Center for Geography Assessment

Model Projects

The research project - step four in the Scholars of Distinction program - provides the student an opportunity to apply skills of research and spatial analysis to a contemporary, complex issue in human geography. Guidance from teachers and other sponsors will be crucial to the student's success in the project.

In order for the student to participate in the research component, two conditions must be satisfied:

the student must submit to the Center for Geography Assessment a satisfactory score on the Minnesota Geography Examination, or, a score of 2 or higher on the Advanced Placement Geography Examination, and

the student must submit a research proposal to the Center for Geography Assessment and have it approved.

• Model 1: Write a Guidebook to the Local Physical Environment
  
  
• Model 2: Write a Guidebook to the Local Cultural Environment
  
  
• Model 3: Develop a Plan for the Redevelopment of an Extractive Site
  
  
• Model 4: Develop a Plan for the Re-Use of an Abandoned Industrial Site
  
  
• Model 5: Develop a Paper on the Resolution of a Territorial Dispute
  
  
• Model 6: Develop and Evaluate a Plan for Coping with a Natural Disaster