Week of Jan. 7-11

1/7/13
Address questions
Culture review
Homework:  study culture chapter

1/8/12
Barrons test
trace Eng. language
name 11 macro-cultures
Promethean Board discussion
Homework:  Study culture vocab.

1/9/12
Crossword puzzle
Culture Geography Vocabulary Test
Study all of Ch. on culture

1/10/12
Promethean Board
Homework:  Study

1/11/12
Cultural Geo. Test
Homework:  Review Population and Political Geography
Essay question study review:

1.  Identify and compare alternate solutions to world population growth.
2.  Compare birth control policies of India and China.
3.  Discuss the European Union and the UN.  Describe each.  What is each one's purpose?  How are they alike and different?
4.  What are some factors that bind a state together?  What causes disunity within a state?  Explain and give examples.

Week of Dec. 17-21

12/17/12
Collect extended response questions
Review essays
     Show sample paper and go over proper citations
     Promethean Board citing common paper problems
Review questions and collect responses
Homework:  begin working on question 4.
4.  The population pyramids of Kenya and Denmark (Barron's around p. 128) represent two countries at different stages of the demographic transition and economic development.
A. Explain the demographic characteristics of each country above with respect to the demographic transition model.
B. Discuss ONE positive impact of EACH country’s population structure on its economic development.
C. Discuss ONE negative impact of EACH country’s population structure on its economic development.

12/18/12

Address the following:
 The map on page 84 in Rubenstein shows net migration at the country level.
A. Identity two regions that have experienced net in-migration,
B. identify two regions that have experienced net out-migration.
C. Explain the processes that contribute to the general patterns of migration within the United States shown on the map above in terms of each of the following:
1. Economic structure
2. Friction of distance


12/19
Newtown connections to Human Geography
Finish Part C of above question
Homework:  Review Section 3 of Political Geo. for quiz tomorrow

12/20/12
Sec. 3 quiz
Paper suggestions on Promethean Board
Homework:  Start reading cultural geo. 1st section

12/21/12
Seminar Cultural Geo. Section 1
Homework:  Read  all of Barron's Cultural Geo.
  

 
 

Sample AP Test Questions Political

1. 
A. Define the following concepts as they are used in political geography.
         1. Nation--
         2. State--
         3. Nation-state--
 
B. For each of these concepts, name a specific example for each. (List of example could include your hearth, Mexico, Canada, Syria, Israel, Egypt, China, Greece, Germany, or Spain, etc.)
 
C. Explain how the pursuit of the nation-state ideal during recent decades or current times has led to conflict in each.


2. The visibility of any state depends on a balance between centripetal and centrifugal forces.
A. Define the concepts “centripetal force” and “centrifugal force.”
B.  Give a specific example of and explain a centripetal force that affects its viability.  (Here you can use your hearth or another state.)
C. With reference to a different specific example, explain a centrifugal force that affects the visibility of any of the major states. 

 

3.  The modern state system is engaged in a struggle between the forces of supranationalism and devolution.
A. Define both terms and give a geographic example for each.
B. With reference to the political and economical geography of Europe, briefly discuss three changes resulting from supranationalism.
C. With reference to the political and economical geography of Europe, briefly discuss three changes resulting from devolution.

4.  The population pyramids above represent two countries at different stages of the demographic transition and economic development.
A. Explain the demographic characteristics of each country above with respect to the demographic transition model.
B. Discuss ONE positive impact of EACH country’s population structure on its economic development.
C. Discuss ONE negative impact of EACH country’s population structure on its economic development.

5.  Find a map that shows the distribution of three religious groups on the contiguous United States,
A. Using the letters in the legend, name the three religious groups shown on the map.
B. For one of the three religious groups, first identity and then explain TWO factors that have influenced the distribution shown on the map.
C. Explain how the map as presented at this scale is an incomplete representation of the geography of religion in the United States,  

Directions for turnitin.com

1.  Go to turnitin.com
2.  click "create account"
3.  insert email address
4. click student and follow prompts

The paper will be uploaded so that I can see the results.

Class IDs and passwords
Period 3: 5863627  password dbhshg
           4:  5863642  password is dbhs

Week of Dec. 10-14

Dec. 10
Finish T-Shirt Travels
T-Shirt Travels discussion of critical issues
T-Shirt Travels quiz

Dec. 11
Political Geography chapter game

Dec. 12
directions for turnitin.com
Political Geo. Test
Homework:  Read first two sections of Cultural Geography "Cultural Basics" and "Language." Construct one question about a confusing issue and one question you would like to raise for discussion.

Dec. 13
Review critical AP Political Geo. exam questions.
Model how to answer questions
Practice question on nation-state and internal conflict.
Library research. 

Dec. 14
Continue media center research on model AP questions. (question 1,C)
Homework: 
correct colonization essays
finish question 1C
upload papers to turnitin
study vocab.

Week of Dec. 3-7

Dec. 3
Explain resources available at DBHS Media Center
T-Shirt Travels
Homework: Read and study T-Shirt Travels "Zambia's Debt"
and "The Film" at http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/tshirttravels/debt.html. If you can't find the URL, google "T-Shirt Travels."

Dec. 4
Peer edit essays
 T-Shirt Travels discussion
Homework: Review Political Geography chapter; jot down any concept you don't understand.

Dec. 5
Collect essays
T-Shirt Travels Discussion

Dec. 6
T-Shirt Travels
Homework:  Review Barron's political geo.  Test on Tuesday.

Dec. 7
Making groups to study at home
T-Shirt Travels
Note connection to colonialism
Homework:  Study Barron's Political Geography chapter

Perdue MLA web site

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Neo colonialism in Ethiopia

http://vimeo.com/18608723

Hearth Colony Essay

Hearth Writing Assessment (limit 2 pages or 900 words [insert at end of paper])

Describe how your cultural hearth has been affected politically, and/or economically, and/or culturally because of colonialism or imperialism.

Suggested structure of essay (IF you choose all three topics):

Paragraph 1: Brief history of your hearth’s colonial experience. Thesis statement (last sentence in introduction) should state something like: “________________ has been negatively (or positively) affected economically, politically, and culturally because of the lingering effects of colonialism (or imperialism).

Paragraphs 2-4: Structure the body of your essay in a logical division of topics. For example, you could write a paragraph addressing political effects on the peoples such as colonial authorities redrawing boundaries; another paragraph could analyze the economic effects. For example, Haiti has never recovered from the huge financial debt it was forced to pay to the French after independence, and this has had a grave impact on the country’s economy. The last paragraph of the body could address any cultural aftereffects of colonialism. For instance, whenever foreign military bases are present in a colony, those military personnel usually interact with the natives resulting in cultural diffusion.

Paragraph 5: Your conclusion should summarize your body (not a repetition, but paraphrasing of findings). You should take a stand on whether or not colonialism was beneficial and/or detrimental for your hearth. (Remember, there can be positive and negative effects.) You could also address any questions raised by your hearth’s current situation in terms of colonialism or imperialism.  Finally you could address a familial connection to colonization.

Week of Nov. 26-30

Nov. 26
Discuss problems with research.  (Promethean Board)
Monitor homework.
Homework:  Find MLA site and read over it.

Nov. 27
MLA lesson
Review MLA

Nov. 28
China and Angola film
MLA quiz
Model how to structure essay on colonialism
Assignment: Using Barron's, Rubenstein, and various URLs compose an essay. Directions are on another link.
Review hearth essay link

Nov. 29
Research papers
review rubric
Homework:  work on essays  Due Dec. 3

Nov. 30
Computer work on essays.
Homework:  work on essays

Coming up:
Homework: Research North Korea on line and be ready to explain conflict.
Topic: North Korea
dictate vocabulary for North Korea unit
Warm-up: Write everything you know about the North/South Korea border conflict.
Promethean Board: Display pictures of North Korea
PBS film: "Kimjongilia"

Week of Nov. 19-21

Nov. 19
Review vocab using web site

http://apmodels.wikispaces.com/Political+Geography

Essential question:  What were the border conflict involving East and West Germany?
Warm-up:  one minute write:  Write everything you remember about the Berlin Wall.  Share with LP.
Take a virtual fieldtrip to the Berlin Wall
  http://aicer01.blogspot.com/2012/09/germany-tour-day-4-20th-sept.html
Homework:  Explore your hearth's connection to colonialization. Be ready to explain the following:
      How your hearth was either a colony of a more powerful state OR was a colonizer of a weaker state?
      Today does your hearth tend to be an imperialist state or has it been imperialized?  If so, how?  Print out your information and highlight important points. 

Nov. 20
Essential question:  What is the difference between colonialism and imperialism?
Jigsaw Rubenstein--244-247
Promethean Board of modern Africa
On Promethean Board display colonial map of 1914 Africa and compare it to modern Africa.
Homework:  In a short paragraph, summarize your hearth's relationship to colonization.

Nov. 21
Essential Question: What is your hearth's relationship to colonization? 
Select students will read summaries of hearth's relationship to colonization.
Review hearth colonization assignment.
Homework:  Research the following:

• Basics of colonial experience:  who, when, where (Introduction)
• Methods to impose will:  e.g., How was foreign entity able to colonize your hearth? (brief history)
• How did your hearth gain independence? 
• What were the economic, political, and social effects of colonization on your hearth? (these usually intersect)
• How has colonization affected your family? (If there are no effects, you'll have to argue why it hasn't affected your family.)
• Watch Angola/China neo-colonization (on link)

For Monday:

• Bring web URLs
• Have completed introduction
• Summarize history

Political Geography vocab. practice

http://quizlet.com/719823/ap-human-geography-barrons-political-geography-vocabulary-flash-cards/

Week of Nov. 13-16

11/13/12
Topics:
Shapes of countries
Essential question: 
How does the size and shape affect a country? 
Think, pair, share on question. 
Promethean Board presentation of countries and their shape and location.  
Homework:  Study vocab.  

11/14/12
Period 3
Essential question: 
How does the size and shape affect a country? 
Think, pair, share on question. 
Promethean Board presentation of countries and their shape and location.  
Quizlet review

Period 4
Promethean Board vocab. review 
Quizlet review
Class checks as a whole 
Homework: STUDY!!

11/15/12
Borders/boundaries
     physical 
     geometric 
     subsequent
     antecedent
     superimposed
     relic
Crossword vocab. review

11/16/12
Construct a paragraph using at least 10 political vocabulary
words.
Political Geography vocab test.  Paragraph must have topic sentence with details.  Paragraph must be coherent.
Homework:  finish hearth; review imperialism and colonialism

Notes for 11/13/12

How does the size, shape, and location affect a country’s viability?

The larger the more natural resources except

      Russia and Canada where north is barren

    Brazil has rain forest, but not fertile soil

Country’s shape offers advantages and disadvantages

     Vast landscapes are harder to govern

     Exclaves or prouptions hard to administer to

     Fragmented states hard to create cohesion

     Landlocked states at strategic, military, and economic disadvantage

     Elongated states may have transportation problems; many areas far away from govt. centers

If given a map of a country, such as India or Canada, could you write an essay about how a country’s shape and location affect national and international politics?

Life in North Korea

http://video.pbs.org/video/1951907665

MANKIND: The Story of All of Us

MANKIND:  The Story of All of Us
The History Channel
Beginning Nov. 13, 2012
9:00 p.m.

Hearth Political Work

Cultural Hearth political work:
a. What countries border your hearth's countries? Illustrate on map.
b. What are the historical or current border conflicts? Summarize in a paragraph.
c. Print border outline of your hearth's country and identify the following:
1. shape (rectangular, compact, etc.)
2. landlocked?
3. exclave or enclave?
d. Has the boundary of your hearth changed? If so, how and why?
e. List the centripetal and centrifugal forces for your hearth. Explain why.
f. Of what organizations is your hearth a member? Analyze the benefits and challenges of membership in these organizations.
Homework: finish hearth work

Due:  Nov. 16th

Conflict Essay

Human Geography

Political Geography Activity

Choose a conflict from the list at http://www.religioustolerance.org/curr_war.htm OR a conflict from your cultural hearth. You may work alone or with a partner. Find the following information about the conflict:

1. Briefly explain: who, what, where, when aspects of the conflict.

2. Does the conflict involve boundary disputes? If so, what kind (antecedent, etc.)?

3. Do buffer states ameliorate the situation?

4. Does the conflict act as a centripetal or centrifugal force? Explain how.

5. Are any organizations involved? If so, what role do they play?

6. Does colonialism or neo-colonialism play a part? If so, how?

7. Is any kind of frontier involved? If so, what are they and how are they involved?

8. What economic issues are involved? How?

9. Feel free to add any other political or economic issues.

When you have found the answers to most of these questions, write an essay describing the conflict while addressing the above issues. In your conclusion address whether or not the issue has been resolved. Include your opinion on the possibility of resolution. Also predict the possible consequences of a peaceful or violent resolution. End the conclusion by identifying some possible questions that this conflict raises.

Be sure to use in-text citations as well as a Works Cited page.

Grading Rubric

____ (40) Coherency (thesis statement in introduction; topic sentences for each paragraph; fully developed paragraphs; transition words)

____ (20) Writing mechanics (grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.)

____ (20) Evidence of well developed geography vocabulary

____ (10) Thoughtful introduction and conclusion)

­­____ (5) Formatting (font, pg.#, Works Cited in and end, margins)

____ (5) Following directions.

China/Africa Neocolonialism

http://current.com/shows/vanguard/89565630_chinatown-africa.htm

Colonialism Essay Directions

Hearth Writing Assessment

Hearth Writing Assessment (limit 2 pages or 900 words [insert at end of paper])

Describe how your cultural hearth has been affected politically, and/or economically, and/or culturally because of colonialism or imperialism.

Suggested structure of essay (IF you choose all three topics):

Paragraph 1: Brief history of your hearth’s colonial experience. Thesis statement (last sentence in introduction) should state something like: “________________ has been negatively (or positively) affected economically, politically, and culturally because of the lingering effects of colonialism (or imperialism).

Paragraphs 2-4: Structure the body of your essay in a logical division of topics. For example, you could write a paragraph addressing the changing of political borders and its effects on the peoples; another paragraph could analyze the economic effects. For example, Haiti has never recovered from the huge financial debt it was forced to pay to the French after independence, and this has had a grave impact on the country’s economy. The last paragraph of the body could address any cultural aftereffects of colonialism. For instance, whenever foreign military bases are present in a colony, those military personnel usually interact with the natives resulting in cultural diffusion.

Paragraph 5: Your conclusion should summarize your body (not a repetition, but paraphrasing of findings). You should take a stand on whether or not colonialism was beneficial and/or detrimental for your hearth. (Remember, there can be positive and negative effects.) You could also address any questions raised by your hearth’s current situation in terms of colonialism or imperialism. Finally, you could address how colonialism has affected you and your family in your migration to the United States.

Week of Nov.5-9

11/5/12
collect homework
Topic:   Electoral College

•      On blank map, predict individual state winner by marking red or blue
•      Identify swing states with black outline (CO; FL, IA; NV; NH; NC; OH; VA; WI)

• View CNN latest Electoral Map and prediction
• Fill in electoral counts
• Calculate Obama/Romney winner
• Put on paper and hand in
• Prize to winner

Homework:  watch returns and see if you won the prize  

11/7/12
Topics:  redistricting; gerrymandering
Redistricting video
Homework:  review different kinds of states in terms of shape

11/8/12
Identifying types of states on the world map
Play map shape game identifying shape and name
Homework:  Mini research project on cultural hearth in terms of politics.

11/9/12
Mini-research project reports  Period 3
Vocab. game  Period 4
Homework:  Study for vocab test on Wed.; work on hearth projects. 

Gerrymandering

http://video.pbs.org/video/1628643360/

Redistricting Video

http://www.propublica.org/article/video-the-redistricting-song

Khan Academy communism, capitalism, and socialism

http://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history/us-history/v/communism

Global Trends online quiz

Global Trends

The Electoral College

electoral-college

Week of Oct. 29-Nov. 2

Common Core:  Organizing complex ideas;  determining words and phrases

 

 

10/29/12

vocab practice test
Global Trends quiz
Homework:  review vocab. words

 

 

10/30/12

Global Trends quiz
Topics:
Nation, nation-state, and multi-national state
Fold paper into columns & label each.  Define & give examples of each
Homework:  Study 10 more vocab. words 

 

 

10/31/12

Review nation; nation-state; & multinational state
Topics:  Territorial Organization (Federalism vs. unitary states), electoral college
Video on electoral college
Homework:   Review Sections 1 & 2

11/1/12

Topics:  Capitalism, communism, and sociaKhan Academy Video
Homework:  Study Sections 1-4 in Barron's for Friday quiz

11/2/12

• Promethean Board review
• Quiz on Section 1-4
• Homework: Rubenstein p. 248.  Construct chart that list current colonies and their possessions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redistrictiing and Gerrymandering

http://video.pbs.org/video/1628643360

Redistricting

http://www.propublica.org/atpropublica/item/video-lois-beckett-on-redistricting-for-pbs

Electoral College explained

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCjWPo70XZY

Enclaves/exclaves explained

http://enclaves.webs.com/introduction.htm

Neo-Colonialism (China in Africa)

http://current.com/shows/vanguard/89565630_chinatown-africa.htm

National Geographics http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/7-billion

Week of Oct. 22-25

10/22/12
population vocab. crossword and quiz
Discuss and collect homework hearth responses.

KWL: List the pros and cons of China's One Child policy.

View two videos entitled "China Facing One Child Policy Dilemma" and "China Seeks Ways to Manage Aging Population" from:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-19677676

Evaluate how China and India are dealing with their population issues.  How does this compare with Malthus?

Homework:  Study of population test on 10/24/12.  Make sure you have done the practice tests at the end of population chapter in Barron's.

10/23/12

Game review day

10/24/12

Population Test

10/25/12
Test Review
Homework:  Finish reading all of Political Geography.  Write any confusions or questions.  Study the first 30 Ch. 5 vocab. in Barron's.  Be ready for a quiz on Monday.

Learn Middle East map

Learn the Middle East through this interactive game:

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/MidEast.html

The Best Countries to be a Woman--and the Worst

http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/13/the-best-countries-to-be-a-woman-and-the-worst/

Week of Oct. 15-19

Homework:  Research your cultural hearth's population age-sex distribution and construct a population pyramid.  Draw 3 conclusions, compare to another country, and predict the future in terms of the demographic transition model.

10/19/12

Common Core:  Determining central idea; using subject vocabulary; conducting Internet research; critical problem solving; reading graphs; drawing conclusions

10/15/12

Essential Question: How is Japan dealing with their growing elderly population?

Silent reading:  p. 65 in Rubenstein

Answer the following on a sheet of paper to be submitted at the end of the period.

a. Summarize articles in two or three sentences.

b. List any vocab. words you do not understand and write their definitions.

c. Ask a question or questions about confusing topics.

d. Raise a critical question about implications for the future.

e. Write a one-sentence description of each population pyramid.

If you finish early, study Population practice tests in Barron's.

10/16/12

Independent work: Readings in Rubenstein

Read pp. 71-73 in Rubenstein (exclude Summary and Case Study)

a. Define epidemiological transition

b. In one sentence, summarize each stage of the ET. (List as Stage 1, 2, etc.

c.  Address question #3 in "Thinking Geographically".

Homework: With LP, brainstorm this problem: The US has an aging society which will only become worse in the future. If you could rule the world, how would you deal with this problem?

10/17/12

No Class (PSAT)

10/18/12

Rubenstein pp. 64; 71-73; Read 74 Case Study

Essential Questions:  How is Japan dealing with their growing elderly population? Explain the epidemiologic transition.  What are some suggestion for dealing with the future US aging population.

10/19/12

Quiz on pp. 64, 71-74

Have students describe and explain their population pyramids.

Give directions for Hearth Project research (online)

Homework:  work on hearth research.

Geography On TV Oct. 9-11

Oct. 8
WXEL Ch. 42
10:00 p.m. Independent Lens (General Motors Corporation closes a factory)

Oct. 9
WLRN Ch. 17
8:00 p.m.  The Story of India: "Beginnings" (India's culture)
9:00 p.m.  The Story of India:  "After 500 B.C.--The Age of the Buddha"

WPTV Ch. 2 or WXEL Ch. 42
9:00 p.m.  Frontline  "The Choice 2012"

Oct. 11
9:00 Vice-Presential Debates (most stations)

HBO2
5:55  Dances with Wolves (native American culture.  You can also get this on Netflix or any movie outlet)

Week of Oct. 8-12

10/8/12
GPS question:  Why shouldn't we cheer if China fails?
Promethean Board:  Go over essays.
Essential Question:  What is the demographic transition model?
Promethean Board:  Explain the DTM.
Assessment:  Draw 5 conclusions from the DTM.
Homework:  Review the population pyramids.  Be ready to explain how to read and draw conclusions from the models.  Make sure you understand all the vocab. and concepts on population geography.

10/9/12
warm-up--vocab. quiz
Essential Question : What are population pyramids?
Promethean Board:  Model how to read population pyramids.
In Rubenstein, draw 4 conclusions and make 1 prediction from 2 population pyramids on
p.63-Cape Verde and Chile  (Label and color on maps)
Homework:  finish p. 63 and study next 10 vocab words.
      
10/10/12
oral presentation of pyramid conclusions and predictions
collect population pyramids conclusions
Population Powerpoint
Homework:  Read p. 65 and be ready to discuss Japan's future in terms of population.


10/11-12/12
Classes held in auditorium
2 films on tolerance
Homework:  Study Barron's Population chapter; study all vocab.  Test next week.

left-right ideology

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/blog-html/leftvright_world.html

Are you a Democrat or Republican

go to http://www.kidsvotingbroward.org/.  click on Democrat or Republican Know the Difference.

Writing tips

How to write better papers:

Avoid Use

thing/things                                                               phenomenon, event, situation (whatever "thing" it is).

a lot of                                                                       numerous, several

really/very                                                                 extremely; significantly

good                                                                          beneficial, positive, superb

bad                                                                            negative, maladaptive, disadvantageous

talk about                                                                  discuss

ALL IDIOMS                                                           observe (not "look at"); deconstruct (not "figuring out")

speaking in 2nd person "you"                                   3rd person s/he, one, they

ending sentences in prepositions                               rearrange the sentence

(in, at, with, to, for, about, etc.)

inconsistent tense                                                      consistent tense

slang (kids, bummed)                                                formal English (children, upset, annoyed, etc.)

incorrect syntax                                                         correct syntax

      Examples: I looked around and there were three other teenagers texting, and a businessman.  

      Better:  I observed  a business person and three teenagers texting.

passive voice (I was sent by him.)                             active voice (He sent me.)

too many of the verb "to be."                                     action verbs

1,2,3                                                                           spell out one-nine

run-on sentences                                                        two separate clear sentences

overuse of any word                                                  varied vocabulary

second person (you)                                                  third person (he, she, it, they) or first person when appropriate

undeveloped paragraphs                                           developed paragraphs (4+ sentence minimum)