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9-12 -- Alternative Geography Assessment Items Locating the New Sports Complex You are the Assistant to the City Manager of a midwestern city with a population of 500,000. The voters in your city have recently approved a proposal to build a multi-purpose sports complex that includes a stadium that will seat 80,000 people. There is, however, some controversy regarding where the stadium should be located. In the space below, do the following: 1. Name your city and draw a map of it. Provide a scale, legend and a compass rose. Do not, of course, try to draw all the city’s streets on the map. But do include the following: a. major roads and highways b. rail lines c. various regions of the city (commercial, residential, etc.) d. major landmarks e. other items likely to appear on the map of a large city 2. Identify three potential sites for the sports complex on your map. 3. Write a memo to the city manager in which you (a) discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each site, and (b) recommend a site for construction of the complex. Classification: Nat. Std. 18, KS 3; State Std. 17 A