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Welcome to Mr. Tredinnick's Human Geography Class

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This course uses The Cultural Landscape by James Rubenstein (9th edition)

This one semester class will introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alterations of the Earth’s surface. By looking at the relationships between cultural groups and their physical geography it is possible to find relationships that allow geographers to understand better how humans are shaped by their physical world, and change it in turn. We will be looking at different cultural phenomenon such as language, religion, government, and economic systems in order to make connections between different cultural set and how they interact with one another. This course is designed to increase the students’ understanding of the world and develop their critical thinking skills.
Human Geography Syllabus - Spring 2015
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Final Exam Review

Final Exam (Word Bank)
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Final Exam (Practice Map)
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Yakko's World

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End of course survey

Week 17: Begin Final Projects
     (May 18-22)
Monday: Unit IV
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Unit IV
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Introduce Final Project
     - Research a Country Project
Week 18: Final Project Work Time
     (May 25-29)
Monday: No School - Memorial Day
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Project Work Time
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Project Work Time
     - Sign-up for presentation times
Week 19: Finals Week
     (Jun 1-5)
Monday: No Class "A" Day
Tuesday: Final Projects Presentations
Wednesday: A DAY FINALS
Thursday: B DAY FINALS
     - Final Projects Presentations
Friday: MAKE-UP DAY FINALS

Unit IV - Economic Development

Unit IV Course Schedule

Week 13: Intro to Development
     (Apr 20-24)
Monday: Begin Development
     - Distribution of MDCs and LDCs (Notes)
     - Understanding the HDI (Assignment)
          HW: You will be assigned an MDC and LDC to research the HDI Score using the Human Development Rating website. For both your MDC and LDC write down their score and their rank.
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Models of Development
     - Relationships between MDCs and LDCs  (Assignment)
     - Rostow and Wallerstein's Models of Development (Notes)
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Development
     - Stages of Development (Activity)
     - Agriculture and the Stages of Development
          + Cost of Food Slides (Activity)
          + Cost of Food Handout (Activity)
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Week 14: Agriculture and Development
     (Apr 27-May 1)
Monday: No Class "A" Day
Tuesday: Agricultural Development
     - Finish Cost of Food Activity
     - Climate and Agricultural Production (Assignment)
     HW: Question on back of Climate and Agricultural Production Assignment
Wednesday: No Class "A" Day
Thursday: Agriculture and Lack of...
     - Von Thunen Model of Agriculture (Notes)
     - World Hunger Issue Activity
          + Kevin Carter Photograph (Activity)
          + Intro to Hunger
          + Slash and Burn Agriculture 
          + Deforestation in South America
          + Deforestation Stats
     HW: World Hunger Issues Activity Thought Question (Activity)
Friday: No Class "A" Day
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Week 15: Development and Industry
     (May 4-8)
Monday: Subsistence vs. Commercial Agriculture
     - Subsistence vs. Commercial Agriculture Reading (Assignment)
          + Subsistence vs. Commercial Agriculture handout (Assignment)
     - In-Class Discussion: Which Technological improvement has had the biggest impact on the lives of humans in the last 1000 years? 
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Industrial Development
     - The Industrial Landscape (Notes)
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Natural Resources
     - Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources (Assignment)
     - The Lorax: Problems of Industry (Assignment)
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Week 16: Geography of Transportation
     (May 11-15)

Monday: No Class "A" Day
Tuesday: Transportation
     - Geography of Transportation (Notes)
     - Review Time
     HW: Unit IV Test - Economic Development
Wednesday: No Class "A" Day
Thursday: Review Day
Friday: No Class "A" Day
Week 17: Finish Unit IV
     (May 18-22)
Monday: Review Day
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Finish Unit IV
     - Unit IV Test - Economic Development
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Final Project

Unit IV Notes

Distribution of MDCs and LDCs
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Rostow and Wallerstein Stages of Development
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The Industrial Landscape
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Geography of Transportation
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Von Thunen Model of Agriculture
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Unit IV Test Review

Unit IV Study Guide
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Unit IV Assignments

Cimate and Agricultural Production
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Relationships between MDCs and LDCs
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Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources
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Subsistence and Commercial Agriculture (Handout)
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Subsistence and Commercial Agriculture (Reading)
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The Lorax: Problems of Industry
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Understanding the HDI
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Unit IV Activities

Cost of Food (Slides)
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Cost of Food (Handout)
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Stages of Development
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World Hunger Issues Activity

Aid by Country
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Children Hunger Statistics
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Kevin Carter Photograph
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Thought Questions
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Unit IV Website Links

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

Deforestation in the Amazon Basin

Human Development Report

Global Food Security

Impact of Slash and Burn Agriculture

The Lorax


Unit III - Culture

Unit III Course Schedule

Week 9:Introducing Culture
            (Mar 16-20)
Monday: No Class "A" Day
Tuesday: Begin Unit III - Culture
     - Hand back tests
     - Introduction to Culture (Notes)
          + Portraits of Remote Folk Cultures
     HW: Disappearing Cultures (Assignment)
Wednesday: No Class "A" Day
Thursday: Reading Cultural Maps
     - Reading Religion Maps (Activities)
     - Reading Cultural Maps (Assignment)
     HW: Globalized Products (Assignment)
Friday: No Class "A" Day
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Week 10: Cultural Diffusion
            (Mar 23-27)
Monday: Cultural Diffusion 
     - Cultural Diffusion book work (Activity)
     HW: Cultural Diffusion Case Studies (Assignments)
Tuesday: Begin Political Geography
     - Go over homework
     - Political Geography (Notes)
Wednesday: No Class "A" Day
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Geographic Challenge Day
      Half Day - Teacher Work Day
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Week 11: Political Geography
            (Apr 6-10)
Monday: No School - Spring Break
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Political Geography
     - Political Maps Activity (Activities)
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Cultural Modules
     - Re-Mapping Africa (Assignment)
     HW: Unit III Study Guide (Test Review)
Week 12:Complete Unit III
            (Apr 13-17)
Monday: No Class "A" Day
Tuesday: Review
     - Review for Unit III Test
Wednesday: No Class "A" Day
Thursday: Finish Unit III
     - Unit III Test - Culture 
Friday:  No Class "A" Day
     Half Day - Teacher Work Day

Unit III Notes

Introduction to Culture
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Political Geography
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Unit III Test Review

Unit III Study Guide - Culture
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Unit III Assignments

Cultural Diffusion Case Studies
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Disappearing Cultures
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Globalized Products
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Reading Cultural Maps
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Unit III Activities

Cultural Diffusion Bookwork
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Reading Religion Maps
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Political Maps Activity

Political Maps Activity (Questions)
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Cold War Countries (Map 1)
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Growth of the British Empire (Map 2)
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Roman Empire Map (Map 3)
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Re-Mapping Africa Activity

Re-Mapping Africa (Assignment Handout)
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Re-Mapping Africa (Wrap-Up)
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Unit III Website Links

Before They Pass Away

Globalization Explained

Growth of Target 1962-2008

Jimmy Nelson TED Talk

Portraits of Remote Folk Cultures


Unit II - Urbanization and the Growth of Human Settlements

Unit II Course Schedule

Week 6: Introduction to Urbanization
         ( Feb 23-27)
Monday: Beginning Unit II - Urbanization
     - Intro to Urbanization
          + How did cities first begin to develop?
          + What is Urbanization?
          + What problems go along with Urbanization?     - Reading an Urban Area (Activity)
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Urbanization
     - Urbanization: Growth of Urban Areas (Notes)
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Geography Competition Day
     Half Day - Teacher Workshops
Dhaka Movie 
Question 1: What are the reasons people leave the Bangladesh countryside for Dhaka?
Question 2: What are the challenges facing new migrants to Dhaka’s poorest areas?
Week 7: Urbanization Case Studies
         (Mar 2-6)
Monday: No Class "A" Day
Tuesday: Urbanization Examples
     - Finish Urbanization Notes
     - Dhaka: The Worlds Fastest Growing Megacity
     - Urban Renewal (Assignment)    
          + Discussion
     HW: Tracking Urbanization Webquest (Assignment)
Wednesday: No Class "A" Day
Thursday: Urbanization
     - Discuss Tracking Urbanization     
     - Urbanization Bookwork (Assignment)
     HW: Tracking Changes in Urbanization (Assignment)
Friday: No Class "A" Day
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Week 8: Urbanized
         (Mar 9-13)
Monday: Urbanized
     - Begin watching movie "Urbanized"
          + Urbanized Movie Questions (Assignment)
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Finish Urbanized
     - Discuss Movie
     HW: Unit II Study Guide
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: End Unit II
     - Unit II Test - Urbanization
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Unit II Notes

Urbanization: Growth of Urban Areas
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Unit II Test Review

Unit II Study Guide - Urbanization
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Unit II Assignments

Tracking Changes in Urbanization
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Tracking Urbanization Webquest
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Urbanization Bookwork
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"Urbanized" Movie Questions
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Urban Renewal
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Unit II Activities

Reading an Urban Area (Slides)
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Reading an Urban Area (Questions)
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Unit II Website Links

Cooking in Karachi

China Hutong Debate

Dhaka - The World's Fastest Growing Megacity

Intro to Urbanization

Idea for a Crosswalk

Mapping Urbanization

Tracking Urbanization Webquest

Urbanized

Why living in Beijing Could Ruin Your Life


Unit I - Course Introduction and Population Geography 

Unit I Course Schedule 

Week 1: Course Introduction
              (Jan 19-23)
Monday: No School - MLK Day
Tuesday: Student Testing Day
Wednesday: Student Enrichment Day
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Introduction to course     
     - Get to Know you
     - Introduction to Human Geography
     - Course Introduction and Expectations
     - Arden Hayes - Geography Wiz 
     - Jaywalking    
     HW: Map Quiz Thursday
          + Use Map Quiz Review (Test Review)
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Week 4: Migration
              (Feb 9-13)
Monday: No Class "A" Day
Tuesday: Migration
     - Go over homework
     - Diversity Map of the United States
     - Migration: The Movement of People (Notes)
Wednesday: No Class "A" Day
Thursday: Migration Case Studies
     - Finish Migration Notes
     - Migration Bookwork (Assignment)
     HW: Effects of the Irish Potato Famine (Assignment)
Friday: No Class "A" Day
Week 2: Basics of Geography
              (Jan 26-30)
Monday: No Class "A" Day
Tuesday: Introduction to Geography
     - Korean Peninsula Warm-Up (Activities)
     - Sunita Williams (Activities)
     - The 5 Themes of Geography (Notes)
       HW: 5 Themes Assignment (Assignments)
         + Due Thursday
Wednesday: No Class "A" Day
Thursday: Tools of the Geographer
     - Map Quiz
     - Review 5 Themes
     - Geographic Perceptions (Activity)
     - Tools of the Geographer (Notes)
     HW: States of the 'Midwest'
          + Ask a teacher which states are part of the Midwest. You will need to have a list of all of the states the teacher thinks are in the Midwest, the teacher's name, and must have the teacher sign the paper your answers are on
Friday: No Class "A" Day
Week 5: Finish Unit I
              (Feb 16-20)
Monday: No School - Presidents Day
Tuesday: Migration Case Studies
     - Go over Irish Potato Famine
     - Letters from Karelia (Assignment)
     - Unit I Review (Study guide under Review)
     HW: Unit I Test on Wednesday
Wednesday: No Class "A" Day
Thursday: Unit I Test - Population and Migration
Friday: No Class "A" Day
Week 3: Population
              (Feb 2-6)
Monday:  Introduction to Population
     - States of the Midwest
     - Intro to Population Videos
          + Being One in Seven Billion 
          + The Most Typical Person in the World 
          + The Miniature Earth 
     - The World If There Were Only 100 People
     - Population Vocabulary (Assignment)
Tuesday: No Class "A" Day
Wednesday: Reading Population Maps
     - Reading Population Pyramids (Activities)
     - Reading Population Maps (Activities)
     HW: Creating a Choropleth Map (Assignment)
     HW: Constructing a Population Pyramid (Assignment)
Thursday: No Class "A" Day
Friday: Understanding Population Maps
     - Finish Population Maps
     - Looking for Patterns (Assignment)   
     HW: Diversity Maps (Assignment)
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Unit I Notes 

Five Themes of Geography Notes
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Migration: The Movement of People
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Tools of the Geographer
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Unit I Test Review

Map Quiz Review Sheet
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Map Quiz Word Bank

Pacific Ocean        Atlantic Ocean     Indian Ocean         Southern Ocean         
Arctic Ocean       Equator        Prime Meridian     Tropic of Capricorn        
Tropic of Cancer   Arctic Circle      Antarctic Circle    International Date Line        Compass Rose    North Pole     South Pole       Africa          Antarctica        Asia        Australia     Europe      North America       South America
Unit I Study Guide - Population and Migration
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Unit I Assignments

5 Themes Assignment
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Constructing a Population Pyramid
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Creating a Choropleth Map
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Diversity Maps
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Effects of the Irish Potato Famine
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Letters From Karelia
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Looking for Patterns
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Making a Population Chart
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Migration Bookwork
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Population Vocabulary Assignment
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Unit I Activities

Geographic Perceptions
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Korean Peninsula Warm-Up
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Population Pyramids
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Racial Diversity of Cities of the United States
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Reading Population Maps (Maps)
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Reading Population Maps (Questions)
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Sunita Williams
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Looking for Patterns Map Activity

World Population Density (Map 1)
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GDP Per Square Kilometer (Map 2)
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Germany Population Pyramid 1950 (Map 3)
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USA Ancestry Map (Map 4)
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Unit I Website Links

Arden Hayes - Geography Wiz

Being One in Seven Billion

Crazy Russians

Diversity Map of the United States

Jaywalking 

Letters from Karelia

North Korea Interesting Facts

The Miniature Earth

The Most Typical Person in the World

The World as 100 People


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Human Geography Helpful Websites

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