Personal Map Assignment

AP Human Geography

Dr. Haley

Map Skills

11.   Go to Yahoo Maps and print out a large scale map of your neighborhood.

22.       Using symbols, illustrate your house or apartment and any other significant landmarks.

33.       Create a scale at the bottom right of your map.  Directions are on eHow.com using key words “How to create a map scale.”

44.    In the first paragraph, write a physical description of your area (urban, suburban, rural), absolute location (latitude and longitude of center of your area); situation (surrounding areas); parks or other recreation areas, pollution, bike paths, sidewalks, etc.

55.     Research the history of your area, and in the second paragraph, summarize your findings (about ½ page).

66.      In the next paragraph, describe and analyze the causes of significant land use changes over time.  For example, how has development affected your area in recent decades?

77.   See if you can find any environmental concerns or controversies about land use, and include a paragraph describing that situation.

88.   In the last paragraph, evaluate the living conditions of your area.  What are the advantages and disadvantages?  Would you like to stay there or move?  Do you plan on returning there after college?  Why or why not?

99. You may (not required) take your own photos to support your illustration and analysis.

110.Make sure you use proper citation for everything that is not your original work.

Rubric  (10 points each)

_____Map

_____Symbols

_____Scale

_____Description

_____Historical summary

 _____Analysis

_____Evaluation

_____Writing Conventions (grammar, spelling, organization, etc.)

_____Overall Presentation (font, margins, spacing, pg. #, etc.)

_____Presented on time.