Geography Activities: Create a City
Have students invent and create a new hypothetical city in North Dakota. They may work alone or form a city council to make decisions regarding the new city. Activities may include the following:
- Determining its location, population, sites of historical interest, etc.
- Compiling a list of items to consider when starting a new city.
- Drawing/illustrating the new city. Have them include a compass rose, legend, and scale of distance (e.g., ΒΌ inch = 1 block).
- Creating a story, play, or a newspaper article about the city and its characters to share with the class.
- Meeting as a city council to try to figure out ways to get tourists to come to their city. What attractions will there be?
