Types of Economies PPT

Wade Davis on endangered cultures | Video on TED.com

Wade Davis on endangered cultures | Video on TED.com

Introduction to Culture

Our next task in Geography is to study an overview of Human Geography.  We are starting with the general study of: What is a culture and how does geography define a culture?

 So far, we've watched an interesting video presented by Wade Davis on the decline of world cultures. Two powerpoint presentations helped to define the term culture; the ABC's of culture and an overview of population and how is it measured.  Finally, we discussed the difference between a developing and a developed country.

Homework: Finish your Culture Shock! paper.  To be handed in on Monday.  Read pages 80-90 in your text book and consult the CIA Factbook website on your country.  What is the birth rate of your country? Death rate? Percentage of increase.  Is your country considered to be a developed or a developing country?  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Introduction to Culture

There will be no class tomorrow due to the 8th grade Field Trip.  I will be away on Friday.  Your climate "test" is due on Monday.  Email me if you have questions. 

We had some really awesome video presentations in class today on world climates.  I was very impressed with all of your movie making skills.  We will now transition away from the introduction into physical geography to human geography.  We will look into many characteristics of what makes up a culture.   We started with the ABC's of culture and then watched the first part of a very interesting video where anthropologist, Wade Davis talked about the decline of cultures around the world.

Wade Davis on endangered cultures | Video on TED.com

Wade Davis on endangered cultures | Video on TED.com

World Climates Reports

All of the groups have been hard at work on the world climate videos.  I can't wait to see all of the great videos that you produce.

Homework:  All New Orleans essays were due today.  
Video presentations will begin at the beginning of class on Wednesday.  PLEASE BE READY!  If you need to work on the presentation outside of class, you will need to find time to get together as a group.  

World Climate

Don't forget - Map Quiz tomorrow (Thursday) on world map.  




Today we started working on news broadcasts on the climates of the world.  Each group is responsible for a general climate and producing a news broadcast of a specific location within the climate.  See the instructions above if you have questions.  A more detailed rubric will follow.

Homework: The climate project will take the next three days in class, so you will be working on a written assignment outside of class.  The argumentative essays on rebuilding New Orleans is due on Monday.  DO NOT wait until Sunday night to begin this assignment.  

Map Projections

During our discussion of map projections today, the point was made that all flat projections of the Earth's surface have some distortion. In fact some mathematicians feel that it is mathematically impossible to transfer the sphere of the earth to a flat surface without some inaccuracies in space and distance. Please review the PowerPoint above for the specific projections and people who created them.

Homework: Complete sections 3 and 4 in Plate tectonics packet. ALWAYS read actively.