Caspian Sea Role Play Activity: Final Assessment Reflection

This assessment is designed to reflect on your learning and experiences from the Caspian Sea Role Play Activity. You will answer comprehension questions about the historical and geographical context, as well as reflect on your participation and learning outcomes. Please read the provided excerpt on the Five Themes of Geography before answering the related questions.

Source 1

Group 1

Answer the following questions based on your understanding of the Caspian Sea Role Play Activity and the provided excerpt on the Five Themes of Geography.

Source 1.1

The Five Themes of Geography are a framework for understanding the world and its complexities. They include:

Location: Refers to the specific or relative position of a place on Earth. It answers the question, 'Where is it?'

Place: Describes the physical and human characteristics that make a location unique.

Human-Environment Interaction: Examines how humans adapt to and modify their environment.

Movement: Involves the mobility of people, goods, and ideas across the planet.

Region: Refers to areas that are defined by certain unifying characteristics, which can be physical, human, or cultural.

National Geographic Society. "The Five Themes of Geography." National Geographic Education.

Question 1a

Multiple choice

Which of the following geographic themes is most directly concerned with identifying the absolute or relative location of the Caspian Sea and its surrounding countries?

A. Human-Environment Interaction
B. Movement
C. Location
D. Region

Location
Place
Region
Movement

Question 1b

Multiple choice

In the context of the Caspian Sea Role Play, which theme of geography would be most relevant when discussing how countries interact with the sea's resources?

Region.
Movement
Place
Human-Environment Interaction

Question 1c

Multiple choice

Which theme of geography would best explain the cultural and political differences between the countries bordering the Caspian Sea?

Location
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement

Group 2

Reflect on your experiences and learning from the Caspian Sea Role Play Activity. Answer each question thoroughly and completely.

Source 2.1

Question 2a

Short answer

How much did you know about the countries surrounding the Caspian Sea and/or the breakup of the Soviet Union before this simulation?

Question 2b

Short answer

What do you feel you learned about the countries surrounding the Caspian having now completed this simulation?

Question 2c

Short answer

What do you still wonder, or wish you learned more about?

Question 2d

Short answer

What part of this simulation did you enjoy the most?

Question 2e

Short answer

What part of this simulation would you tweak to make it better for another class of students?

Question 2f

Short answer

Think of the 5 themes of geography. Which were most relevant for this simulation? Why do you think so?

Question 2g

Short answer

How did each country’s geography affect their actions, choices, and decision making?

Question 2h

Short answer

How does the work you did in this simulation mirror what people would have done in real life?

Question 2i

Short answer

What part of working with your team (for those who had a team) did you find most challenging? What part of working alone did you find most challenging or easy?

Question 2j

Short answer

Look back to your answer from the previous question. Would your peers agree with your self-assessment? What would they say? What were they feeling during the simulation?

Question 2k

Short answer

What steps did you take to make sure that everyone on your team and the other countries/classmates you met with understood what was going on and what your objectives were?

Question 2l

Short answer

How well did you anticipate the needs, wants, and desires of the other countries?

Question 2m

Short answer

Did you develop a clear idea of what you wanted from negotiations, and what you were willing to compromise on as you began to talk to the other nations?

Question 2n

Short answer

Were there any surprises when the countries made their final statements? What are your reactions to them?

Question 2o

Short answer

Overall, how’d you do? What grade would you give yourself for your work, and why would you give yourself this grade? Is there anything you’d do differently next time?

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