Geography in the Newspaper: Projects

 

  -- From places mentioned in the world news, choose a city or area that is on another continent. Imagine that a local animal is being transplanted to the area you chose. Use your imagination to write a short news article describing its new habit and adaptations it will have to make to survive there. Add an illustration if you like.

 

  -- Do some research to learn about plants or animals that used to live in your state but have become extinct. What might have caused their extinction? Can you find an example of a similar event or action in the newspaper?

 

  -- Scan the classified ads section of a daily newspaper. How many different classifications are in the classifieds? About how many ads are there? Scan another paper dedicated only to advertisements. The ads in the daily newspaper are classified; many advertisement papers are not. What are the advantages or disadvantages of both?

 

  -- Why do scientists classify living things? How do they do it?