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

Google&

Visuals PP

Google

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.

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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

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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

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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