Map Quiz Russia

Please study the map locations and questions for the quiz scheduled for
Tuesday April 10, 2012 

**Also included is work done in class on Monday, April 9th:

Assessment questions 1 (A-E) and 4 (on soil) found on page 421.

Study for the quiz using these online resources:

http://www.wiley.com//college/kuby/0471701211/mapquizzes/russia/countries.html http://www.purposegames.com/game/countries-europe-quiz
http://www.purposegames.com/game/countries-of-asia-quiz

Regional Groups - Sense of Place Presentations

Dates we cover your region:
North Africa: March 26-30,  Russia: April 9-13, Central Western Europe: April 16-20, Mediterranean Europe: April 23-27, Central America / Caribbean: April 30-May 4, Japan / Korea: May 7-11

Assignment:
On the Thursday of the week we cover your region, your group is going to teach the class about the place of your choice.

Pick a country, region, or city from your assigned chapter and use the class period to give us a sense of the place.

What would it be like to visit there? What is the culture like? Describe the climate and landscape. How do people make a living? How have human and physical geography shaped that place?

Requirements:

• An outline from each group member of their part of the talk with proper MLA citations and a bibliography.
• A large classroom type map that will help illustrate what you are talking about. I will help you produce a large outline map which you are to fill in and color with relevant information.
• A list of URLs for websites that are related to what you are covering in your talk to post on the blog. If you find a good youtube video (short), I can post that as well.

Due a week before you present: 

Please write down detailed plans of what you plan to do:

Which place have you chosen:


What aspects of the place are you focusing on:


Write the name of each group member and in a paragraph or two, clearly explain what each member of the group is going to talk about, what they are responsible for. In a concluding paragraph, explain how it all fits together.

Be sure to practice ahead of time to make sure that each person has enough time to talk.

Let me know well ahead of time what you will need: if you plan to play music, present a powerpoint presentation etc.

Documentary on the River Nile

Video shown in class Monday, March 26, 2012.
To view this 40 minute video, try pushing play, then once it starts to load, hit pause and leave it for an hour to load up before trying to watch it.


Animations shown in class:

Deltas - Why do rivers drop their sediment as they enter stagnant water?
http://whs.moodledo.co.uk/mod/resource/view.php?inpopup=true&id=51687

River deposition and levees.
http://whs.moodledo.co.uk/mod/resource/view.php?inpopup=true&id=51679

How does dam construction affect sediment movement in a river?
http://whs.moodledo.co.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=53249

Satellite images from Marble Maps:
Egypt at night: what is the pattern of settlement you see based on city lights?

Egypt during the day - where is agriculture practiced in Egypt?

Map Quiz - North Africa - Tuesday March 27, 2012

Please study the map locations and definitions for the quiz scheduled for
Tuesday March 27, 2012 

Here are some online resources to help you study:

http://www.purposegames.com/game/2fda052b 

http://www.maps.com/games/quiz-middle.aspx 

http://www.wiley.com/college/kuby/0471701211/mapquizzes/n_africa/countries.html

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/NorthernAfrica.html

Put your geography skills to the test with these fun games:https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/games/index.html 

Online Research of your Theme and Region

Here are a list of links related to the assignment and your region:

Central America / Caribbean: 

Latin American Geography Links

Geography of Central America

Central America Geography - Ask.com

Caribbean Geography - Ask.com

Caribbean / The West Indies » Maps & Geography

Europe:

Europe Geography Links
Geography of Europe - Ask.com
The European Union

Languages of the European Union

Italy´s Volcanoes

Russia:  

Geography of Russia - Ask.com

Russia Natural Resources

Overview of the former USSR

Chernozem Soils

Soil

North Africa:  

Africa Geography Links

Geography of North Africa

North Africa Geography

Geography of Egypt

Geography of the Sahara

The Berbers

Deserts

Japan / Korea / East Asia: 
 Asia Geography Links

Geography of Korea

Japan Links, Japan Geography, Geography of Japan

Ring of Fire

General Geography links:

Geography World - http://geographyworldonline.com/

Links to Geographical Topics - http://www.pavilion.co.uk/dwakefield/links/topics.htm

BBC Country Profiles - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

Country Listings - http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/

Geo Resources -

http://www.georesources.co.uk/indexks3.htm

http://www.georesources.co.uk/indexgcse.htm

CIA World Factbook - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

Geography at About.com - http://geography.about.com/

Misc. Geography Websites - http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REVgeography.htm

World Travel Site - http://www.lonelyplanet.com/

National Geographic Magazine

National Geographic Map Machine

Learning the MLA Citation Style

For your essay "The 5 Themes of Geography in your Region" you must have parenthetical references within the text itself indicating where you got each piece of information, AND a bibliography of all the sources used (full citations listed together at the end properly written according to MLA citation style guidelines).

Parenthetical references  -

The sources that you use should be cited in the text of your paper, either in a parentheses or as part of the text itself: During the turbulent 1960s, science fiction programs on television reflected the public's attitudes toward the older generation (Hodges 179). Hodges discussed how, during the turbulent 1960s, science fiction programs on television reflected the public's attitudes toward the older generation (179). Put the parentheses before a period, semicolon, or comma in order to avoid disrupting the flow of the sentence. If you are referring to the entire source in a general way, you may leave out the page numbers. (Devine and Sherman 156-57) (Kirk, Spock, and McCoy 1701) (Vulcan Reflections 63-66)   [Book with no author] Longer titles should be shortened to the first word or two. ("Roddenberry Legacy")   [Article or web page with no author and with no page numbers]

Bibliography - summary of basic information required:


Author Last Name, First Name.  "Title of Article/Entry" Title of Book/Periodical  City: Publisher Volume Nº (Date)  Pages Format:Print/Web  Date of Access (website)

This varies according to the kind of source (book, newspaper, website)
For more information, refer to the class handout and to these websites:
*MLA Citation Style
Guidelines on How to Write a Bibliography in MLA Style

The 5 Themes of Geography in your Region

In this assignment, you are to explore your region looking for various examples that depict your assigned theme of geography using your textbook, the library, and online research. Please include images and maps along with text explaining how they relate to your theme of geography in your region.

Due Thursday, March 15, 2012.
You must hand in an illustrated 500 word essay that is properly referenced (in text MLA citations) with an MLA* bibliography. That means that all images, maps, and text must be cited and the source included in your bibliography.
*MLA Citation Style
Guidelines on How to Write a Bibliography in MLA Style

Assigned Themes:
 
11 Central America / Caribbean:
Patrick - location
Gabriel - place
Giulaniana - regions
Alejandra - movement
Rodrigo - human-environment interaction

16 Central Western Europe:
Belen - location
Fernanda - place
Ben - regions
Darwin - movement
Franco S  - human-environment interaction

17 Mediterranean Europe: 
Mateo - location
Andres - place
Genesis - regions
Matias - movement
Costanza  - human-environment interaction

20 Russia: 
Jose - location
Michelle - place
Luciana - regions
Franco V  - movement
? - human-environment interaction

25 North Africa: 
Matthew - location
Brian - place
Teresa - regions
Charlie - movement
Stefanie  - human-environment interaction

32 Japan / Korea: 
Sergio - location
Giovanni - place
Adara - regions
Lucia - movement
Julio  - human-environment interaction

Quiz 3 - Monday March 12, 2012

This quiz will only cover your assigned region including the countries and section assessment questions listed below, and everything presented in class since the last quiz. Blank practice maps were handed out in class.

11 Central America / Caribbean
Memorize all the countries on the map on page 236
Section Assessment 1 - p.242 – questions: 1,2,3
Section Assessment 2 - p.251 – questions: 1,2,3,4,5,6

16 Central Western Europe
Memorize all the countries on the map on page 324 and their neighboring countries (see map p.22)
Section Assessment 1 - p.330 – questions: 1,4
Section Assessment 2 - p.335 – questions: 2,3,4
Section Assessment 3 - p.339 – questions: 1,3
Section Assessment 4 - p.345 – questions: 2,3


17 Mediterranean Europe
Memorize all the countries on the map on page 349 and their neighboring countries (see maps pp.22, 24)
Section Assessment 1 - p.353 – questions: 1,2,3
Section Assessment 2 - p.358 – questions: 1,2,3
Section Assessment 3 - p.364 – questions: 1,2,3,4

20 Russia
Memorize all the countries that once formed part of the Soviet Union and neighboring countries (maps pp.414, 425, 26)
Section Assessment 1 - p.418 – questions: 1,2,3,4
Section Assessment 2 - p.426 – questions: 2,3
Section Assessment 3 - p.430 – questions: 2,4,5


25 North Africa
Memorize all the countries on the map on page 522 and their neighboring countries (see maps pp.22, 24)
Section Assessment 1 - p.529 – questions: 1,2,3,4,5
Section Assessment 2 - p.537 – questions: 1,2,4,6


32 Japan / Korea
Memorize all the countries north of the equator on the map on page 635.
Section Assessment 1 - p.686 – questions: 1,2,4
Section Assessment 2 - p.692 – questions: 4,5
Section Assessment 3 - p.696 – questions: 1,2,3,5

Maps and memorizing countries

Memorize the countries throughout your region using the following online games and quizzes.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm
http://www.sporcle.com/games/category/geography
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/
http://www.purposegames.com/geoquiz
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/map-puzzles.htm
http://www.syvum.com/squizzes/geography/

You can also print out blank outline maps to practice here:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/outline_sites.html

Groups
11 Central America / Caribbean
Memorize all the countries on the map on page 236

16 Central Western Europe
Memorize all the countries on the map on page 324 and their neighboring countries (see map p.22)

17 Mediterranean Europe
Memorize all the countries on the map on page 349 and their neighboring countries (see maps pp.22, 24) 

20 Russia
Memorize all the countries that once formed part of the Soviet Union and neighboring countries (maps pp.414, 425, 26)  

25 North Africa
Memorize all the countries on the map on page 522 and their neighboring countries (see maps pp.22, 24)  

32 Japan / Korea
Memorize all the countries north of the equator on the map on page 635. 

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Base maps for extra credit project.
Please use a poster size blank outline map as the basis for your extra credit map (due Wednesday, March 7)
Ask Mr. Alan to help you, or follow these directions to make your own:

Do a search for a LARGE blank outline map of your country or look for one here
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/outline_sites.html
Save the image, and then load it up to http://www.blockposters.com/step1.aspx
Follow the steps to make a pdf file. Print it out and put the pages together.