Unit 6 - Urbanization and Suburbanization Project

Standards:
PSO-6.A Explain the processes that initiate and drive urbanization and suburbanization.
PSO-6.C Identify the different urban concepts such as hierarchy, interdependence, relative size, and
spacing that are useful for explaining the distribution, size, and interaction of cities.
PSO-6.D Explain the internal structure of cities using various models and theories.
IMP-6.A Explain how low-, medium-, and high-density housing characteristics represent different patterns
of residential land use.

Goal:
Your goal is to create your own city following basic concepts that we have learned throughout Unit 6.

Rubric:

-Name of City (1 pt)

-Urban Model - Hoyt or Burgess (2 pts)PSO-6.D
-CORRECT application of Urban Model (2 pts)PSO-6.D
-CBD (1 pt)PSO-6.D
-High- Medium - Low Density housing, in correlation to the correct area of city (3 pts)IMP-6.A
-Must have a gentrified neighborhood LOCATED in CORRECT area of Urban Model (3 pts)PSO-6.C
-Contains Edge Cities (2 pts)PSO-6.A
-CORRECT application of Edge Cities (2 pts)PSO-6.A
-Infrastructure such as, but not limited to, Roads, Highways, Parks, etc (2 pts)PSO-6.D
-Multiple shopping areas WITH SPECIFIC stores, remember threshold and range (2 pts)PSO-6.C
-Multiple restaurants and fast food establishments WITH SPECIFIC restaurants, remember threshold and
range (2 pts) PSO-6.C
-Multiple medical places/hospital, remember threshold and range (2 pts)PSO-6.C
-Recreational activity place, remember threshold and range (2 pts)PSO-6.C
-Contains an airport (1 pt)PSO-6.D
-Contains suburban cities SURROUNDING urban city WITH NAMES (2 pts) PSO-6.A
-CORRECT application (or connection) of Suburbs to Urban city (2 pts)PSO-6.A
-Has KEY WITH COLOR COORDINATION (i.e green for parks, black for roadways, etc.) (2 pts)

Total Points: 33 points