Big City2012

Essential Questions

• How do we use geographic tools to gather, analyze, and interpret information?

• How are urban, suburban and rural areas alike and different?

• How might you describe different regions within cities?

Google Earth• Wray, Colorado• Yuma, Colorado

– http://www.9news.com/shows/weekends/258567/320/Yuma-holds-fire-benefit-for-farmers-and-ranchers-• Fire Pictures

• Greeley, Colorado– 4997 West 3rd St Rd – Residential– 12669 Cr 66 – Dairy

• Westminster, Colorado– 4800 West 92nd Ave. – City Building

• Lukas Elementary – 9650 West 97th Ave – School

• Denver, Colorado• Metro Denver• Colorado• United States of America• North America

Geography

• Natural – http

://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/destination-hunter/north-america/united-states/southwest/colorado/colorado-nature-scientific-wonders.html?onsite_source=relatedarticles&onsite_medium=internallink&onsite_campaign=SmithMag&onsite_content=Colorado%20-%20Nature%20and%20Scientific%20Wonders

– http://www.bobspixels.com/kaibab.org/misc/gc_coriv.htm– http://www.parks.state.co.us/Pages/HomePage.aspx– http://www.colorado.com/colorado-state-parks– http://www.14ers.com/– http://www.nps.gov/colm/index.htm– http://www.nps.gov/state/co/index.htm?program=all– http://www.history.com/topics/colorado– http://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/Grand_Junction_Geography.htm

• Human Features– http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/stories/denver-then-and-now-4809290– http://www.nps.gov/beol/index.htm– http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/CO/200002783.html– http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/CO/200002775.html– http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/destination-hunter/north-america/united-states/southwest/colorado/colorado-landmarks-points-of-inte

rest.html#

– http://www.denver.org/images/maps/Metro.pdf

Videos • Natural Features

– Cave of the Winds• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnBAI6xWM_4

– Royal Gorge• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZCUxL2XTsM

– Colorado 14ers• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v69UacqGB7E

– Colorado National Monument• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GCUOcC9iE4

– Colorado Plateau• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rMk93U4iVs

– Beecher Island• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aedmByt75ls

– Devil’s Backbone• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thWLn23D9vg

– Colorado River• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIPV-H9iCPA

– Colorado Waterfalls• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyF87pp3-GU

Urban, Suburban, Rural Similarities and Differences

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuF2o7SaRWU– YouTube Video

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNc2FeKkLtE

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O91EM5_4oL8– LoDo YouTube Videos

• Urban (cities)– http://www.denver.com/neighborhoods /– http://denver.about.com/od/realestate/u/neighborhoods.htm– http://www.denvergov.org/LivinginDenver/Environment/tabid/435532/Default.aspx– http://www.usatoday.com/news/census/index– http://hewit.unco.edu/dohist/vftrips/20thcent/uptown/tourmenu.htm

– http://www.denver.org/metro/neighborhoods• Denver Neighborhoods

• Suburban– http://www.larryhotz.com/denver-relocation/suburban-neighborhoods /– http://

www.coloradoresourcecenter.com/common_resource/html/denver_communities_rc.html– http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/CO– http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/

• City of Westminster

• Rural– http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/CO.pdf– http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.yourworkforcecenter.com/Images/CRWC

_RegMap.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.yourworkforcecenter.com/WFCDir/Default.aspx&h=364&w=500&sz=85&tbnid=VJ3fwz483Ldo1M:&tbnh=96&tbnw=132&zoom=1&docid=fxS5lJ0b6aqzMM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zqp7T4LSKeLjiALm_YWLAQ&ved=0CIcBEPUBMAo&dur=348

What resources might be used to learn about regions and features within the

Denver Metro area?

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/denver-region-municipalities– Denver Region Municipalities

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/municipal-boundaries-2012– Metro area regional boundaries

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/subjects/community-profiles– Regional Data

• http://www.drcog.org/index.cfm?page=FIREMemberJurisdictions– Fire Department Jurisdictions

• http://www.9news.com/weather/resources/region_guide/– Weather Regions 9news

Regions Within the City

Industrial and Commercial Information

• http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-West/Denver-Economy.html– Denver Industrial and Commercial

Statistics

Transportation and Recreation

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/2035-metro-vision-base-rapid-transit-network– 2035 Metro Vision Rapid Transit Network

• http://gis.drcog.org/bikeroutes/– Bicycling regions

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/greenprint-data-regional-trails– Regional Trails

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/greenprint-data-parks-open-space– Parks and Open Space

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/regional-traffic-counts– Regional Traffic Counts

Interesting Data

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/clean-water-plan-planning-areas– Clean Water Preservation Areas

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/reservoir-preservation-areas– Reservoir Preservation Areas

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/river-preservation-areas– River Preservation Areas

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/wastewater-treatment-facilities-existing-and-terminated– Wastewater Treatment Facilities

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/watersheds– Watersheds

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/mountain-backdrop-preservation-area– Mountain Backdrop Preservation Areas

State Regions

• http://m.colorado.com/DenverArea.aspx– State regions

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/colorado-state-house-districts-2012– Colorado State House Districts

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/colorado-state-senate-districts-2012– Colorado State Senate Districts

Census Data

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/population-change-census-tract-2000-2010– Population Change

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/blocks-census-2010– Blocks Census Data 2010

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/tracts-census-2010– Tracts Data

• http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/colorado-counties-census-2010-population-and-housing-unit-counts– Colorado Housing Units According

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• http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g3_u1/index.html#top– Urban, Suburban, Rural

• http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/government/localandstategovernments/

• http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/government/localandstategovernments/grownups.weml– Brain Pop Video

• http://pbskids.org/democracy/govandme/index.html– PBS –

What resources might be used to learn about roles of government, government leaders and citizens and their collective efforts to cause

important change?

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• State Capital– http://

www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/cap/first.htm

• Profile of the State of Colorado– http://www.state.co.us/kids/profile.htm

• A Brief History– http://

www.state.co.us/kids/2004kids/clchistory.htm

• Colorado Facts– http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/colorado.html

What resources might be used to learn how the Denver Metro area changed in

important ways?

• Commercial – a small portion of a city’s land used for such activities as the buying and selling of goods and services in retail, wholesale, financial businesses. These business are extremely important to a community’s economy because they provide jobs and bring money into the community.

Examples– Grocery Store – Clothing Store – Bank – Gas Station – Shopping Mall – Pharmacy – Clothing Store – Office Buildings (where business transactions occur)– Sports arena – Movie Theatre – Restaurant

• Industrial – an area of land within a city where there are commercial, manufacturing, factories, and other such businesses. This is a non-residential area.  

• Recreation – protected areas within and around a city/state for outdoor use such as boating, fishing, walking and hiking.

• Residential – an area of a city that is predominately used for housing. These include single-family homes, multi-family housing units and mobile homes.

Regions of Focus