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Term 1 Geography Google Maps

What services do people need? What spaces do people need? Where are these spaces and services located? Why are they put in that location?
You task for the next five weeks is to research the types of services and spaces we need and use. You will then pick a place (city, town, suburb,

landmark) in Australia and use that area to find out where these services are located. You will use Google Maps to pin these locations and describe why you think that are located in that particular place and upload these to your website as a blog post. In the last week of term, you will comment on two different projects via student websites. The Process 1. Find a community to use as home base 2. Research the location of 10 services and spaces in your community 3. Map each service and space in Google Maps 4. Add a title and description for each location. particular place 5. Upload your Google Map to your website as a blog post Due Date - Wednesday Week 11 (last week of Term 1) Google Maps sign-in details: 5LB User: cedaryear5l 5PK User: cedaryear5e Password: cedar2013 Your description should include: what service is provided and why you think it is located in that

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Term 1 Geography Town Design

What services do people need? What spaces do people need? Where are these spaces and services located? Why are they put in that location?
You task for the next three weeks is to use your knowledge of what the people who live in the towns and cities need to design your own town. You will draw a birds-eye view map of your town. Your map must show that you have considered where each place, space and function would best be located and you must have reasons for placing them where you do. The Process 1. Make a list of the essential places, spaces and services your town needs 2. Think about where these would best be placed and note your reasons next to the list of places, spaces and services you made in step 1. 3. Sketch the birds-eye view outlines on the map 4. Outline and label your map using a black fine liner 5. Shade and colour your map 6. Upload your finished map and list with reasons to your website Due Date Tuesday Week 11 (last week of Term 1)

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Term 1 Marking Guide Google Maps & Town Design
A Functions of Places in the Community /20
20 17 16

B
14 13

C
11 11

D
8 7

F
0

Places are locations for a range of activities and functions

You identified services and spaces from five or more categories

20 17

You identified services and spaces from four categories

16 14

You identified services and spaces from three categories

13 11

You identified services and spaces from two categories

11 8

You identified services and spaces from one or no categories

7 0

Communities manage places and make decisions about the provision of services for their people

Location of Places in the Community /20 Explanation for Location of Places in the Community /30

You identified only important or essential services and spaces

30 25

You identified mostly important or essential services and spaces

25 21

You identified a mix of important or essential services and non-essential services and spaces
20 16

You identified mostly nonessential services and spaces

16 12

You identified only nonessential services and spaces

11 0

The spatial distribution of human activities has explainable patterns Manage data and information collected and look for patterns or relationships

You clearly identified reasons why your places were located in their position. You used all of: location, access, demand and specific circumstances to make your decision.
10 8

You clearly identified reasons why your places were located in their position. You used some of: location, access, demand and specific circumstances to make your decision.
8 7

You identified reasons why your places were located in their position. You used little location, access, demand and specific circumstances to make your decision.
6 5

You vaguely identified reasons why your places were located in their position. You did not use: location, access, demand and specific circumstances to make your decision.
5 4

You did not identify why any of your places where located in their position.

Comments /10 Execution: Presentation of Map /10

You commented on two blog posts with highly specific remarks

10 8

You commented on two blog posts with some specific remarks

8 7

You commented on two blog posts with general remarks

6 5

You commented on one blog post

5 4

You did not comment on any blog posts

3 0

The presentation of your map is excellent. It is a birds-eye view and is exceptionally neat and tidy with great use of colour.
10 8

The presentation of your map is very good. It is a birds-eye view and is very neat and tidy with good use of colour.
8 7

The presentation of your map is good. It is a birdseye view, is neat and tidy.
6 5

The presentation of your map is poor. It is not a birds-eye view or is messy and poorly presented.
5 4

The presentation of your map is very poor. It is not a birds-eye view or it is very messy and poorly presented.
3 0

Reread and edit student's own and others work using agreed criteria for text structures and language features (ACELY1705)

Execution: Editing & Language Choice /10

Virtually error free [capitals, order and organisation, paragraphs and punctuation, spelling] Meaning is very clear, words are carefully chosen to assist the reader and are highly appropriate for this task A+ A A95-100% 90-94% 85-89%

Few errors [capitals, order and organisation, paragraphs and punctuation, spelling] Meaning is clear, most words are chosen to assist the reader and are appropriate for this task B+ B B80-84% 75-79% 70-74%

Some errors [capitals, order and organisation, paragraphs and punctuation, spelling] Meaning is mostly clear, some words are chosen to assist the reader and are mostly appropriate for this task C+ C C65-69% 60-64% 55-59%

Many errors [capitals, order and organisation, paragraphs and punctuation, spelling] Meaning is unclear in places, few words are carefully chosen to assist the reader and some are appropriate for this task D+ D D50-54% 45-49% 40-44%

Numerous errors [capitals, order and organisation, paragraphs and punctuation, spelling] Meaning is generally unclear, words are used incorrectly and/or are inappropriate for this task

Overall grade for task /100 %

0-39%