Sign in or 
| Version | User | Scope of changes |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7 2012, 2:38 PM EST (current) | Sserrano | 2 words added, 37 words deleted |
| Feb 3 2012, 2:16 PM EST | Sserrano | 7 words added, 5 words deleted |
Changes
Key: Additions Deletions
POLITICAL UNIT
1/23 M
No School-Teacher's Institute Day
1/24 T
Classwork: In-Class review of Language essay and explanation of FRQ rubric to be graded as a class. Retypes due on Friday.
Homework: Read & Notes: Ch. 7 Sec. 1; Essay Retypes due on Friday.
1/25 W
Note Check: Ch. 7 Sec. 1
Video: Roma Video
Discussion: Introduction to Political Geography Multinationalism, centripetal, centrifugal forces, devolution
Vocabulary: Race, Ethnicity, Nationalism, Sovereignty, Imperialism
Homework: Read & Notes: Ch. 8, Sec 1 for tomorrow.; Essay Retypes due on Friday.
1/26 Th
Note Check: Ch. 8, Sec 1
Powerpoint/Lecture: The problems of defining states; Korea, China, Taiwan, Antarctica; Varying state sizes; Development of the State Concept; Colonialism
Vocabulary: , city-state, colonialism, imperialism, state, nation, nation-state, evolution of states
Homework: Read & Notes: Ch. 8, Sec 2 (end where Types of Boundaries starts, pg 250) for tomorrow. Also read "The Nature of Boundaries", The Real World, Marshall, pgs. 192-193 (Reading Packet); Essay Retypes due on Friday.
1/27 F
Note Check: Ch 7-1, Ch 8-2, Ch 8-2 (end where Types of Boundaries starts, pg 250)
In-class worksheet: Why have ethnicities been transformed into nationalities?
Vocabulary: Fragmented, prorupted, compact, elongated, landlocked states, microstates
Activity: I will love you no matter what shape or size you are; Homework: Read & Notes: Complete the rest of Ch. 8, Sec 2 on boundary types. r-197, "Islands as Nation-States", Marshall, pgs. 196-197; "Tiny Nations", Marshall, pgs. 208-209, "Europe's Eastern Shatterbelt", Marshall, pgs. 218-219
1/30 M
Note Check: The remainder of Ch. 8, Sec 2 on boundary types
Powerpoint/Lecture: Types of Boundaries: Physical and Cultural Boundaries; States shapes and size pros and cons.
Vocabulary: Physical vs. geometric state boundaries; exclaves, enclaves, perforated states,
Homework: Read, "Drawing the Line", The Real World, Marshall, pgs192-193; "Mountain Borders", The Real World, Marshall, pgs. 198-199; "The Longest Undefended Border", The Real World, Marshall, pgs. 200-201.
1/31 T
Reading Check: "Drawing the Line", The Real World, Marshall, pgs192-193; "Mountain Borders", The Real World, Marshall, pgs. 198-199; "The Longest Undefended Border", The Real World, Marshall, pgs. 200-201.
Computer Lab: The Boundary Hunter: A Google Earth activity (Due Thursday by 5th Hour for everyone)
Homework: Boundary Hunter: A Google Earth activity (Due Thursday by 5th Hour for everyone)
2/1 W
Presentation/Lecture: Territorial Organization and National Power; Unitary vs. Federal government; How do states spatially organize their governments;
Discuss: Electoral Geography, Majority-Minority District, territorial representation, reapportionment, gerrymandering and the North Carolina 12 Congrassional Map,,states rights, federalism, unitary states, asymmetric federalism, confederation, redistricting.
Homework: "What Makes a Boundary", The Real World, Marshall, pgs. 194-195; "The New Cold War, Marshall", pgs. 210-211 (Reading Packet). "The Carving up of Africa", pgs. 202-203 (Reading Packet), "The Jewel Shattered", Marshall, pgs. 204-205 (Reading Packet). ;
The Boundary Hunter: A Google Earth activity (Due Friday by 6th Hour for everyone)
2/2 Th
Note and Reading Check on 2/1 and 2/2 articles
Pictures and Captions: Understanding the textbook's examples
Homework: Read & Notes on Ch. 8 Sec. 3 The Boundary Hunter: A Google Earth activity (Due Friday. One more day kids updated 2/2/12 8:00am)
2/3 F
Note Check: Ch. 8 Sec. 3
Discussion:Supranational Organization; Balance of power; Challanges of the modern state; The Commonwealth
European Union Wkst answers for question 13.
Homework: Supranational Organization Articles
2/6 M
Reading Check on Supranational Organization Articles
Lecture/Powerpoint: Geopolitics; Power Relationships and Geopolitical Theories, Forces of Organization and Population, Heartland/Rimland theory
Homework: Ch 8, Sec 4.
2/7 T
Discussion: Gypsie/Roma; Power of Place worksheet; Jigsaw articles
Homework: Power of Place Wkst. Please complete. Here is a link to the video. Please make sense of the video examples and write very clear application sentences showingReview your understanding. (The link is at the bottom of the page). FRQ's
2/8 W
Review: Review Day
Homework: Study for the essay exam.
2/9 Th
Examination: Political Geography Unit (Essay) Homework: Prepare for Political Objective Exam
2/10 F
Examination: Political Geography Unit (Objective)
