Benchmark+Activity+1-+Geography

Feel free to include additional details ideas such as: **Civilization Benchmark Activity #1 - Geography** What makes or breaks a civilization? =**Assessment**=
 * What are the benefits of this geological feature to a civilization?
 * What are the negative benefits of this geological feature?
 * [|Civilization Benchmark Activity 1 Handout]

Draw a neat and fully colored map of your civilization’s geography based. Name and label the geographical features and the natural resources of the habitat. See the grading rubric below.
 * //Part A//**


 * **A** || **B** || **C** || **D** || **F** ||
 * The map is neatly labeled; the coloring is also neat, artistic, and reflects outstanding effort and pride. || The map is neatly labeled; the coloring is neat, carefully done, and shows effort, care, and pride. || The map is adequate and meets minimal expectations. Some labels are sloppy or are missing. Some effort displayed. || The map lacks detailing; the map may not fulfill minimal requirements; the map appears rushed and careless. || The map contains few if any details; there is no attempt at color or detail; the map incomplete. ||

Describe in detail the landscape upon which your civilization dwells upon. What are ALL of the geographical features and their locations (such as mountains, lakes, rivers, plains, forests, coastlines, etc.)
 * //Part B//**

=Blog Post Entry= Below is an example of a detailed description of the geography of Italy. Use this as a model for completing your blog post entry.

Including the islands, Italy has a coastline and border of 7,600 km on the Adriatic, Ionian, Tyrrhenian seas (740 km), and borders shared with France, Austria, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
 * Coastline**

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 * What are the benefits of this geological feature to a civilization?
 * What are the negative benefits of this geological feature?

Mont Blanc is the highest point in Italy. The Apennine Mountains form the peninsula's backbone and the Alps form its northern boundary, where Italy's highest point is located on Mont Blanc.The Po, Italy's longest river, flows from the Alps on the western border with France and crosses the Padan plain on its way to the Adriatic Sea.
 * Mountains**

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 * What are the benefits of this geological feature to a civilization?
 * What are the negative benefits of this geological feature?

The country is situated at the meeting point of the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate, leading to considerable seismic and volcanic activity. There are fourteen volcanoes in Italy, three of which are active: Etna, Stromboli, and Vesuvius. Vesuvius is the only active volcano in mainland Europe and is most famous for the destruction of Pompeii and Herculanum. Several islands and hills have been created by volcanic activity.
 * Volcanos**

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 * What are the benefits of this geological feature to a civilization?
 * What are the negative benefits of this geological feature?

[|Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy#Geography]

__**Blog Post Format**__

Title: Benchmark Activity 1 - Geography Tags: armstrong42011 Blog Page - [|click here]

Paragraph 1 - Geographical Feature #1 (Plains, Forest, Mountains, Fields, Hills, Coastlines)

Paragraph 2 - Geographical Feature #2 (Plains, Forest, Mountains, Fields, Hills, Coastlines)

Paragraph 3 - Geographical Feature #3 (Plains, Forest, Mountains, Fields, Hills, Coastlines)