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Cities: Then & Now Class Discussion
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Cities:Yesterday & Today
Extension Activity
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1. For your assigned region, identify the key cities we discussed
in class.
1. Using both political and physical maps, study the geographic
features in and around your key cities.
2. Make a list of the important geographic features for each key
city.
3. Explain how each feature might have contributed to the city’s
growth and development.
4. What feature(s) do all of your cities have in common? Why
would that feature(s) be important?
GROUP ACTIVITY: 7 groups
MATERIALS: Atlas, Paper, Pencil, (iPad)
TIME: 20 minutes + class sharing
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Northeas
t Region
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Southeas
t Region
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Midwest
Region
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Southwes
t Region
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Rocky
Mountain
s Region
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Pacific
Region
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Noncontiguous
Region
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The Rise
and Fall of
Detroit
Auto Industry
• General Motors
• Ford Motors
Note: All are used images are for educational purposes only
A Case Study:
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http://www.historicdetroit.org/galleries/david-whitney-building-old
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http://clickamericana.com/eras/1900s/beautif
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Detroit…
“Paris of the West”
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Want to
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Detroit in Ruins…photoshttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2011/jan/02/photography-detroit
Detroit’s Central Station – train station
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United Artists Theater
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Lee Plaza Hotelhttp://detroiturbex.com/content/downtown/leeplaza/index.html
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Michigan Theater
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Vanity Ballroom
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Detroit Files for Bankruptcy
CNN Moneyhttp://money.cnn.com/2013/07/18/news/economy/detroit-bankruptcy/index.html
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