Choosing a Location for Survival: Final Project 4 Outline

FINAL PROJECT TASK  

Students need to create a report or presentation on what they believe is the best location to build a new 
settlement based on that locations physical characteristics. 
 

Each of the following topics should represent a paragraph, 3-5 sentences. Follow the outline to create either a 
typed report or a Google Presentation. If doing a Google Presentation, each topic would be presented on a 
single slide.   
In the first paragraph or slide, clearly state the location that you have chosen for survival and explain why you 
chose that location. In the following 7 paragraphs, you will describe each of the following topics for the 
location that you chose. Use a title for each paragraph or slide topic. ie. Physical Change, Physical Patterns  
Use the lesson sequence to go back to our class lessons and notes to find information on each of the topics.   

LESSON SEQUENCE  
 
LESSON 1. What are Physical Characteristics?  
LESSON 2. Patterns of Landforms  
LESSON 3. Patterns of Climate  
LESSON 4. Physical Processes that Change Places  
LESSON 5. Earth-Sun Relationship  
LESSON 6. Human-Environment Interaction (Adapt, Depend, and Modify) 
LESSON 7. Opportunity and Constraint  
LESSON 8. Natural Hazards and Causes  

  

PROJECT RUBRIC 

TOPIC  1  2  3  4 

1  The location’s physical  Describes the physical 

Many aspects of 
physical characteristics 
The locations physical  characteristics are  characteristics of the 
PHYSICAL CHANGE  are deeply investigated. 
characteristics are not  explained but little is  place you chose and the 
A Explain the ways  Integrates theories of 
explained.  described about how  changes that may occur 
that physical processes  how changes may affect 
they may change.  over time. 
change places.  settlement. 

2  
Many physical 
PHYSICAL PATTERNS  Only a simple and  characteristics of the 
No patterns are  Recognize patterns in 
Identify and  general pattern is  location are explained in 
connected between  the surrounding physical 
describe patterns in the  connected to landforms  the context of 
physical environments.  environment. 
environment that result  in location.  surrounding physical 
   
from the interaction of    characteristics. 
Earth’s physical   
processes. 

TOPIC  1  2  3  4 
Choosing a Location for Survival: Final Project 4 Outline
3 
PHYSICAL PATTERNS  Explains the basic  Explains in depth what 
Does not explain how 
Analyze and  formation of only  Explains what processes  processes led to this 
physical features of this 
explain patterns of  minimal physical  led to this environment.  environment in 
area were formed. 
physical features  features.    particular. 
 
resulting from the     
interactions of Earth’s 
physical processes. 

4 
Explains very basically  Clearly explains how the 
Explain how the climate 
SUN-EARTH  Does not accurately  how the Sun affects this  Earth-sun relationship 
of this location is 
Explain how Earth-  explain the Earth-Sun  location. Limited to  affects this location and 
affected by the Earth- 
Sun relationships drive  relationship.  somewhat obvious  provides specific 
Sun relationship 
physical processes and    examples.  examples of this 
 
create annual patterns    relationship. 
on Earth. 

5 
Provides details of the 
Does not explain the 
OPPORTUNITIES  Gives limited idea of the  Describe the  opportunities of the 
opportunities offered by 
Explain how the  opportunities of the  opportunities of the  physical characteristics 
the physical 
characteristics of  physical characteristics  physical characteristics  of this location. Based 
characteristics of this 
different physical  of this location.  of this location.  on research. Extensive 
location. 
environments offer      description. 
 
opportunities for human   
activities. 

6 
Provides details of the 
Does not explain the 
CONSTRAINTS  Gives limited idea of the  Describe the constraints  constraints of the 
constraints offered by 
Explain how the  constraints of the  of the physical  physical characteristics 
the physical 
characteristics of  physical characteristics  characteristics of this  of this location. Based 
characteristics of this 
different physical  of this location.  location.  on research. Extensive 
location. 
environments place      description. 
 
constraints on human   
activities. 

7  Describes natural 
Gives a very general 
hazards to avoid, why, 
HAZARDS  descriptions of hazards  Describes natural 
Does not address the  their causes, AND where 
Describe and  to avoid or does not  hazards, their causes, 
issue of natural hazards.  they are often located 
explain the types,  explain why to avoid  ways to avoid and why. 
  OR provides reasonable 
causes, and  them.   
suggestions for 
characteristics of   
protection from hazards. 
environmental hazards.