South America's Economic Landscape

Overview

You are going to compare and contrast the physical and human geographical aspects of two countries
from two different continents by creating a chart. Each area that is being compared should
contain pictures and descriptive statements that visually identify the physical or human
geographical aspects associated with that country. Part A: Create a presentation that compares and
contrasts two countries from two different continents. Part B: Write two paragraphs that require you
to 1) compare and contrast the physical and human aspects of both countries and 2) explain how
geography impacts culture. Your presentation should be organized as indicated below.

Country A

Country B

Physical Geography: Major Resources

2 points

Physical Geography: Physical Landforms

2 points

Human Geography: Cultural Traditions

2 points

30 = A +
29 = A
28 = A –
27 = B
25 = B
24 = B –
23 = C
21 = C –
20 = D
18 below = F
Overall Project
Grade

Human Geography: Economic Systems

2 points

Human Geography: Value Systems

2 points

Examples include material comfort, wealth,
competition, individualism, collectivism,
family, education, and religion.

Here is how to format each slide.
Human Geography
Cultural Traditions
Description

Information
Sources

Italy
Roman Catholicism is the predominant form of
Christianity practiced by most Europeans. The
church is headed by the pope….

Photos taken from
Scoring Breakdown

Placement
of Photo

Each box inside the chart is worth two points. Each box should contain a picture that is
accompanied with text in order to accurately illustrate a particular aspect of the country. The text
should include complete sentences that describe the significance of the picture in detail.
1 point photograph (clear and accurate)
1 point text (brief description)
—————————————————– 2 points X 10 boxes =
20 points total (poster portion of project)
5 points X 2 paragraphs = 10 points total (paragraph portion of project)
——————————————————————————————————
——30 points total
Entire Project

Citation Expectations

All photographs and outside information must be cited. Citations should be indicated in each of the
boxes on your chart.
Note: Regarding Plagiarism
Not citing any text and images that you gathered from Web Sites or other sources that you
incorporated into the construction of your multimedia presentation constitutes plagiarism.

Not citing text or images that you gathered from Web Sites or other sources that you
incorporated into the construction of your multimedia presentation constitutes
plagiarism.
The guidelines and consequences for plagiarism are outlined in the Connections
Academy Handbook, as well as each specific school handbook.

Paragraph Expectations

Each paragraph should:
• consist of 150-200 words
• be checked thoroughly for spelling, grammar and sentence structure mistakes
• include three specific examples

Materials Needed

Electronic Resources Available in LMS:
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links presented in lessons

Countries to Choose From

Please select two countries from two different continents. If you want to use another country that is
not on this list, contact your teacher for approval.
North
America
Cuba
Mexico

South
America

Africa

Asia

Europe

South Pacific

Venezuela
Chile

Nigeria
Sudan

China
India

Greece
Norway

New Zealand
Australia