City Research Template

City Research Template

I. Name of the city you have chosen to research:

II. GEOGRAPHY :

In the space immediately following each statement insert any information that you find that you think will be useful to you. Repeat this procedure in all of the remaining sections.

· Describe where your city is located. Name its country, state or province and or region in which it is found.

Example: Edmonton is located in the province of Alberta in the country of Canada. It is found in the western region of Canada.


· Describe the physical features present in and around the city. Example: oceans, mountains, deserts, rivers, lakes, etc.

· Include a map of your city's country.

· Include a map of the city. Try to obtain street names and addresses. You may even find accurate phone numbers which could be included in your mystery story.

· Describe some natural resources that are present in the surrounding region. Natural resources include such things as forests, minerals, oil, wateretc.


III. CLIMATE:

· Describe the climate of the city. You may wish to include a table, graph or chart to describe a weather feature of the city. This could give information about rain, snow, temperature, amount of sunshine, storms, etc.

IV. PEOPLE:

· What is the population of your city?

· What languages are spoken?

· What forms of entertainment are available in the city. Example: sports, theater, art, music, etc.

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· What are the main industries in the city? (Explain where most of the people would work)

· What are some of the everyday names of people who live in the area?

· You may wish to add the names of some “real” businesses located in the city. You can add these addresses and names here.

V. HISTORY:

· Describe at least one historical event that has taken place at or near the city you have selected. This could be included in your story as you describe the setting to the reader.

VI. OTHER INTERESTING FACTS:

· In this section add your own interesting discoveries about the city ;you have selected. You may wish to include pictures etc.