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US History II: Geography Unit Extension Activity
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Cities:Yesterday & Today
Extension Activity
1. For your assigned region, identify the key cities we discussed
in class.
1. Using both political and physical maps, study the geographic
features in and around your key cities.
2. Make a list of the important geographic features for each key
city.
3. Explain how each feature might have contributed to the city’s
growth and development.
4. What feature(s) do all of your cities have in common? Why
would that feature(s) be important?
GROUP ACTIVITY: 7 groups
MATERIALS: Atlas, Paper, Pencil, (iPad)
TIME: 20 minutes + class sharing
Northeas
t Region
Southeas
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Midwest
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Southwes
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Rocky
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Pacific
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Noncontiguous
Region
The Rise
and Fall of
Detroit
Auto Industry
• General Motors
• Ford Motors
Note: All are used images are for educational purposes only
A Case Study:
http://www.historicdetroit.org/galleries/david-whitney-building-old
Brush Park
http://clickamericana.com/eras/1900s/beautif
ul-homes-in-old-detroit-early-1900s
Detroit…
“Paris of the West”
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http://www.flickr.com/groups/1624109@N23/pool/50788895@N00/
Detroit in Ruins…photoshttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2011/jan/02/photography-detroit
Detroit’s Central Station – train station
United Artists Theater
Lee Plaza Hotelhttp://detroiturbex.com/content/downtown/leeplaza/index.html
Michigan Theater
Vanity Ballroom
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy
CNN Moneyhttp://money.cnn.com/2013/07/18/news/economy/detroit-bankruptcy/index.html
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