Welcome to Mr. Tredinnick's Human Geography Class
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.
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Unit V - Cultural and Political Geography
Unit V Schedule
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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 |
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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
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Unit V Assignments
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Unit V Additional Resources
Unit IV - Agriculture and Development
Unit IV Schedule
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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 |
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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
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Unit IV Assignments
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Unit IV Additional Resources
Unit III - Urbanization
Unit III Schedule
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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 
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
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Unit III Assignments
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Unit III Website Links
Unit II - Population and Migration
Unit II Course Schedule
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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
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Unit II Assignments
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Unit II Website Links
Unit I - Theories and Concepts of Geography
Unit I Course Schedule
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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
Unit I Test Preparation
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Unit I Assignments
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Unit I Website Links
CIA World Factbook
Where the Hell is Matt
National Geographic
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Helpful Human Geography Websites
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GeoGuessr
Minnesota Alliance of Geographic Education
Lizard Point
Ted Talks - Global Issues
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