Where do people live in New Jersey? New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the United States. Population density is determined by dividing the number of people living in an area (New Jersey’s population is 8.865 million) by the size of the state (7,417 Why do you think square miles). so many people live in New Jersey? The population is not evenly spread out across the state. See a map of NJ’s major cities at (Handout 5). Do you see any connections between New Jersey’s physical geography—where the rivers and mountains are—and where its cities have developed? What do urban, suburban, and rural mean? 1) Urban—means a city. The U.S. Census Bureau defined in 2010 as an area “urban” having more than 50,000 people. 2) Suburban—indicates those population clusters that grew up around cities. The U.S. Census Bureau defined population clusters in 2010 as areas with “suburban” populations greater than 2,500 but less than 50,000. 3) Rural--means countryside. We think of farms and New Jersey has plenty of rural areas and farms. This would include all the areas with less than 2,500 people. Using the Population Density Map (Handout 6) ask students to identify rural, urban and suburban areas of New Jersey, and to compare the Population Density Map with the map of New Jersey’s major cities. Identify the town where you live on the map with New Jersey’s major cities. Do you live in an urban, suburban or rural area? Take a Virtual class trip at Why might some areas of New Jersey be more suited for people to live than others? Project: Make a Travel brochure Distribute the directions for the New Jersey Regions Project (Handout 7) Ask each student to pick one region for their brochure. Students will use research links online to create their rough copy. Once finished, they will submit the rough copy for teacher approval before completing the final copy. Students will complete their final copies (at home) and share them with the class Assessment: Use rough copy as formative assessment to monitor progress Final project brochure graded using the following project rubric: Requirement Does not meet Meets required Goes above and expectations expectations beyond expectations
Where do people live in New Jersey? New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the United States. Population density is determined by dividing the number of people living in an area (New Jersey’s population is 8.865 million) by the size of the state (7,417 square miles). Why do you think so many people live in New Jersey? The population is not evenly spread out across the state. See a map of NJ’s major cities at (Handout 5). Do you see any connections between New Jersey’s physical geography—where the rivers and mountains are—and where its cities have developed? What do urban, suburban, and rural mean? 1) Urban—means a city. The U.S. Census Bureau defined “urban” in 2010 as an area having more than 50,000 people. 2) Suburban—indicates those population clusters that grew up around cities. The U.S. Census Bureau defined “suburban” population clusters in 2010 as areas with populations greater than 2,500 but less than 50,000. 3) Rural--means countryside. We think of farms and New Jersey has plenty of rural areas and farms. This would include all the areas with less than 2,500 people. Using the Population Density Map (Handout 6) ask students to identify rural, urban and suburban areas of New Jersey, and to compare the Population Density Map with the map of New Jersey’s major cities. Identify the town where you live on the map with New Jersey’s major cities. Do you live in an urban, suburban or rural area? Take a Virtual class trip at Why might some areas of New Jersey be more suited for people to live than others? Project: Make a Travel brochure Distribute the directions for the New Jersey Regions Project (Handout 7) Ask each student to pick one region for their brochure. Students will use research links online to create their rough copy. Once finished, they will submit the rough copy for teacher approval before completing the final copy. Students will complete their final copies (at home) and share them with the class Assessment: Use rough copy as formative assessment to monitor progress Final project brochure graded using the following project rubric: Requirement Does not meet expectations Meets required expectations Goes above and beyond expectations
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