Globalization Challenge, Geography Requirements

You will use your knowledge of your company and effect to create a timeline and thematic map.

Your geography portions must be included on your website (Timeline) as well as a part of your
presentation (Map).

Learning Objective:
 Explain the history of your company and significant events
 Find relationships between specific company and effect

Success Criteria:
 List all important aspects of company, from inception to present day
 List various important details that relate to your given “effect”
 Draw ties and conclude the relationship between your company and effect
 Construct a thematic map including both company and effect

Timeline Project: Each group will have a timeline on their website that outlines and helps explain their
company and operations. The timeline should include all important details they find relevant. Such
information could include; inception, milestones, lawsuits, etc. The more relatable to the “effect” the
better. After the timeline is finished, you must write a response that compares/contrasts the relationship
between both the company and effect details from the timeline. All guidelines and requirements can be
found on the Geography Timeline Rubric.

Thematic Map: Each group will need to produce a thematic Map relating to their company and effects.
This map should show the causal relationships between globalization and their effect, through the lense
of their company/companies. For example, if your effect is health, you could show obesity rates in
countries compared to number of fast food restaurants in that country. Your map must be big enough for
everyone to see during your presentation, so begin thinking about what supplies you need. Your map
also needs to include all elements of a map, (legend/key, color, scale, compass, etc).Your map must
support your thesis statement/purpose of presentation. All guidelines and requirements can be found on
the Geography Map Rubric.
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Geography Timeline Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Unsatisfactory
Company The timeline The timeline The timeline The timeline
Facts/Details contains 20+ events contains 16-19 contains 13-15 contains less than
related to the events events 12 events related to
specific company related to the related to the the specific
specific company specific company company
“Effect” Facts/Details The timeline The timeline The timeline The timeline
contains 10 events contains 7-9 events contains 5-6 events contains less than 5
related to the related to the related to the events
specific effect specific effect specific effect related to the
specific effect
Company Facts/Effect 5 Paragraph 3 Paragraph Response tries to Does not complete
Details Response response; describes response; describes describe the Company
in detail the the relationship relationship Fact/Effect Fact
relationship between company between company Response
between company facts and effect facts and effect
facts and effect facts. Draws facts. Fails to draw
facts. Draws inferences and cues inferences and cues
inferences and cues to form a to form a
to form a relationship relationship
relationship between both between both
between both company and company and
company and effect. effect.
effect.
Mechanics Timeline details are Timeline details are Timeline details are Timeline details are
in complete in complete not in complete not in complete
sentences. sentences. sentences. sentences.
Punctuation, Punctuation, Punctuation, Punctuation,
spelling spelling spelling spelling
and capitalization and capitalization and capitalization and capitalization
were correct were mostly were often were incorrect
throughout. correct. inaccurate. throughout.
Appearance/Sequenc The overall The overall The appearance of The appearance of
e appearance of the appearance of the the timeline is not the timeline is not
timeline is pleasing timeline is pleasing neat and easy to neat and is hard to
and easy to read. and “mostly” easy read. Most dates read. All dates and
All dates and details to read. Most dates and details are out details are out of
are in order are in order of of order order
occurrence
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Map Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Unsatisfactory
Map Elements Includes clearly Includes most Missing several Missing most
labeled title, date, standard map standard map standard map
compass rose, elements; most are elements elements
scale, key, and accurate and easy
appropriate labels. to read
Content/Theme Theme of the map Theme of map Theme of map Theme of map does
directly relates to relates to purpose of somewhat relates to not relate to
purpose of presentation by purpose of presentation and
presentation by giving appropriate presentation by gives little to no
giving clear details. details. giving some details. details.
Visual Appeal Very colorful and Some color is used; Limited use of color; Limited or no use of
clean looking; labels most labels are labels are color; labels are very
are easy to read easy to read somewhat difficult to difficult to read
read