Assignment 1.00A Geography
PART 1 (Refer to lesson final assignment page for map to answer the following questions.
1. Using the scale on the interactive map, give the approximate distance in miles that the Pilgrims traveled in their journey
from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts.
2. Using the scale on the interactive map, give the approximate distance in miles that Lewis and Clark traveled from
St. Louis to Ft. Clatsop near the Pacific Ocean.
3. Using the scale on the interactive map, give the approximate distance in miles that the transcontinental railroad
covered from Omaha to San Francisco.
Student Answers:
1) Pilgrims journey from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts was about 3,000+ miles.
2) Lewis and Clark traveled approximately 3,600 miles.
3) The approximate distance that the transcontinental railroad covered from Omaha to San Francisco was
about 1,316 miles.
PART 2:
Respond to the following prompt applying the themes of Geography to your neighborhood. Your response must include
the specific terms and ideas presented in the lesson. Please review the example for guidance.
Thinking about what you have learned in this lesson, take an in-depth look at your hometown/neighborhood. Using
the terms listed below describe your neighborhood. Please include the name of your city and state in your description.
o Place = buildings, human made structures
o Region = area that shares culture, physical, or ecosystem, similarities with another place
o Relative location = relating your neighborhood location to something nearby / general location
o Physical system (Place Physical) = ecosystem / landforms/bodies of water/ animals / climate / vegetation
o Human system (Place Cultural) = Human influences to a place / Human factors
Student Response: Describe your neighborhood applying the below listed Themes of Geography. Be very detailed or
descriptive with your language
Place region & relative location: I live at an apartment complex which is located in Inglewood. Each apartment in
the area has its own kind of structures that are unique but also similar to each other. My area shares similarity with
other apartment complexes; it's nothing too special. If people were to ask me about an area near my location I would
tell them about the fast food place named stormburger, it's normally pretty busy.
Physical & human system: The complex is fenced off by a long gate, there's a back area with flowers, grass and trees
that people walk in, there's also another back area where people can do their laundry or simply relax in. The areas
around me are just great overall, it's nice talking to people who live here as well{:
