United States Regions Project                                

Regions: 
(1) West; (2) Southwest; (3) Midwest; 
(4) Southeast; (5) Northeast
Group Members: ________________
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Group Poster Requirements: 
- Title: Write the name of your group’s region clearly as well as all of your group member’s names.
The following pieces should each have their own section on your group poster:
- Map: Draw a detailed map of your region. Include important information on the map such as a scale, a key, capital cities and major cities, landforms, rivers, lakes, and a compass rose.
- States: Create a chart of every state in your region. Within the chart.. include each state’s flower, bird, flag, and nickname. 
- Graph: Create a bar graph of your region’s 4 biggest cities’ population. 
- People: Draw a portrait for two famous historical figures from your region’s past. Beneath the drawing, write a brief biography of the historical figure explaining his or her significance.
- Interesting Information: Each person in the group should choose one interesting fact about different states in your region and write a detailed paragraph about it on a separate piece of binder paper. This is the individual portion of the project.
You will be graded based on:
| Group Grade: (all group members will get the same grade) | Poster creativityWell-organized, easy to readIncludes all required items
 | 50 points | 
| Individual Grade: 
 | “Interesting Information” paragraph 
 quality of information; easy to read; well written
 Participation in creating the rest of the poster
 |      50 points | 
                                                                                                TOTAL: 100 points