1. 2 Cities – 5 Themes Project
Introduction

2. Directions
For this project you will discover geographic facts about the cities of Bremen in Germany and Kansas City in the United States using the 5 Themes of Geography.
Remember, the 5 Themes of Geography overlap each other.
For example: Houses fit Place (human feature) and Human-Environment Interaction (adapting to the environment)
You may work in small groups on this project while in class. (Groups of 3)
2 Cities – 5 Themes Visuals PP on D2L.

3. Kansas City, Missouri is miles of Bremen, Germany
Location
LOCATION
KANSAS CITY, USA
BREMEN, GERMANY
Absolute Location
Lat/Long
Relative Location
miles of
Kansas City, Missouri is miles of Bremen, Germany
Google
Cities
Google
&
Visuals PP
Other
Features
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Blanks
Google

4. Using Google

5. Place Fill All Blanks PLACE Google & Visuals PP KANSAS CITY, USA
Physical Features
Human Features
Landforms, Bodies of Water, Climate, Animals, Vegetation, Elevation, Etc.
Languages, Population, Religions, Land Use, Political Systems, Roads, Buildings, Etc.
BREMEN, GERMANY
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Blanks

6. Human-Environment Interaction
KANSAS CITY, USA
Depend on Environment
Modify the Environment
Adapt to Environment
Food, Shelter, Clothing, Etc.
Farming, Herding, Mining, Industry, Etc.
Heating, Cooling, Use of Resources, Etc.
BREMEN, GERMANY
Google
& Visuals PP
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7. How do people, ideas, and goods move in, out and around the city?
Movement
Google
& Visuals PP
MOVEMENT
KANSAS CITY, USA
BREMEN, GERMANY
How do people, ideas, and goods move in, out and around the city?
Types of Transportation and Communication
Products Exported
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8. Physical Characteristics Human Characteristics
Regions
Google
& Visuals PP
REGIONS
KANSAS CITY, USA
BREMEN, GERMANY
Physical Characteristics
Climate, Soil, Vegetation, Etc.
Hemispheres
&
Continent
Human Characteristics
Economic, Political, Cultural, Etc.
State
Time Zone
Two
Hemispheres
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9. Comparing
Kansas City
Differences
Similarities
Bremen
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10. Sea Route
Click on
Sea Route
ports.com
& Google

11. Sea Voyage
Write a short summary describing the sail boat journey you would take from Kansas City to Bremen.
Include all the waterways you travel on.
Briefly describe the 5 places you would stop at on your journey and something you would like to do there while on vacation.
Describe Bremen and several things you would do after arriving.
½ page minimum.

12. Scoring Guide