The World’s Women

The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics

1. Go to the The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics website.
2. Given the group number given to you, click on the chapter box (i.e. 1=Population and Families).
3. Read the content of the web page, paying attention to the key findings and checking out the selected graphics.
4. If you want, you can download and print the chapter that goes with your summary.  (Try not to!)
5. Meet with your group.  Decide on two major geographic questions asked and answered in the findings.  Visualize a map that accompanies your findings and data, and be able to describe that map to your classmates.  Then, discuss what the implications of the data are for a person on another region (no Anglo-North America).
6. Be ready to present this information to class in a 2-4 presentation to class starting at 1:10.
7. You will be responsible for listening to other groups’ presentations and for the material presented.

Debate Prep

Scan the debate packet on “Resolved:  Current immigration laws in the U.S. should be enforced.”  Come to class on Monday prepared with notes on ten Affirmative and ten Negative arguments.  Use the notetaking graphic organizer for these notes.  On the affirmative side of the paper you will have 10 arguments for the affirmative side and one supporting arugment for each.  You will have gotten these from scanning the debate packet.  The same will happen on the negative side.  For example, Affirmative argument #1 is:  “Illegal immigration is inundating America.”  On page 2 of the packet, you will find supporting statements for this argument.  In reading this page, perhaps you think that the argument that “California does not have the infrastructure to handle tens of millions more immigrants.”  This would be written into the first box along with “Illegal immigration is inundating America.”  By the time you are done, each box on both sides of your notetaking organizer will be filled.  We will add to these notes with some new material in class on Monday and then debate as a class on Tuesday.

AP Annual Conference: San Francisco

Thanks for attending my session on spatial data at the AP Annual Conference in San Francisco.  If you would like an electronic copy of my presentation, click here for the Spatial Data presentation.  Please e-mail me if you have any questions or if I can help further.

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Geopolitical Project Readings

As you begin with your geopolitical projects, start with these readings: Afghanistan—Group 1—Knox and Marston pp. 368-370 Middle East—Group 2—Knox and Marston—pp. 382-385 Chechnya—Group 3—Knox and Marston—pp. 372-373 Iraq—Group 4—Human Geo in Action—pp. 393-442 The Balkans—Group 5—Human Geo in Action—pp. 365-392

Due Monday, January 31, 2011

Read Ch. 13 in Human Geography In Action (up to the Case Study).  Define all words that you find in boldface font and provide at least one example of each.  Where you can provide more than one example, you will be better off in the end for doing so.  You will also benefit from drawing sketches of any of the terms that lend themselves to diagrams, maps, graphs, charts, or pictures.  Then, make a list of all the geographic questions that arise from this reading.  (Note:  Perhaps not all can be answered by this reading.)  You need to have this assignment with you when you come to class on Monday.  Having it done will help you understand the lecture topic for Monday.  (On Monday, we will continue our notes from Tuesday, January 25th.  Your work is the preview (or like preheating the oven before you bake bread).

The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics

1. Go to the The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics website. 
2. Given the group number given to you, click on the chapter box (i.e. 1=Population and Families). 
3. Read the content of the web page, paying attention to the key findings and checking out the selected graphics.
4. If you want, you can download and print the chapter that goes with your summary.
5. Meet with your group.  Decide on two major geographic questions asked and answered in the findings.  Visualize a map that accompanies your findings and data, and be able to describe that map to your classmates.  Then, discuss what the implications of the data are for a person on another region (no Anglo-North America).
6. Be ready to present this information to class in a 2-4 presentation to class starting at 1:10 in the room.
7. You will be responsible for listening to other groups’ presentations and for the material presented.

Population Review 11/18/10

Start your review today by opening this PowerPoint to decide on the odd-one-out on each slide.  You can do this with a partner or help from others nearby.

Then do to the review quiz from Human Geography in Action for both Chapters 4 and 5.  (If the direct links don’t work, look under Flash Cards for each chapter.)

Finally, before the test on Tuesday, submit answers for the Knox and Marston concept review (quiz).  They need to be e-mailed to me.  See my e-mail on the SHS website.

Remember that the population test is on Tuesday.  Makeup time is lab on Wednesday.

This Morning’s Earthquake

For those that want to check out this morning’s earthquake, see:  http://www.aeic.alaska.edu/Seis/recent/sub/quakes/2010263_evid10080114/evid10080114.html.

K.D. was exactly right!

AP Annual Conference Presentation, July 17, 2010, Washington, DC

Here are links to the handouts used during the presentation:

National Council for Geographic Education

The Geography Teacher

21st Century Skills Map:  Geography

AP Human Geography Course Home Page

Geopolitical Questions and Project (based on Haggett diagram)

Geographic Skills Scoring Guide

Map Analysis Assignment

Rwanda Lesson

Synthesis Presentation

Contact me at smothers-marcelloj@mail.ssd.k12.ak.us.