APGEO: Homework, Do Now, and Unit I resources, Friday 9-10

Homework:

1. Be prepared to discuss the De Blij reading "Reading Maps and Facing Threats" on Tuesday after our vocabulary quiz. We will watch the "Power of Place #2" video either after the De Blij discussion on Tuesday or after the Middle America Map Quiz on Wednesday.

2. Prepare for Tuesday's vocabulary quiz. You should know the Martha Sharma vocab list for unit I backwards and forwards. You should be especially comfortable with the definitions of the following terms, which you will need to apply to real-life examples or explain in depth: -Cultural vs. natural landscape; -Different forms of diffusion; absolute vs. relative distance, location, and direction; formal, informal, and vernacular regions; friction of distance / distance decay (same concept); environmental determinism and possibilism.

3. Prepare for Wednesday's Middle America Map Quiz. The format will be the same as the North America Map Quiz. Be sure to study the handout on basic geographical principles of Middle America as well as all of the countries, cities, and landforms on the De Blij website. For practice, use the De Blij map quiz website and your Goode's World Atlas. I recommend studying using a variety of printed maps and online websites - the approach of studying the same content through several methods is known as the "Multiple-track attack," and it is very useful. Here are a few more links to online Middle/Central America map games:

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/centralamquiz.html
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/South_America_Geography.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/central-america-puzzle.html

4. Begin thinking about and studying for the Unit I test (week after next), which will consist of multiple choice questions similar to those you will find on the AP test. Our unit tests may be the most challenging component of our course. Here a few general resources to review Unit I:

-http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=chapter&bcsId=1208&itemId=0471441074&chapterId=1256
-http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_rubenstein_humangeo_8/20/5323/1362727.cw/index.html

Next week, we will begin transitioning away from Unit I (general geography concepts) and into Unit II (population, demography, and economic development). You are all doing great work! Practice good study habits this weekend - don't procrastinate or cram.

Have a great weekend,
--Mr. McCarl

Do Now, Friday 9-10:

1. Draw a diagram displaying each of the following types of diffusion, and come up with your own example of each:

A. Relocation diffusion; B. expansion diffusion (break into contagious, hierarchical, & stimulus)

2. Write a sentence predicting how a place’s distance from the source of a trait or idea affects how long it takes that place to adopt the trait or idea.