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Welcome to Mr. Tredinnick's Human Geography Class

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This Course Uses Human Geography: A World of Interaction by Kyle Tredinnick

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.
Syllabus - Human Geography (Spring 2016)
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Unit V - Cultural and Political Geography

Unit V Schedule

Week 15: Principles of Cultural
     (May 9-13)
Monday: No Class "B" Day
Tuesday: Defining Culture
​     - Introduction to Culture (Notes)
     HW: Read Chpt 9 (pages 1-6)
             Activity 9.1
Wednesday: No Class "B" Day
Thursday: Cultural Diffusion
     - Cultural Diffusion Bookwork
     - Activity 9.2 
     HW: 9.3-9.5
Friday: No Class "B" Day
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Week 16: Effects of Diffusion/ Geopolitical Geography
     (May 16-20)

Monday: Impacts of Diffusion
     - The Negatives of Diffusion (Notes)
     - Impacts of Cultural Diffusion Poster (Assignment)
     HW: 9.6-9.8

Tuesday: No Class "B" Day
Wednesday: 
     - Case Study: The Origins of Rock 'n' Roll (Notes)

          - Diffusion of Rock 'n' Roll Questions (Assignment) 
     - Reading Religion Maps (Notes)
     - Reading Cultural Maps (Assignment)
     HW: Chapter 9 Review

Thursday: No Class "B" Day
Friday: Introduction to Geopolitical Geography
​     - Basics of Political Geography (Notes)
     - Activity 10.1 and 10.2
​     HW: Activity 10.3 and 10.4
Week 17: Principles of Political Geography
     (May 23-27)
Monday: No Class "B" Day
Tuesday: The Shape of States
     - Go over Homework
     - Creating States (Notes)
     HW: Activity 10.5 and 10.6

Wednesday: No Class "B" Day
Thursday: Geopolitical Issues
​     - Activity 10.7
     - Hypernationalism and Supranationalism (Notes)

Friday: No Class "B" Day
Week 18: End of Semester
     (May 30 - June 3)
Monday: No School - Memorial Day
Tuesday: Review Day
     - In-Class Study Time
Wednesday: No Class "B" Day
Thursday: Review Day
     - In-Class Study Time
Friday: No Class "B" Day

Monday June 6th Unit V Test - Cultural and Political Geography
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Unit V Notes

Basics of Political Geography
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Creating States
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Introduction to Culture
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The Negatives of Diffusion
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Reading Religion Maps
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Hyper-Nationalism and Supranationalism
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The Origins of Rock 'n’ Roll
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Unit V Assignments

Cultura Diffusion Bookwork
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Diffusion of Rock ‘n’ Roll Discussion Questions
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Reading Cultural Maps
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Impacts of Diffusion Poster
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Unit V Additional Resources

Before They Pass Away

Globalization Explained

Growth of Target 1962-2008

Jimmy Nelson TED Talk

Portraits of Remote Folk Cultures


Unit IV - Agriculture and Development

Unit IV Schedule

Week 11: Rural Land Use
     (Apr 11-15)
Monday: No Class "B" Day
Tuesday: Introduction to Economic Geography
     - Cost of Food (Assignment)
     HW: Activity 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4
Wednesday: No Class "B" Day
Thursday: Location of Agriculture
​     - Discuss 6.3
     - Von Thunen Model of Land Use (Notes)
     - Activity 6.6
     HW: Activity 6.5 and 6.7
Friday: No Class "B" Day
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Week 12: Natural Resources
     (Apr 18-22)
Monday: Rural Organization
     - Rural Organization (Notes)
​     HW: 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3
Tuesday: No Class "B" Day
Wednesday: Natural Resources
     - Examining Natural Resources (Notes)
​     - The Lorax (Assignment)
     HW: Activity 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
Thursday: No Class "B" Day
Friday: Principles of Industrialization 
     Early Release - Staff Development

​     - The Industrial Landscape (Notes)
     HW: Activity 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5
Week 13: Industrial Geography
     (Apr 25-29)
Monday: No Class "B" Day
Tuesday: Measuring Development
     - Development Models (Notes)
     - Stages of Development (Assignment)
     HW: Activity 8.1,8.2, 8.6 and 8.7
Wednesday: No Class "B" Day
Thursday: Industrial Location
     - Industrial Location Factors (Notes)
     HW: Activity 8.8
Friday: No Class "B" Day
Week 14: Finish Unit IV
     (May 2-6)
Monday: Review Day
     - In-Class Study Time
Tuesday: No Class "B" Day
Wednesday: Review Day
     - In-Class Study Time
Thursday: No Class "B" Day
Friday: Unit IV Test
     Unit IV - Agriculture and Development (MG & SA)
          + Friday May 6th
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Unit IV Notes

Development Models
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Examining Natural Resources
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Industrial Location Factors
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Rural Organization
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The Industrial Landscape
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Von Thunen Model of Land Use
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Unit IV Assignments

Cost of Food (Handout)
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Cost of Food (Slides)
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Stages of Development
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The Lorax
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Unit IV Additional Resources

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 - Urbanization 

Unit III Schedule

Week 7: Principles of Urbanization
     (Mar 7-11)
Monday: No Class "B" Day
Tuesday: Intro to Urbanization
     - Reading an Urban Area Activity (Notes)
          + Reading an Urban Area (Assignment)
     HW: Activity 4.1, and 5.1
Wednesday: No Class "B" Day
Thursday: Theories and Concepts of Urbanization
​     - Urbanization (Notes) 
     HW: 4.4, and 4.5
Friday: No Class "B" Day
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Week 10: Finish Unit III
​     (Mar 28 - Apr 1)
Monday: Review Day
     - In-Class Review Time
     HW: Unit III Test on Wednesday Nov 11th
Tuesday: No Class "B"Day
Wednesday: Unit II Test
     Unit II Population and Migration (MG & SA)
          + Wednesday March 30th
Friday: Geoguessr Day
Week 8: Urbanization Case Studies
     (Mar 14-18)
Monday: Changes in Urbanization
​     - Finish Urbanized

     - Classifying Large Cities (Notes)
     - Gentrification and Urban Renewal Discussion
          + Activity 4.3
     HW: Activity 4.2 and 5.2
Tuesday: No Class "B" Day
Wednesday: Urbanized
     - Watching Movie "Urbanized"
​          + Urbanized Movie Questions (Assignment)
​              - Will be completed next class
Thursday: No Class "B" Day
Friday: Urban Models
     - Finish Urbanized 

     - Urban Models (Assignment)
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Week 9: Urban Models and Theories
     (Mar 21-25)
Monday: No Class "B" Day
Tuesday: Urban Models
     - Finish Urban Models
          + Discuss
     HW: Activity 5.3 and 5.4
Wednesday: No Class "B" Day
Thursday: Theories of Urbanization
     - Urban Theories (Notes)
     HW: Activity 5.5 and 5.6
Friday: No Class "B" Day
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Unit III Notes

Classifying Large Cities
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Reading an Urban Area Slides
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Urbanization
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Urban Theories
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Unit III Assignments

Reading an Urban Area Questions
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Urban Models
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Urbanized Movie Questions
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Unit III Website Links

Cooking in Karachi

China Hutong Debate

Dhaka - The World's Fastest Growing Megacity

Interactive Map - Urban Growth

Idea for a Crosswalk

Urban Population Growth 1990-2015

Urbanized

TedEd - Urbanization and the Evolution of Cities

Why living in Beijing Could Ruin Your Life


Unit II - Population and Migration

Unit II Course Schedule

Week 3: Introducing Population
     (Feb 8-12)
Monday: Unit I
Tuesday: No Class "B" Day
Wednesday: Introducing Population Geography
     - Finish Unit I
     - Introduction to Population Videos
          + Being One in Seven Billion
          + Seven Billion: Are You Typical?
          + The Miniature Earth
          + If The World Were 100 People
     HW: Activity 2.1
Thursday: No Class "B" Day
Friday: Analyzing Population
     - Go Activity 2.1
     - Importance of the Census (Activity 2.2)
     - Displaying Population Data (Notes)
     HW: Activity 2.3 and 2.4
Week 6: Finish Unit II
     (Feb 29-Mar 4)
Monday: Review Day
     - In-Class Review Time
     HW: Unit II Test on Wednesday Oct 14th
Tuesday: No Class "B" Day
Wednesday: Unit II Test
     Unit II Population and Migration (MG & SA)
          + Wednesday March 2nd
Thursday:No Class "B" Day
Friday: No School - Student Testing
Week 4: Principles of Population
     (Feb 15-19)
Monday: No School - President's Day
Tuesday: No Class "B" Day
Wednesday: Examining Demographics
     - Demo - Gapminder     
     - Demographic Transition Model (Notes)
​          + Activity 2.4
     HW: Activity 2.5 and 2.7
Thursday: No Class "B" Day
Friday: Examining Demographics
     - Reading Population Maps (Assignment)
     - Looking for Patterns (Assignment)
​     HW: Diversity Maps
     HW: Activity 2.8
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Week 5: Principles of Migration
     (Feb 22-26)
Monday: No Class "B" Day
Tuesday: Theories and Concepts of Migration
     - Types of Migration (Notes)
     - Activity 3.1 - 3.3
     HW: Activity 3.4
Wednesday: No Class "B" Day
Thursday: Examining Migration
     - Patterns of Migration (Notes)
​          + Effects of the Irish Potato Famine (Assignment)
          + Activity 3.6
     HW: Activity 3.7 and 3.8
Friday: No Class "B" Day
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Unit II Notes

Displaying Population Data
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Demographic Transition Model
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Patterns of Migration
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Types of Migration
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Unit II Assignments

Diversity Maps
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Effects of the Irish Potato Famine
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Looking For Patterns
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Mapping Population
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Population Vocabulary
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Reading Population Maps
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Unit II Website Links

Being One in Seven Billion

Diversity Map of the United States

Letters from Karelia

The Miniature Earth

The Most Typical Person in the World

The World as 100 People


Unit I - Theories and Concepts of Geography

Unit I Course Schedule

Week 1: Intro to Human Geography
     (Jan 25-29)
Monday: No Classes - New Student Orientation
Tuesday: No Classes - Service Learning
Wednesday: Course Introduction
     - Where in the World (Assignment)
     - Introduction to Human Geography
          + Students/Teacher Introductions
          + Course Concepts
          + Preview Syllabus
     - Geographic Perceptions (Assignment)
Thursday: No Class "B" Day
Friday:Basic Concepts
     - Korean Peninsula at Night (Assignment)
     - Basic Geographic Divisions (Notes)
     HW: Reference Points Map Review (Unit I Test Prep)​
Week 2: Course Concepts
     (Feb 1-5)
Monday: No Class "B" Day
Tuesday: Five Themes of Geography
     - Five Themes of Geography (Notes)
     HW: Finding the Five Themes (Assignment)
Wednesday: No Class "B" Day
Thursday: The Modern Geographer
     - Tools of the Geographer (Notes)
          + GIS Demo Map - Student Locations
          + Demo - CIA World Factbook
     - Maps and Projections (Assignment)
     HW: Unit I Test on Thursday
Friday: No Class "B" Day
Week 3: The Craft of the Geographer
     (Feb 8-12)
Monday: Finish Unit I
     - Unit I Test - Theories and Concepts of Geography
          + Monday February 8th 

Tuesday: No Class "B" Day
Wednesday: Unit II
Thursday: No Class "B" Day
Friday: Unit II
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Unit I Notes

Basic Geographic Divisions
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Five Themes of Geography
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Tools of The Geographer
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Unit I Test Preparation

Reference Point Map Review
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Unit I Assignments

Finding The Five Themes
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Korean Peninsula at Night
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Where In The World
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Unit I Study Guide
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Unit I Website Links

Can You Answer These 3 Geography Questions?

Crazy Russians

GIS Demo Map - Student Locations

North Korea Interesting Facts


CIA World Factbook

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Where the Hell is Matt

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National Geographic

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Helpful Human Geography Websites

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GeoGuessr

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Minnesota Alliance of Geographic Education

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Lizard Point

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Ted Talks - Global Issues

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