!

Today, you will be working an infographic slideshow where you will look into 3 issues that South Asia is dealing with.

First, you will watch the two videos; they are about climate change in Bangladesh and overpopulation in India.

After you watch the videos, you will then look up 3 issues in South Asia. You can research the region as a whole or do it by country (i.e. a problem in the Maldives, a problem in Nepal, a problem in Bhutan). In your slides, you will need to name the problem (i.e. climate change, hunger), explain the problem/what's happening and explain how the issue connects to an SDG. Be sure to include pictures, data/statistics/charts and add color to your slides. 

You will see two slideshows attached below. The first will be the directions and a sample for you to look at. The second will be the template you will use to complete your slides with the issues you choose. 

This assignment will be individual and graded.

Here is the digital map of South Asia. As you go through each slide, read the directions/clues and then click and drag the countries, cities and geographical features of the region to the correct spot.

You will be choosing an endangered species from the Amazon to do research on. In the doc "Endangered Species List", you will pick a species that interests you. You will then use the websites attached below to help conduct your research and put all of your information into the template provided for you; each slide tells you what you need to type. Remember to add pictures and make it look fun!  

Websites:
IUCN Red List of Endangered Species- Provides up-to-date information on various species across the world and shows their conservation status
World Wildlife Fund- Has information about different species and shows what's being done to help save those species
World Wildlife Fund Species Directory- Gives a list of species to look up more information

Please feel free to use other websites, but these are a good start! NO WIKIPEDIA!

After watching the stories on Omar, Daniella and Vinicius, you are going to write a letter expressing your empathy for the challenges they experience as a South American teenager. The first doc is the directions, the second is a blank template for you to type your letters.

Using the "If the World Were 100 People Infographic" sheet, choose from one of the four topics (Fear, Freedom, Homes, Income) to create an infographic regarding the world's population. You will use Google Slides (template provided) to design your infographic. There is a sample below for you to look at, it is based on the different languages people speak (a topic you cannot use).

Be sure to use plenty of color and pictures!

Reading the directions on each slide, apply the Five Themes of Geography to you!

Referring to the vocabulary terms you looked at last class, you will be creating a few slides that dives deeper into these concepts. With your group from last class, look through the slides to see which terms you are researching and what information you will need. There is brief sample for you to look at to get an idea.

*One person per group will need to share the slides with the other group members. The person that shares the slides will be the one to submit it on Google Classroom.