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Urbanization Project:Creating a Placebook Page!
AP Human GeographyUnit of Study: Urbanization
General Description of Project
• Each student will be assigned a world city.
• Using the templates on the pages that follow (slides 4, 6, and 8), create a series of “Placebook” pages for your city.
Now on to specifics…
• Slide 1 of your presentation:– Must include picture of your city– A current status related to something happening in your city right
now (a current event)– Six “friends”—could be famous people from your city or even a
sports team– At least 5 posts on your wall from you or your “friends”– A name for your network (e.g. Western Europe)– The date the city was founded– Estimated population of the city
SEE EXAMPLE ON NEXT SLIDE!
Placebook
Atlanta, Georgia is busy preparing for the inauguration of the next governor in January 2011.
Wall Photos Flair Boxes Atlanta, Georgia Logout
View photos of Atlanta (10)
Send Atlanta a message
Poke message
Wall Info Photos Boxes
Write something…
Share
Information
Networks:The SouthFounded:1837Population:537,958
Friends
Reed MLK, Turner
Bravo Falcons
ATLANTA, GEORGIA was proud to host the Summer Olympics.1996
Hank Aaron
PEANUTS Hi, Atlanta! Even though you are known for peaches, remember you produce more of us than any other state!Every summer
ATLANTA, GEORGIA wants to remind everyone not to judge us by what you see on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.”December, 2010
TED TURNER wants everyone to support the Atlanta Braves next spring by coming to Turner Field to see a game!Spring, 2011
ATLANTA, GEORGIA is happy to be the industrial and financial center of the Southeastern United States.September 9, 2010
HANK AARON is famous for having the most career homeruns until my record was broken by Barry Bonds.August 7, 2007
And now for the next slide…
• Include the following:– A map of your city– Under information:
• Modes of transportation• Cost to travel to city from Atlanta, GA
– Two pictures of the city’s photo album– The situation (relative location) of the city
SEE EXAMPLE ON NEXT SLIDE!
Placebook
Atlanta, Georgia is busy preparing for the inauguration of the next governor in January 2011.
Wall Photos Flair Boxes Atlanta, Georgia Logout
View photos of Atlanta (10)
Send Atlanta a message
Poke message
Wall Info Photos Boxes
Map of city
Information
Modes of transportation:Hartsfield-Jackson AirportInterstates: 85, 75,and 20MARTASpaghetti Junction
Cost to Travel from NYC:$350.00 round trip flight
Photos
The City
Updated last Tuesday
2 Albums
Landmarks
Updated two months ago
Situation of city
Relative location: Northwest of Savannah, Georgia; South of Cherokee County; North of Henry and Clayton Counties
Photos…
• Include ten pictures from your assigned city.
• Each picture should have a caption that lets the viewer know what they are seeing.
• Be creative!
SEE EXAMPLE ON NEXT SLIDE!
Placebook Wall Photos Flair Boxes Atlanta, Georgia Logout
Wall Info Photos Boxes
Photos of Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia is busy preparing for the inauguration of the next governor
in January 2011.
From this view, you can see the Georgia Dome.
This is a viewof the city at night.
The World ofCoca-Cola
is foundIn
Atlanta.
Come and eatat the
world famousVarsity
Restaurant!
Atlanta is home tothe world’s
largest aquarium.
Many colleges anduniversitiesare found in
Atlanta, includingGeorgia Tech.
This is Turner Field,the home
of theAtlanta Braves.
The Margaret Mitchell House
is foundin
Atlanta.
Many concertsare
performed atPhillips Arena.
Zoo Atlanta isTHE place to
seeGiant Pandas!
Useful web sites (to get you started)Click on the links below!
• http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html (U.S. cities only)
• http://www.worldatlas.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm (list of facts for the world)
• http://www.sitesatlas.com/• http://www.countriesandcities.com/cities/alphabetical.htm • http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/cities/
index.html• http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/facts_figures/
water_cities.shtml• Remember that you can also make use of Google Alerts!
Extra Credit
• Upon completion of your project, email your PPT template to Ms. Wilkins
• I will replace your lowest test grade with this grade
• This is due Friday, May 23 by midnight
