U.S regions project geography, geology homework help
U.S. Regions Project
Did you have any idea how diverse the regions of North America were? In this assignment you will select two of the regions that were presented in the tutorial and do some additional research. After you learn some more details about your selected regions, you will create a presentation.
Choose two of the following regions and then create a presentation following the guidelines below.
- Atlantic Coast
- Appalachian Range
- Interior Lowlands
- Canadian Shield
- Basin and Ridge
- Great Plains
- Pacific Coastal Range
- Rocky Mountains
Create a presentation detailing the two regions you select and then compare them to each other.
- In what part of North America do you find each region?
- What are the geographical features of each region?
- What types of industries are found in each region?
- What makes the people and culture unique in each region?
- What type of climate is found in each region?
- Are there any natural hazards that typically occur in each region?
- How have humans impacted these regions?
- How did the environment or physical processes of these regions impact human settlement?
- Please provide examples to support your presentation, including images, graphics, and audio (optional).
Please structure your presentation as follows:
# of Slides |
Required Content |
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1 |
Title of the presentation, your name, date |
2 to 4 |
Describe the 2 regions you selected.
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2 to 4 |
What are the natural resources found in these regions?
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2 to 4 |
Describe the type of climate found in each region.
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2 to 4 |
Describe the impact humans have had on the environment.
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2 to 4 |
Describe the impact the environment has had on human settlement.
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2 to 4 |
Describe the future of these regions.
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1 |
Reference slide: List of web sites used for your information and graphics. (Minimum of 3 sources.) Each listing must include:
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All slides |
1 graphic per slide to illustrate what you discuss on that slide.
You may not use any of the graphics found in the tutorial. |
Each section will be graded according to relevance of the content, accuracy of the content, neatness of the presentation, and thoroughness. Please be sure that you thoroughly answer all questions presented in the assignment to the best of your ability and support your answers with informative graphics.