Nombre:

____________________________

Fecha: _______________________________

Intro to Spanish: Geography Project

DUE: __________________________

For this project, you will choose 1 of the 20 Spanish-speaking countries to research. You
will create a map of the country and present it to the class, and share three interesting
facts about the country. You will research information in the classroom and make your
map at home.

Map Requirements:
Poster-sized map of country
Name of country
Capital of country (label with a star on your map)
Continent
Population
Label the Geographic Information (vocabulary in Spanish)
La Montana, el mar, el oceano, la playa, la costa, el volcan, la isla, la lava, el
terremoto, la falla, el rio, el lago, el terreno
The map must be neatly made with clear labels. The map needs to be colored nicely.

You will turn in:
Research Page
Map

You will share/present:
Your map
Research information about the country
Three interesting facts about the country


Research
Page

Map Size

Geography Project: Scoring Rubric

TOTAL Points: 24

4
3
2
1
Research
Research
Research
Research
page is
page is
page is
page is not
complete
mostly
partially
complete
and
complete
complete
and/or
accurate.
and
and/or
inaccurate.
accurate.
mostly
accurate.
Map is
poster-sized.
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Map Neatness Map is

completed
neatly,
colored, and
labels are
clear.
Map
Map
Completeness contains the
name of
country,
capital,
continent,
and
population.
Geographic
Features of
Map

Punctuality

Map
includes all
applicable
geography
information
and is
labeled in
Spanish.
Map is
turned in by
the Due
Date.

Map is
mostly neat
and colored,
labels are
clear.

Map is fairly
neat and/or
partially
colored,
labels are
mostly clear.
Map is
Map is
missing one missing two
of the
of the
following:
following:
name of
name of
country,
country,
capital,
capital,
continent,
continent,
population. population.
Map is
Map is
missing one missing two
important
important
geographical geographic
component. components.

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Map is not
neat and/or
partially
colored,
labels are
unclear.
Map is
missing
three of the
following:
name of
country,
capital,
continent,
population.
Map is
missing
three
geographic
components.

Map is
turned in
late.

0
Research
page is not
completed.

Map is small
(paper-
sized)
and/or not
completed.
Map is not
neat, not
colored,
unclear or
missing
labels.
Map does
not contain
name of
country,
capital,
continent, or
population.
Map does
not contain
the
important
geographic
components.
Map is not
turned in.

Nombre: _________________________________________

Geography Project: Research Page

Name of Country: _____________________________________

Capital: ________________________________________________

Continent: _____________________________________________

Population: ____________________________________________

3 or More Interesting Facts about the country (for example: popular food, famous
person, music or other cultural component, tourist attraction, etc.)



1. ________________________________________________________________________________________


2. ________________________________________________________________________________________


3. ________________________________________________________________________________________

Ros, lagos, ocanos, mares:

_____________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

Montaas:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Volcanes:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Islas:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Fallas:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________