2 Cities – 5 Themes Project Introduction
Jan 03, 2016
2 Cities – 5 ThemesProject
Introduction
Directions
• For this project you will discover geographic facts about the cities of Bremen in Germany and Kansas City in the United States using the 5 Themes of Geography.
• Remember, the 5 Themes of Geography overlap each other. – For example: Houses fit Place (human feature) and Human-
Environment Interaction (adapting to the environment)• You may work in small groups on this project while in
class. (Groups of 3)• 2 Cities – 5 Themes Visuals PP on D2L.
Location
LOCATIONKANSAS CITY, USA BREMEN, GERMANY
Absolute Location Absolute Location
Lat/Long Lat/Long
Relative Location Relative Location
miles of miles of
miles of miles of
miles of miles of
miles of miles of
Kansas City, Missouri is miles of Bremen, Germany
Cities
OtherFeatures
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Google&
Visuals PP
Using Google
PlacePLACE
KANSAS CITY, USAPhysical Features Human Features
Landforms, Bodies of Water, Climate, Animals, Vegetation, Elevation, Etc.
Languages, Population, Religions, Land Use, Political Systems, Roads, Buildings, Etc.
PLACEBREMEN, GERMANY
Physical Features Human FeaturesLandforms, Bodies of Water, Climate, Animals,
Vegetation, Elevation, Etc.Languages, Population, Religions, Land Use,
Political Systems, Roads, Buildings, Etc.
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Google &
Visuals PP
Human-Environment Interaction
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONKANSAS CITY, USA
Depend on Environment Modify the Environment Adapt to Environment
Food, Shelter, Clothing, Etc. Farming, Herding, Mining, Industry, Etc.
Heating, Cooling, Use of Resources, Etc.
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONBREMEN, GERMANY
Depend on Environment Modify the Environment Adapt to Environment
Food, Shelter, Clothing, Etc. Farming, Herding, Mining, Industry, Etc.
Heating, Cooling, Use of Resources, Etc.
Fill AllBlanks
Google &
Visuals PP
Movement
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MOVEMENTKANSAS CITY, USA BREMEN, GERMANY
How do people, ideas, and goods move in, out and around the city?
How do people, ideas, and goods move in, out and around the city?
Types of Transportation and Communication Types of Transportation and Communication
Products Exported Products Exported
Google &
Visuals PP
Regions
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TwoHemispheres
REGIONSKANSAS CITY, USA BREMEN, GERMANY
Physical Characteristics Physical CharacteristicsClimate, Soil, Vegetation, Etc. Climate, Soil, Vegetation, Etc.
Hemispheres & Hemispheres &
Continent Continent
Human Characteristics Human CharacteristicsEconomic, Political, Cultural, Etc. Economic, Political, Cultural, Etc.
State State
Time Zone Time Zone
Google &
Visuals PP
Comparing
Kansas CityDifferences Similarities Bremen
Differences
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Sea Route
ports.com& Google
Click onSea Route
Sea Voyage
• Write a short summary describing the sail boat journey you would take from Kansas City to Bremen.
• Include all the waterways you travel on. • Briefly describe the 5 places you would stop at on
your journey and something you would like to do there while on vacation.
• Describe Bremen and several things you would do after arriving.
• ½ page minimum.
Scoring Guide