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5 Themes of Geography Postcard Project

 

 

Look at the Saline places in the table.

Busch's Grocery Store

Saline's City Hall

Dairy Queen

ACH Ford Factory

Little Caesar's Pizza

Mac's Acadian Seafood Shack

Webber-Blaess School

The Recreation Center

Rentschler Farm

The Saline Reporter

The Saline Hospital

The Drowsy Parrot


Weller's Carriage House


Benito's Pizza

Saline Police Department

Woodland Meadows

Maplewood Lanes Bowling Alley

McDonald's

Wendy's

Gerry's Tire


Bill Crispin Cheverolet

Mickey's Dairy Twist

ACO Hardware

Subway


Blockbuster Video

Carol's Hallmark

Animal Medical Center

CVS Pharmacy

New Hairizon Beauty Salon

Saline Flowerland

Woodland Family Dentistry

Benny's Bakery


Speedway Gas Station


Saline Fire Department


Choose one.
1. Is it a place of recreation? Is it a business? Do they provide a service? Do they create a product?


2. Write the name of your place on your worksheet.

3. What is the absolute location of your place? (Hint: It's street address)

4. What is the relative location of your place? (Hint: What other place is it near- what direction is it from another place?)


5. What is your place like? What kind of building is it? (What is it made of? How tall is it? What kinds of things are near your place- roads, parking lots, trees, houses, other businesses?)

6. Does your place produce a good or product? (Something you can buy like ice cream, a hamburger, oranges, dog food, a pizza?) Does your place produce a service? (Something they do for you, such as give haircuts, change your tires, deposit your money?)

7. How do goods or supplies got to/from your place? (movement) List all the ways you can think of. What kinds of supplies does your place need in order to work? (Pizza needs flour, tomato sauce, cheese, meat, vegetables, pans, an oven, boxes, napkins, etc.)

8. Are there other places like yours in Saline that give the same type of product or service? What are they?

9. What kind of region is your place in? In other words, is your place in a region of other businesses or does it stand by itself among houses? Type your address in Google Earth to see what your place looks like from the air.

10. Draw a detailed sketch of your place, to use for your postcard.