Homework, Friday 9-17:
-I passed out Thomas Malthus's famous Essay on the Principle of Population on Monday. I'll check reading notes for it on Wednesday, 9/22.
-We will take the Unit I multiple choice test on Wednesday, 9/22. Review your vocabulary lists from Unit I. You might also want to check out these resources:
-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
We will do a group review of Unit I in class on Tuesday.
-We will take the South America map quiz on Friday, 9/24. The quiz will also include a few multiple choice questions covering the material on the cheat-sheets on the basic geographic features of Middle and South America.
Do Now, Thursday 9/16:
Develop a hypothesis explaining why people tend to migrate to and cluster in cities rather than spread out evenly over all arable (farmable/fertile) land. You might also comment on the different reasons why businesses often choose to locate in or near cities.
In your explanation, consider drawing on some of the following concepts or using some of the following terms: distance decay; population density; efficiency; resources; opportunity; urbanization; mobility; cognitive/mental map; networks.
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