January 2017
Date |
Agenda |
Homework |
1/9/17 |
signed syllabus returned to me! |
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1/11/17 |
Continent/Ocean quiz - spelling counts |
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1/13/17 |
Geo Warm up #2 Continent activity Continents and Oceans quiz Complete atlas scavenger hunt 5 Themes of geography- Location Location-absolute and relative |
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1/18/17 |
Geo Warm up #3 |
Everyone Has a Culture- homework |
1/20/17 |
Geo Warm up #4 Discuss culture Cultural Diffusion- slides and notes McDonald's menu world wide Watch the documentary "Whopper Virgins" Movement in 5 Themes Answer bullets and start on daily items you use and where they are from |
Fill out chart for movement - daily items and where they are from |
1/24/17 |
Geo Warm up #5 Review cultural diffusion Discuss movement and migration- slides and notes Begin watching "God Grew Tired of Us"- first 30 min; answer questions |
hang on to the questions from the documentary |
1/26/17 |
Geo Warm up #6 Evaluate Regions and understand the different types Types of Regions quiz Development- what are measurements of development Continue watching "God Grew Tired of Us" |
Questions from documentary |
1/30/17 |
Geo warm up #7 Intro Development reading Brandt Line - Global North and Global South Finish documentary and hand in questions |
God Grew Tired of Us questions |
February 2017
February 2017 |
Agenda |
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2/1/17 |
Geo Warm up #8 National Geographic Lost boys choropleth map activity - due on Friday! Review development Activity deciding LDC's and MDC's Gapminder assignment |
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2/3/17 |
Geo Warm up #9 Turn in Lost Boys choropleth map Finish Gapminder assignment- due today! Begin 5 Themes Photo Essay- due Feb 9 50 points!! |
Remember to use some of your own photos for 5 Themes Essay |
2/7/17 |
5 Themes photo essay |
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2/9/17 |
Geo warm up #11 7 Billion National Geographic video clip Population and growth Reading, slides and questions- due on Monday |
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2/13/17 |
Geo Warm up #12 Hand in population and growth questions World Population Data Sheethttp://www.prb.org/pdf16/prb-wpds2016-web-2016.pdf Flowchart and questions Human Development Index |
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2/15/17 |
Geo Warm up #13 Hand in questions from last class Population pyramids Power of the Pyramids Hand in colored pyramid, table, examples and questions |
Power of the Pyramids |
2/17/17 |
Enjoy the long weekend |
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2/22/17 |
Geo Warm up #15 Finish the documentary Don't Panic and hand in questions Population- China one child policy and reversal One Billion assignment https://populationpyramid.net/china/2016/populationpyramid.net/china/2016/ |
One Billion |
2/24/17 |
Geo Warm up #16 Finish One Billion Watch China's Lost Girls Hand in questions from the documentary Propaganda incentives for having more children |
China's Lost Girls questions |
2/28/17 |
Geo Warm up #17 Effects of zero/ Stagnant growth Propaganda group incentive project |
none |
March 2017
March 2017 |
Agenda |
Homework |
3/2/17 |
Geo Warm up #18 World in Balance- Population Paradox Questions Slides on + and - effects of migration on countries losing people and countries gaining people |
World in Balance questions |
3/6/17 |
Geo Warm up #19 Questions on migration Review sheet for Population/Development/Movement Exam -100 points on Friday 3/10/17 |
Population/Development/Movement Exam -100 points on Friday 3/10/17 |
3/8/17 |
Geo Warm up #20 Review for exam |
Study! |
3/10/17 |
Geo Warm up #21 Mid-term on Population/Development/Movement Reading on HEI |
Absent students need to make up the test by next Friday or it's a zero! |
3/14/17 |
Adaptation assignment |
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3/16/17 |
Geo Warm up #23 Climate and Weather article and questions Climate and weather webquest |
webquest |
3/20/17 |
questions |
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3/22/17 |
Geo Warm up #25 HEI Terms Non-renewable and renewable energy sources Wind Turbines pros and cons PEA assignment |
Wind turbine PEA assignment |
3/24/17 |
Enjoy your spring break!! |
April 2017
April |
Agenda |
Homework |
4/4/17 |
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/07/24/study-colorado-river-basin-drying-up-faster-than-previously-thought/?utm_term=.716312545ef6Geo Warm up #27 Is the Colorado river disappearing? Chasing Water In assigned groups read the four assigned articles and answer the questions ·Article 1: Smithsonian Magazine: The Colorado River Runs Dryhttp://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Colorado-River-Runs-Dry.html •Article 2: The New York Times: A Difficult Choice on Water http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/a-difficult-choice-on-water/ •Article 3: Fox News: Perilous New Vegas Water Pipeline Claims Life http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/06/15/perilous-new-vegas-water-pipeline-claims-life/ Article 4: Washington Post: Colorado River Basin drying up faster than previously thought https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/07/24/study-colorado-river-basin-drying-up-faster-than-previously-thought/?utm_term=.716312545ef6 |
ALL LATE/MISSING work from the 2nd 6 weeks is due on Friday!! Bring your packet back! |
4/6/17 |
Geo Warm #28 HEI terms Continue working on the packet of Chasing Water- Is the Colorado River disappearing Choropleth map and questions Hand in packet when done |
Chasing Water packet HEI quiz next class |
4/10/17 |
Geo Warm up #29 HEI vocab Water Crisis packet |
packet |
4/14/17 |
Flow questions |
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4/18/17 |
Geo Warm up #31 Finish the documentary HEI terms |
HEI quiz on Thurs |
4/20/17 |
Geo Warm up #32-hand back papers and prep for quiz HEI quiz Article and questions on the link between Climate change and conflict |
article and questions |
4/24/17 |
Geo Warm up #33 Intro into Conflict and Cooperation - slides National Geographic Article on Borders Questions |
Border questions due next class |
4/26/17 |
Geo Warm up #34 Watch Captain Phillips and answer questions |
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4/28/17 |
Geo Warm up #35 Finish Captain Phillips and hand in questions |
Capt. Phillips questions |
May 2017
May |
Agenda |
Homework |
5/2/17 |
Geo Warm up #36 Captain Phillips fact and fiction Article on Piracy and questions The World According to Sesame Street questions Sesame Street Project due 5/16- present 5/12 for Seniors |
Sesame Street questions |
5/4/17 |
Be thinking of a conflict to research |
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5/8/17 |
Hand in Sesame Street questions Choose a topic for conflict/Sesame Street project |
Sesame Street episode |
5/10/17 |
Work on project |
Sesame Street episode |
5/12/17 |
Work on project |
Sesame Street episode |
5/16/1 |
Work on project |
Sesame Street Episode due next class! |
5/18/17 |
Present Sesame Street episodes Study for final exam |
Final exam |
Finish presenting the remaining episodes Test over conflicts Study for final exam |
Study for final |
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5/26/17 |
Final Exam- scantron so bring a pencil |
Happy Summer!! |