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Unit 1 Four Week Project: Region Maps

Geographers identify three types of regions when studying human processes. These regions are formal,
functional, and vernacular and each on has a specific purpose. During this project, you will create three
different maps, one for each region.
Map 1
Formal Region: Draw a formal region map of Polk County, Florida.
Map 2
Functional Region: Draw a functional region map that includes Auburndale, Florida.
Map 3
Vernacular Region: Draw a vernacular region map of what you consider Auburndale, Florida.
Requirements:
1. Color (more than 2 other than black and white) 3. Semi accuracy of area pictured
2. Two different map scales included 4. Major Cities / Roads
Grading Rubric:
Category 1 Point 2 Points 3 Points 4 Points 5 Points
No Map Turned Black and White One Color Two colors More than two
Color
In Map included included colors included
Poorly drawn
One poorly Two poorly Two accurate
No map scale and inaccurate
Map Scale drawn map scale drawn map map scales
present map scale
included scales included included
included
Accuracy of
Area Inaccurate Mostly accurate
pictured
Some major Most major
All major cities All major cities
cities included cities included
No major cities included but are accurately
Major Cities but are but are
included inaccurate and / located and
inaccurate and / inaccurate and /
or mislabeled labeled
or mislabeled or mislabeled
Some major Most major
All major roads All major roads
roads included roads included
Major No major roads included but are accurately
but are but are
Roads included inaccurate and / located and
inaccurate and/ inaccurate and /
or mislabeled labeled
or mislabeled or mislabeled
Creativity Unoriginal Creative

Category Student Score

Color
Grades
Map Scale
Between 27 - 30 = A
Accuracy Between 24 – 26 = B
Cities Between 21 – 23 = C
Roads Between 18 – 20 = D
Below 18 = F
Creativity
Total
Letter Grade

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