Urbanization is an important unit of study in geography as on average 4 out of 5 people live in the urban area in Western Europe and North America and Japan... and in Australia, 9 out of 10 people... in developing Asia, 4 out of 10 people--but those statistics are rapidly changing with urbanization. More and more people around the world are moving from the rural areas, from an agrarian based society, to the suburbs and cities, in search of a better life, more economic opportunities and a higher standard of living. For too many, this mass migration is met with hardship and governments struggle to keep up with the influx of so many people as it stresses the existing infrastructure. For this reason, this is a short but significant unit. How do we rise to the challenges we face with modernization and urbanization? How do we meet the needs of an increasingly urbanized global population? Today we'll take a look at when, where & why people began living in cities. We'll go over some of the APHG terms for this final unit of the course and we'll review some of the terms we've already learned this year and how they apply to the study of the urban landscape. Helpful Link for today's class:
HW: Complete reading guide for Rubenstein CH. 12 "Services & Settlements"Complete the handout in class for the reading guide for Rubenstein CH. 12 (yes, you already looked at/read some of this in Unit 6).
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After today's review of the MCQ results, we will talk about Industry & Services -- and how these two correlate and work together.
Helpful Links for Today's Class:
HW: Study for Summatives
Links to some of the materials that should be in your binder (or in APHG Drop Folder):
Extensions:
Today's class...First you will take an Industry/Services Vocab Quiz (10 minutes). Afterwards, we will continue looking at key concepts and terms for Industry and then shift into looking at services--the types, where they are located and why they are located where they are. Helpful Links for Today's Class: HW: Review terms & concepts for formative MCQPrep for Formative MCQ Formative MCQ Hints
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HW: Prep for practice frq on outsourcing
There was an "Outsourcing to India - Case Study" Google Doc dropped in your APHG Drop folder. There are a few short videos to watch and pick one of the articles linked to read/skim through. This assignment will take approx. 45min. - 1 hour (depending on how detailed of notes/responses you record). While this is in preparation for a practice FRQ --(no, not graded), this topic may be one of the SUMMATIVE FRQ topics your class will receive. You've been warned...
Today, you will start with a formative FRQ on Development.
Afterwards, we have a handful of students who will present on their Interim Project Presentations.
Once presentations conclude today you will have the remaining time in class to start reading Rubenstein CH. 11 Industry and begin working on the reading guide (handout given in class).
Please be sure to use the PDF version of the 12th edition of Rubenstein--there were some major revisions between the 12th edition and the edition you have at home. It is to your benefit in preparation for the AP exam to use the 12th edition.
Helpful Resources for Today's Class:
Afterwards, we have a handful of students who will present on their Interim Project Presentations.
Once presentations conclude today you will have the remaining time in class to start reading Rubenstein CH. 11 Industry and begin working on the reading guide (handout given in class).
Please be sure to use the PDF version of the 12th edition of Rubenstein--there were some major revisions between the 12th edition and the edition you have at home. It is to your benefit in preparation for the AP exam to use the 12th edition.
Helpful Resources for Today's Class:
- Rubenstein CH. 11 Industry - Key Issue 1 (PDF)
- Rubenstein CH. 11 Industry - Key Issue 2 (PDF)
- Rubenstein CH. 11 Industry - Key Issue 3 - Energy Sources (PDF)
- Rubenstein CH. 11 Industry - Key Issue 3 - Pollution (PDF)
- Rubenstein CH. 11 Industry - Key Issue 4 (PDF)
- Rubenstein Reading Guide (hardcopy given out in class)
HW: Continue reading Rubenstein CH. 11, Industry; study Industry vocab -- quiz next class.
- Finish reading Rubenstein. Work on the reading guide (yes, this will be part of the binder check on the day of summative assessments)
- Vocab terms to know (most come from Rubenstein's Industry CH. 11 but some are in Fouberg's Industry CH. 12)
- Vocab quiz will be at the end of next class (after a lecture and chance to get to know many these terms with more context). It will be 15-20 terms. Matching with a word bank provided.
Industrial Revolution
Cottage Industry
Capital
Perishable Products Company
Single-Market Manufacturers
Location theory
Variable costs
Right to Work Laws
Distance decay
Weber's Least cost theory
Agglomeration
Technopole
Primary industrial regions
Offshore
Site Factors
Situation Factors
Fordist
Post-Fordist
Intermodal connections
Outsourced
Bulk-gaining industry
Bulk-reducing industry
Break-of-bulk point
Global division of labor
Sunbelt
Just-in-time delivery
Friction of distance
Deglomeration
Deindustrialization
Renewable energy
Nonrenewable energy
Quizlet Flashcard Sets to also help study...
- Rubenstein - Industry Vocab (22 terms)
- Fouberg - Industry Vocab (21 terms)
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Helpful Links for Data in Today's Class:
- About the Sustainable Development Goals of 2030
- The World Inequality Database
- Infographic: The Reality of Violence Against Women
- The World's Top 26 Billionaires Now Own as Much as the Poorest 3.8 Billion, Says Oxfam (Time, Jan. 2019)
- The Richest 1% Now Own Half the World’s Wealth (CNBC, 2017)
- The Rising Tide of Poverty
- Seven in Ten People live on $10/Day (Pew Research, 2015)
- 8 Things You Should Know about Singapore’s Wealth Gap (ChannelNewsAsia, 2016)
- How The World’s Wealth is Divided Among People (Pew Research, 2013)
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HW: Study for formative frq: development
Development models & theories and HDI: This is the topic of today's conversation.
We are going focus on the role of women in the challenge to address development. We are going to look at how women and girls play a critical role in determining the rate at which a nation develops. We will also examine how microcredit loans (micro-financing) has played a critical role in many communities in providing women an opportunity to enter the formal economy and lift their family and communities out poverty and raise the standard of living.
We will also have some students presenting their Interim Summative Presentations today.
Links to slides or video should be submitted to Mrs. Stewart. Submit via Google Form
Helpful Resources for Today's Class:
We are going focus on the role of women in the challenge to address development. We are going to look at how women and girls play a critical role in determining the rate at which a nation develops. We will also examine how microcredit loans (micro-financing) has played a critical role in many communities in providing women an opportunity to enter the formal economy and lift their family and communities out poverty and raise the standard of living.
We will also have some students presenting their Interim Summative Presentations today.
Links to slides or video should be submitted to Mrs. Stewart. Submit via Google Form
Helpful Resources for Today's Class:
- Unit 6 Part 1: Development - Lecture Slides
- Microcredit & Female Entrepreneurs
- UNDP Human Development Annual Reports: Gender Inequality Index Note: the lower the score, the less inequality/gap between men/women
- The World's Women 2015
- Gender Analysis Activity
- Global Wellbeing Booklet (PDF)
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Pick one of these articles to read within your group:
- Closing the Global Economy's New Digital Divide (Project Syndicate)
- Over 450 business leaders and government delegates commit to boost women’s roles in companies (UNDP)
- Gates Notes: The 5 Toughest Questions We Get (Gates Foundation)
- Globalization, Technology and Inequality: Its the Policies, Stupid (Brookings Institute)
- Oxfam scandal: development work is built on inequality but that’s no reason to cut foreign aid (The Conversation.com)
HW: Watch 'Girl Rising' video segments & take notes
| After today's class focus on Gender Inequality and the role of women and girls in addressing development challenges (and human rights challenges), you are asked to watch one of the featured chapters of the Sundance Film Festival documentary "Girl Rising". Please watch the videos of Suma's Story (Nepal), Senna's Story (Peru) and Melka's Story (Ethiopia). There are additional videos you can watch that are included. |
Watch 3 segments of the documentary Girl Rising. Take notes on the notes document provided to you. Note: If you are interested and would rather watch the entire film, it is approx. 1 hour 40 min. long. It is heart-breaking, beautifully told stories of 9 girls, and stunning cinematography--this story is truly inspiring with a fantastic sountrack!
You can find the full-length film available for rent on Amazon. It is worth watching the entire film!
You can find the full-length film available for rent on Amazon. It is worth watching the entire film!
Today's Bellringer:
Read through the following to help identify the 5 types of economic activities (sectors) seen throughout the world today. Then try in your table group to match the list of the following:
Read through the following to help identify the 5 types of economic activities (sectors) seen throughout the world today. Then try in your table group to match the list of the following:
Click on the following link to find out the answer to the above question:
Why did Asia develop rapidly and Africa didn’t? (Presentation)
Why did Asia develop rapidly and Africa didn’t? (Presentation)
Today we will take a look at the different stages of development and some factors that account for uneven development. We will look at 2 competing theories about development and what they suggest about how countries develop and barriers to development.
We will also look at the different economic activities (types of industry sectors, jobs, services, etc.) that are common at different stages of development and the implications of this on development and vice versa.
Helpful Links for Today's Class:
After a brief lecture in class, there will be a short formative vocab quiz on Fouberg Chapter 10 terms and concepts.
The remaining time in class will be devoted to working on Interim Presentation Projects.
We will also look at the different economic activities (types of industry sectors, jobs, services, etc.) that are common at different stages of development and the implications of this on development and vice versa.
Helpful Links for Today's Class:
- Unit 6 Part 1: Development - Lecture Slides
- Wallerstein vs. Rostow analysis
- Fouberg - Development Vocab (28 terms)
After a brief lecture in class, there will be a short formative vocab quiz on Fouberg Chapter 10 terms and concepts.
The remaining time in class will be devoted to working on Interim Presentation Projects.
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HW: Work on interim presentations...
Warm-up
Based on your MCQ results... I think classes should spend some time reviewing the location of the 50 U.S. states: http://world-geography-games.com/us-states.html
Today we will start delving into the factors that impact a country's "development" and issues that often arise when countries are at different stages of development. We will begin to look at different models and theories about development to try to understand the complexity and challenges with getting more people around the world to higher stages of development and better living conditions.
Helpful links:
APHG Unit 6 Part 1: Development (Lecture Slides)
Helpful links:
APHG Unit 6 Part 1: Development (Lecture Slides)
Interim Project Presentations... begin to prepare...
You will be given some time this week (in class as well as assigned for homework) to work on your Interim Presentations. Let's review the requirements and begin signing up for your date to present:
Interim Presentation reminders and samples
Interim Presentation reminders and samples
- Interim Semester Reflection Presentation Project
- Presentation Sign-up slots (first come, first serve--check your own calendar to be sure this date works for you).
- Sample Interim Project: Syria 2011
- Interim presentations grading rubric sheet
HW: Read Fouberg CH. 10 (Development)
Read through Chapter 9 of Fouberg on Development (if you have a newer version of the book, the Development chapter might be Chapter 10). Be familiar with the terms used.
You will have a formative vocab quiz towards the end of next class after we review some of the terms and after a short lecture.
You will have a formative vocab quiz towards the end of next class after we review some of the terms and after a short lecture.
Today we will review for the summative (happening next class -- Wed. 2/13 for A Blocks; Thurs. 2/14 B Block).
The following resources will be helpful for review:
The following resources will be helpful for review:
- Summative HINTS PPT
- Unit 5 Test study guide (this is pretty detailed with a lot of the terms and concepts you need to know--this is worth reading through)
- Agriculture Overview PPT (Rubenstein)
- Super helpful review webpage
- Unit 5 Vocab (50 terms with images)
- Unit 5 Vocab (33 terms)
Overview of Interim presentations
During Interim, you are asked to take photos for a real-world field application of geographic concepts and terms. While you are on Interim, consider how what you have studied in Human Geography so far this year applies to the country and areas you are visiting. Take photos (and/or video).
When you return from Interim, you will spend some time in class that week working on an Interim Field Studies of Geography and create a presentation (slides or video--your choice).
You will need to sign up for a day to present. Details of the Interim project presentation can be found on the document (tasks, rubric and sample presentations):
When you return from Interim, you will spend some time in class that week working on an Interim Field Studies of Geography and create a presentation (slides or video--your choice).
You will need to sign up for a day to present. Details of the Interim project presentation can be found on the document (tasks, rubric and sample presentations):
- Here is a list of the APHG terms/concepts -- listed by chapter, that can help you find terms (and a theme) to focus on.
HW: Study!!! Also, be sure your binder is ready!
Study the hints and any helpful resources if the "hint" words on the slides isn't ringing any bells for you--the lecture slides and quizlet flashcards should help you if the title of the slide and image isn't enough of a hint of what might be on the test.
Be sure you have the following items in your binder (note: the Woodlands Observation notes from the Woodlands Walkabout will help you but wont' hurt you so if you didn't attend, you can still manage to get an "A+" without it--I have your observation notes if you turned them in that day--I'll give them back to you). Print out your Pros/Cons notes and your reading/study guide for Rubenstein (if you did this one electronically).
Do the 1-pager. Yes. And a 1-pager is not just a list of terms. Its a concept map so you need to show connections to different terms and concepts. Don't make a list of every term on Quizlet and think that counts as a 1-pager. No points for you if you show me just a list of words.
Be sure you have the following items in your binder (note: the Woodlands Observation notes from the Woodlands Walkabout will help you but wont' hurt you so if you didn't attend, you can still manage to get an "A+" without it--I have your observation notes if you turned them in that day--I'll give them back to you). Print out your Pros/Cons notes and your reading/study guide for Rubenstein (if you did this one electronically).
- Rubenstein Study Guide Handout
- Future of Farming - Pros/Cons Notes
- Seeds of Suicide Notes Document (+ case study links)
Do the 1-pager. Yes. And a 1-pager is not just a list of terms. Its a concept map so you need to show connections to different terms and concepts. Don't make a list of every term on Quizlet and think that counts as a 1-pager. No points for you if you show me just a list of words.
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