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We are beginning on a project regarding physical and human geography. We will

be looking at the physical and human features of Mozambique. Remember,

 Physical geography looks at the natural processes of the Earth and describes
the natural environment
 Human geography looks at and describes the impact and behavior or
people and how they relate to the physical world.

For this project, you will be placed into two groups.

 The first group is your research group. You are a part of the
research group, which is researching the following:
o Physical geography:
o Human geography:
 The second group is your presentation group. You are a part of group number
.

It is your job to work with your research group to come up with a few examples and
explanations of your assigned aspect of physical and human geography.

It is then your job to work with your presentation group to make a poster including
each aspect of the physical and human geography of Mozambique. Each group
member should contribute equally and should also be prepared to share his or her
research in an oral presentation to the class.

Here is the time-frame for this project:

 Monday, 10 July – explain project, begin working with research group

 Thursday, 13 July – finish research with group, begin working with presentation
group
 Monday, 17 July – create poster and presentation with presentation group
 Thursday, 20 July – in-class presentations

You will be responsible for doing some research outside of class. Please factor this
into the time spent planning with your group.

Please see the rubric for details on how to complete this project in order to get the
best score!
Name:

PHYSICAL AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY PROJECT

Description 1 2 3 4
Research Student Student shows Student Student
shows average shows shows
minimal knowledge of adequate exceptional
knowledge the topic s/he knowledge knowledge
of the topic researched. of the topic of the topic
s/he S/he includes s/he s/he
researched. few examples researched. researched.
S/he and average S/he S/he
includes only explanations of includes includes
1 example the topics some multiple
and gives researched. examples examples
poor and and detailed
explanations adequate explanations
of the topics explanations of the topics
researched. of the topics researched.
researched.
Poster Student Student Student Student
displays little displays few displays most displays all
to no examples and examples examples
examples explanations on and and
and poster, but is explanations explanations
explanations not thorough. on poster on poster
on poster S/he shows little adequately. thoroughly.
are not creativity and S/he is S/he is
present. S/he work is not very creative and creative and
shows little neat. fairly neat. neat.
creativity
and work is
sloppy.
Presentation Student Student Student Student
reads presents presents presents
information information to information information
to class class with much to class with to class with
directly from reference to some little
notes. notes. S/he reference to reference to
It is clear shows some notes. S/he notes. S/he
that s/he familiarity with shows shows
does not the content. familiarity mastery of
know his/her Delivery of with the the content
content. content is not content and and delivers
Delivery of very clear, and delivers his/her
content is the presenter his/her information
unclear and seems information clearly and
the uncomfortable. with some with poise.
presenter is clarity and
not poised. poise.
Cooperation Student Student does Student Student
does not some work, does most does their
with Group pull his or but is missing of their share of the
her wirgh. some work, and work and
S/he does information. contributes contributes
not S/he does not a little to well to
contribute contribute group group
to group much to discussions. discussions.
discussions. group Student Student
Student discussions. listens to listens to
does not Student what other what other
listen to struggles to group group
what other listen to what members, members
group other group but insists has to say
members members on his or her and works
have to have to say. own way. together as
say. Work is Work is not Work is not a group to
not shared shared evenly shared develop
evenly among the evenly and
among the group. among the execute a
group. group. plan.
Overall Effort Student lets Student lets Student Student
others others take takes some takes
complete charge of the ownership ownership
the whole project, and of the of the
project, does not project, project,
and does complete and completes
not much completes research
complete research some outside of
any outside of research class as
research class, S/he outside of needed,
outside of does not work class, S/he S/he works
class, S/he hard and works hard hard and
does not shows little and shows shows
work hard knowledge of adequate knowledge
and shows the content. knowledge of the
poor Work is sloppy of the content.
knowledge and some content. Work is neat
of the work is late. Work is neat and
content. and completed
Work is completed on time.
sloppy and in good
not turned time.
in on time.

Total out of 20: