Assignments

=Thursday May 24=

**Your Final Development Essay was due today**
You need to get ALL late work in by Sunday if you wish to receive partial credit for missing assignments. Late work will not be accepted after Sunday.

**To prepare for upcoming** Exam on Units 4, 5 and 6 **please do the following:**
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 * Organize your binders
 * Fill in any missing gaps in your note - Use your friends to check through and make sure you are not missing any study materials in your binders
 * Make vocabulary Flash Cards
 * Highlight problem areas in previous exams/quizzes (i.e. the things you get wrong on previous assessments)
 * Note:** I will return your Unit 5 exams on Monday in class.

=Monday May 14=

**Homework to prepare for Wednesday (if not completed in class)**

 * Outline due at the beginning of next class, printed and ready to handed in
 * don't forget your in-text citations using MLA citation format
 * Try Bibme.org for a quick way to format a bibliography in MLA

Upcoming BIG Da tes:
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 * Essay Outline Due **Wednesday May 16th**
 * Unit 6 vocab quiz on **Tuesday May 22th**
 * Essay Due **Thursday May 24th**

**Homework to prepare for next class**

 * Polish your Thesis Statement - Due Monday absolute latest
 * List the three (3) specific indicators that you will be researching and writing about in order to effectively address your thesis statement - Due Monday absolute latest
 * YOU MUST BEGIN TO RESEARCH your development topic. This step is ongoing, and you are working up to your next deadline:
 * **The Outline - Due May16**

Upcoming BIG Da tes:
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 * Essay Outline Due **Wednesday May 16th**
 * Unit 6 vocab quiz on **Tuesday May 22th**
 * Essay Due **Thursday May 24th**

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**Homework due Next Class**
Begin to research your development topic. This is ongoing, and you are working up to your next deadline: **The Outline - Due May14**

Note: You will have a Unit 6 vocab quiz on May 14th
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**Homework due Next Class - Tuesday May 8**
For homework, you will complete an exercise to help get your brains warmed-up for writing your thesis statements for the next major assignment. The thesis statement will be due at the beginning of class on Tuesday May 08th.
 * Go to the Taking it Global website. The TIG site is a virtual space that explores different global issues and promotes collaboration and sharing of ideas and strategies for addressing these issues among young people like yourselves. You can explore the whole site if you like, but I would like your homework to be focused on the "Global Issues" subpage in this site, which is the link I gave you above.
 * Navigate through the 9 links to Global Issues on the left of the page (begins with "Media" and ends with "Culture"... Explore each of the nine pages and the "sub issues." You are looking for inspiration to get started on your thesis statement!!!
 * Find a few issues that you feel you are strongly connected to, or that can be related to Bangladesh.
 * For THREE DIFFERENT ISSUES, write THREE QUESTIONS connecting that issue to Bangladesh. One of these might evolve into your thesis statement
 * Note: You are NOT permitted to research and write about a topic that is similar to your essay for the population unit :)

Therefore, due next class...are three (3) well-crafted questions relating a global issue to Bangladesh!!
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**Homework due Next Class - Sunday May 6**
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 * 1) In groups you have reflected on the relevance of a development issue that is important to you. For homework, use the Internet to research one good strategy for addressing this issue. **Write one paragraph where you summarize** the strategy or program aimed at addressing this issue. Please cite your source. For this, you will have to visit a website of a **development aid agency**(below). Look at this list and chose which one might be best for investigating your issue. Some are more generalized and some are focused on a specific issue, which should be apparent in the title of the agency.
 * UN (United Nations)
 * UNDP (United Nations Development Program)
 * UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees)
 * FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)
 * ILO (International Labor Organization)
 * WHO (World Health Organization)
 * UNICEF (UN Children's Fund)
 * DFID (UK Department for International Development)
 * USAID (US Agency for International Development)

**Homework due Next Class - Wednesday May 2**

 * 1) You will have a **Binder Check** - make sure you come to class with your binder and that it is complete & organized
 * 2) You must research and select ONE good **Visual Graphic** of some kind that clearly represents an important element of **Development**
 * Print out this graphic on one page and bring it to class, with your name on it
 * Cite the source for this graphic (under the image)
 * Provide up to 3 sentences description for the visual, where you describe what the graphic shows us about development and why you think it is important

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Sunday April 22=

Complete Farming SIM due on Tuesday PLUS 3 minute presentation

 * Take your 800 word business plan - this must be typed with references!
 * Consolidate your data and plan into some key points
 * Create a concise and clear 3-minute visual presentation - //not to exceed 3 mins//
 * Prepare a note card or two for your presentation

= //__Farm Sim Due date__//- April 24 =

Test on Unit 5 - April 30th
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Your assessment for Unit 5 Agriculture is scheduled for April 30th
 * //__Note date change!__//**

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= = = = = = = = = = = = =Monday April 9= Assignment due on Wednesday April 11
 * Write a Paragraph (roughly 350 words):**
 * **First:** Pick an MEDC or LEDC and briefly summarize its **primary form of agricultural practice** in ONE SENTENCE only.
 * **Second**: Describe (few sentences) the PRIMARY **environmental problem** that is a result (direct or indirect) of agricultural practice in the country.
 * **Third:** Using research, describe what you think is a **good solution** to that environmental problem. Since this step must be based on research, please include at the bottom of your paragraph //**two sources** other than Wikipedia or similar crowdsourced sites.//


 * First - Reflection on the Presentation Process:** Come to class prepared with: 2 things you think your group did well and 2 things you feel your group could have improved upon for the presentation.


 * Second:** Reflect on the presentations made and conduct some additional research, if required, to answer the following questions:
 * 1) How is agriculture practiced in more developed countries?
 * 2) How is agriculture practiced in less developed countries?

Some areas to highlight would be **different farming practices, crops, existing issues with farming in such countries** and anything else of interest which would identify similarities within countries in each group. Your answer for each section should be around 300 words. A total of around 600 words for the entire assignment.

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Ongoing World Agriculture Association simulation exercise (below) -You will present next class Wednesday march 28
Rubric: = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Wednesday March 21= due on Sunday Mar 25 Submit a max. 300 word write up (individually) covering the points below: = = = = = =
 * 1) Work done so far by your group.
 * 2) Highlight what part of the work has been assigned to you.
 * 3) What do you see as next steps required to complete the project
 * 4) How does the group plan on working on this.

=Ongoing Simulation Assignment - the BIG Goal!=

Presentations will be held on Wednesday March 28th
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Your Mission :
= = ===="You want to be members of the **World Agricultural Association (WAA)** to enhance agribusiness for your country. To do so, each country (you have been assigned these already) will need to give a detailed account of **how, what, when, where it produces its products**. Criteria for membership will take into account // what contributions you can make to towards the goals of the association // which are:==== = = = =
 * 1) ====To bring good and reasonably priced agricultural products to consumers====
 * 2) ====To help other members of the association in terms of sharing experiences, technology, and enhancing learning====
 * 3) ====To contribute towards combating world hunger====

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Your Method:
= = = = = = = = = = =Sunday March 19= due on Wednesday Mar 21 Find an __article__ (should be dated after Jan 2010) which is relevant to your country profile assignment (can be about the country, specifically or can be about the type of agriculture practiced in that country, which you can apply) and present the key ideas **in one concise paragraph** not exceeding 300 words. = = = = = = = = = Thursday March 15th =
 * You can present any way you like (digital or hand crafted product) but you cannot use the same means you have tried before - Push yourselves to create great visuals!
 * You will be required to submit both a **visual and an oral presentation**

You will have an assessment on Unit 5 Agriculture on Monday - STUDY!!
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Homework Due Thursday:
Watch this video: @http://www.mindfood.com/at-environment-farm-satellites-role-food-production.seo and answer the following question: How will the satellite data help farmers worldwide as well as assist in combating mass hunger? = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Sunday March 11th =

Homework Due Tuesday:
= = Research on the internet to find examples of //at least// **2 countries** practicing Intensive Farming and **2 countries** engaged in Extensive Farming. **FOUR countries total.** Highlight what food they produce and the general quantity, and note whether they are LEDCs or MEDCs. Please put this information into a table form. Even though you are writing in a table, please make sure your writing is in complete sentences. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Wednesday March 7th =

1) Finish the vocab sheet
====2) Write 1-2 paragraphs describing farming practices in your home country using at MINIMUM 7 vocabulary words from the vocab sheet. __Your writing will be in YOUR OWN words and should be between 350-400 words.__====

**Monday March 5th - //Welcome Back!// **

 * On Wednesday we will finish your **COLONIALISM PROJECT PRESENTATIONS**

**Homework for Monday March 5th** - Due on Wednesday
Make a log of all of your meals from now until next class. __Your log must include the following points, in a table format, printed out, and handed in__:
 * 1) Name of item you ate
 * 2) Country the item was produced in
 * 3) Where you (your parents) bought the item
 * 4) What you know about how the item was processed (e.g. it is organic or produced without chemicals; vitamins were added; 'fortified' with vitamins)
 * 5) What you know about how the item was marketed (e.g. the packaging claimed it was high in energy; it was sold from the local market in Gulshan 2)

====**Add to your final document**: Go to this food miles calculator site to calculate the miles your food travels to get to your plate. __Add up all miles for all food items to produce ONE TOTAL sum of miles that you've consumed over the 2-day period__. How much TOTAL CARBON (pick a mode: car, train or plane and stick with it for the duration of the exercise) have you used?====

February 20 - //Unit 4 Test on Thursday!! Feb 23 //

 * Study these materials to prepare for your Unit 4 Test:**
 * **Your Bangladesh Scrap Books!!** - be prepared to answer questions about major people and events in the history of Bangladesh
 * **Northern Ireland assignment** - Residential Segregation. What are the cause/effects, relationships and origins and consequences of conflict in this scenario?
 * **Scramble for Africa** assignment - Review colonial powers, spatial conflicts, ethnic vs political division of territory
 * **Podcasts** - listen to the podcasts on this PAGE
 * Two (2) **vocabulary** sheets - there are 2!
 * **"Types of Conflict"** worksheet and the Wiki page you created linked HERE
 * Two **Colonialism film clips** and the Colonialism worksheet
 * Your **colonialism project** plus the presentations we've already had in class
 * ====__**The Power Point** - Linked to this PAGE - //This one is VERY important//.... **Understand slides 1-30!!!**__====

= Good Luck! =

February 16 - Colonialism Digital Project - //last day to work in class!!!//
1)Check the new assignment posted here: **Due Mo n Fe ** **b 20**

2) Record at least 6 Current Events related to Political Geography on your news log - the WHOLE 3-pg **worksheet is due on Feb 20** so you may want to do more!

3) **You will have your Unit 4 Exam on Feb 23**

February 11 - Colonialism Digital Project
1)Check the new assignment posted here: **Due Mo n Fe ** **b 20**

2) Record at least 6 Current Events related to Political Geography on your news log - the WHOLE 3-pg **worksheet is due on Feb 20** so you may want to do more!

3) **You will have your Unit 4 Exam on Feb 23**

February 7 - Colonialism: Zulu Dawn and Mangal Pandey
Assignments Due Sunday in class 1) Make sure I get all podcast assignments by individually specified due dates! 2) Record at least 6 Current Events related to Political Geography on your news log - the WHOLE 3-pg **worksheet is due on Feb 20** so you may want to do more! 3) Complete the Colonialism video assignments. All questions shall be answered by Sunday's class. For the Mangal Pandey portion you will need to watch the following clips. Enjoy! media type="youtube" key="2yXKbd5IDzU" height="315" width="420"

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1) Your Podcast file is due on Wednesday at the beginning of H block

 * 2) Political Geography Current Events log**... Begin your current events log tonight!... The current events log should focus on ANY event/issue pertaining to POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY Unit 4. This whole worksheet (3 pages) is due on Feb 20 in class

January 19 - Development of the Concept of State
PowerPoint linked here Reading: Rubinstein 260-266 "Development of the State Concept"

"Scramble for Africa" - Political Geography Timeline
//Using one of these online tools for creating digital timelines, your assignment is to create a timeline, from a political geography perspective, depicting the development of modern African States.//

Timeline Creation Software: Tiki-Toki TimeToast Dipity


 * Criteria for the project:**

Timeline must have a minimum of four entries, which should depict with some imagery, at minimum:
 * 1) African territory before the partition of Africa (1870s)
 * 2) African territory after the partition of Africa (1914) //- including colonizing powers//
 * 3) Distribution of African Languages (ethnic distribution dimension)
 * 4) Current African States

Your timeline must include the following in order to be complete:
 * 1) Well selected **images** (maps, political cartoons, diagrams)
 * 2) One **Primary Source** document attached (political cartoons, speeches, photographed artifacts)
 * 3) **Two examples** of Strategic location elements (waterways, natural resources, access points for trade, etc)
 * 4) One researched example of a **//contemporary// social or political problem RESULTING** form the so-called "Scramble for Africa" (religious, linguistic, territorial, cultural)
 * 5) Written descriptions of timeline entries up to a maximum of 350 words, which can be chopped-up and distributed throughout timeline
 * 6) Citations for all sources

**Due Monday Jan 23** **Grading:** Each Criteria Point above will be awarded 10 points for a total of 100 points.

= = = = =January 9=


 * 1) **Bangladesh Scrap Book - due beginning of class**
 * 2) **Finish if you have not done so in class: Blank World Map Exercise**- THIS WILL BE A CRUCIAL STUDY TOOL for your Midterm
 * 3) //Note//: for Language families portion, please refer to Rubenstein p.161
 * 4) **PowerPoint Review** - Please download and review PowerPoint for Basic Geographyconcepts.
 * 5) //Note:// you can please IGNORE slides #32 and #33.
 * 6) Take note of everything that you have limited understanding of, so that you will knoe your most important areas for review

Bangladesh Scrapbook
Will be due the week after break on Wednesday, January 11th. You must get started on this assignment this week (Dec 11-15) __//Only 3 class days will be allotted to this project.//__

**Due on Tuesday - Dec 13:**

 * 2nd Quarter Binder Check will be held on this class day
 * Vocabulary Sheet and Reading Completed using the textbooks in class, not the Internet (see required reading list below)

**Reading: DO THE READING!!! Write down the examples and relationships that the book presents to you**
//Rubenstien pp 230-232 "Rise of Nationalities,"// and //Kuby pp 356-364 "Breaking Up is Hard to Do:" Nations, States, and Nation-States,"// and //Bradshaw//, handout that I will give you in class

Bangladesh Scrapbook:
Will be due the week after break on Wednesday, January 11th. You must get started on this assignment this week (Dec 11-15) __//Only 3 class days will be allotted to this project.//__

**Due on Tuesday - Dec 13:**

 * 2nd Quarter Binder Check will be held on this class day
 * Vocabulary Sheet and Reading Completed using the textbooks in class, not the Internet (see required reading list below)

**Reading: DO THE READING!!! Write down the examples and relationships that the book presents to you**
//Rubenstien pp 230-232 "Rise of Nationalities"// and //Kuby pp 356-364 "Breaking Up is Hard to Do:" Nations, States, and Nation-States"//

Bangladesh Scrapbook:
Will be due the week after break on Wednesday, January 11th. You must get started on this assignment next week (Dec 11-15) to avoid panic and chaos in your lives.

December 5th
No Homework

December 1st
on the test: Vocabulary, Multiculturalism, Cultural identify and interaction, impact of globalization on culture

November 27th

 * ====Review of Multiculturalism/Paragraphs you wrote for homework====
 * Begin Culture Boards

Homework: You need to prepare parts of your group's culture boards from home, such as //writing, gathering images, or working on any detailed component// that you won't have time to complete in class.

November 22nd
media type="youtube" key="TyzDOHLa2gk?rel=0" height="315" width="560" ==== Due Sunday  - Write one, well-developed paragraph in response to the following question. Your paragraph must include three specific examples of evidence to back up your argument. ====
 * Those of you who missed the VIDEO, please watch it here before completing the homework:


 * **Explain** whether multiculturalism has succeeded in Europe, particularly Britain, or has failed to create a non-segregated society.

Next class we will begin the culture boards

November 20th
==== Due Tuesday - 7 Questions from Multiculturalism Assignment sheet. You must have all 7 questions answered thoroughly and be prepared to teach your partner about your particular scenario. ====

Multiculturalism Assignment:
In pairs, you will read the following articles.
 * In Class - PAIRS:**

//Norway:// [|New York Times – and overview] [|Connections between shootings and multiculturalism]

//English Defense League:// [|New Yorker - British feelings on Multiculturalism and the EDL] English Defense League - [|Homepage]

**Homework:**

 * 1) ====Complete: Culture unit vocabulary packet due Nov 20 ====
 * 2) ====Define: In your own words, write a few sentences to describe the term, multiculturalism... You may look it up online but you need to define it in your own words in **your notebook** due Nov 20 ====

November 14th - Culture Assignment Due Nov 16th - end of class

 * ==== 500-800 word paper - see links to assignment and rubric here ====
 * ====Culture unit vocabulary sheets due Nov 22 ====

Due Nov 14th:

 * ==== Be sure that you have chosen a culture to study for the essay (above). I will have to approve your culture next class, so you may want to have a couple in mind - make sure that it is a //specific// culture and that it is in either //Asia// or //Africa// (LEDC) ====
 * ==== Begin to research that culture according to the questions in the assignment ====

Be sure to cover these topics in your studying:

 * **All vocabulary** from Population and Migration chapters in Waugh (corresponding to your vocabulary sheets in your notebooks)
 * Understand the reasons //why// people move from one place to another; Be able to identify various //push// and //pull// factors
 * The difference between migrants and refugees
 * Understanding of the migrations of peoples in a variety of different countries (from your research and the in-class presentations)

due Thursday end of class
You will work in pairs, the assignment includes:


 * 1) 1 - Your **POSTER** (map) and paragraphs (8) are due by this deadline.


 * 1) 2 - Your **PRESENTATION** (to the class) on the group you researched for Migration assignment

October 9th: Unit 2 Major Assignment - Population
October 13 - DUE: Thesis Statement and list of 6 annotated sources October 17 - DUE: Outline due end of class October 25 - DUE: first Draft November 3 - DUE: Final Draft

September 26th: Home Country Demographics Assignment

 * 1) Draw a __Population Pyramid__(like those on Waugh pp. 8 & 9) for your country, featuring:
 * the population divided into five-year age groups (e.g. 5 yo 9 yrs and 10 to 14 yrs)
 * the percentage of the total population, subdivided into males and females, for each of those groups
 * 1) Draw a __Population Density Map__ for your country with a key showing me how to interpret your map
 * 2) Create a __Population Distribution Table__ for your country (like we did together in class for Bangladesh). You can use the following template:

Helpful Resource: CIA World Factbook
 * **Physical Indicators** || **Descriptions** || **Human Indicators** || **Descriptions** ||
 * Relief (elevation/landscape) ||  || Economic ||   ||
 * Climate ||  || Political ||   ||
 * Vegetation ||  || Social (health/education) ||   ||
 * Soil ||  || Cultural (traditions/beliefs) ||   ||
 * Natural Resources ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Water Supply ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Natural Routes/Situation ||  ||   ||   ||

September 22nd
Using a variety of Internet resources, answer the following questions for homework. Use full paragraphs and express your complete thoughts, IN YOUR OWN WORDS!!!. If you paraphrase another person's idea, you must use proper [|MLA citation rules].
 * Answers must be typed and printed prior to the start of class! Due Next Class **

1) Why is the population of the world so unevenly distributed
2) How does birth rate and death rate affect population structure (eg. gender) and growth? What is TFR and IMR? Include these terms in your answer 3) What are some of the various strategies that the world has used to control population growth?

September 14th
Your assignment is linked here:

We will learn about Global Warming on **Sept 18th** and...

September 7th

 * 1) **Watch the following YouTube videos:** For each video, create a __PROBLEM statement and and ANSWER to that problem__. You will have one Problem/Answer set for each video. Due next class in your notebook
 * 2) [|Relief Rainfall]
 * 3) [|Series of 13 Videos on Climate/Weather] (you may find a few of these videos are blocked. You need to watch each one that is accessible

September 5th
Due Next Class
 * 1) Make sure that you have read **Waugh pp. 200-207** and have made a glossary of all the **Key Words and Terms** on the top of **page 208**
 * 2) Finish your **Local Climate projec**t (**See Below**). This project is due at the beginning of the next class.

**Local Climate Project**

 * 1) Pick a country that means something to you... your home country or Bangladesh... or someplace where the local weather is intriguing to you
 * 2) Like Waugh did with Britain, you are going to describe, with writing and visual components, the climate of this country
 * 3) You MUST include the **Temperature and Rainfall**details of this country:
 * The **air masses** that affect the country
 * Factors that affect the **temperature** in the country (See Waugh p. 201)
 * Types of **rainfall** that affect the country
 * 1) Your Presentation should be a poster that displays the information neatly and includes what your own writing as well as pictures/maps/graphs
 * Must contain details of ALL five factors affecting temperature (See Waugh p. 201)
 * Must have at least ONE isotherm map (See Waugh p. 201)
 * Must have at least ONE choropleth map
 * Must include at least ONE example of either relief, frontal, or convection rainfall

August 30th
Due Next Class
 * 1) Make sure that you have read **Waugh pp. 200-203**
 * 2) Make a glossary of the **Key Words and Terms** on the top of **page 208** and begin to start to fill in definitions for Part A and explain the difference between terms in Part B in your notebook
 * 3) Finish your **Local Climate projec**t (See **Class Activities** page). We will only have a short time to work on this next class so do as much as you can today and work on it over the long weekend if needed

August 28th
Our next part of Unit One covers climate and weather. Please be looking in the news and following the weather in Asia... Come to class Sunday prepared to talk about the weather around you. This will lead up to an assignment on the weather in Asia. Due Next Class

August 22nd
DRAW YOUR OWN MAP!! Using either isoline, choropleth, proportional symbol or dot map, illustrate EITHER population OR physical data for your home country. You will be handing in a map of your country that represents one of these four ways that geographers represent and interpret data on a map. Due Next Class

August 18nd
Next class you will be quizzed on the countries in Asia. I will ask you some of the capital cities for extra credit. You must know the names of all of the countries of Asia but not beyond Pakistan on the West. I will ask you to identify ten countries. Due Next Class

August 16th
Select ANOTHER __news article__ that relates DIRECTLY to one of these TWO THEMES in Geography: **__Region or Movement__**. Refer to your Five Themes handout for help. The article must be current within the last 2 months. Bring in the actual article or print it from the Internet and prepare a short 2-min presentation for the class that will address these 3 POINTS: Due Next Class

1) What is the article about? 2) Does the article illustrate REGION or MOVEMENT? How and WHY? 3) What has the article taught you about the world around you and how humans interact with it?

August 14th
Homework: Bring in a copy of a map of your favorite country (can be any type of map we’ve studied) and prepare to tell the class, //using the map//, why it is your favorite. You need to use features of the map in your description. Due next class

August 10th
Select a news article that relates DIRECTLY to one of the FIVE THEMES in Geography. The article must be current within the last 2 months. Bring in the actual article or print it from the Internet and prepare a short 2-min presentation for the class that will address these 3 POINTS: Due Next Class

1) What is the article about? 2) What geographical theme does the article best illustrate and WHY? 3) What has the article taught you about the world around you and how humans interact with it?