Mrs. Cardoso-Barbosa: 1/8/12

Friday, January 13, 2012

Homework - Due 1.17.12

Q+A (on Juno or handout)

Read about “Physical and Human Geography of Africa” (textbook) to complete the assignment below

Africa: True or false? Explain your answers in the spaces below

1. It is a poor continent

2. Its made out of 50 countries, including the islands

3. Its smallest island, located on the East coast, is called Madagascar

4. Slavery started here

5. Most of the countries in this continent were colonized by Europeans and only achieved independence in the 1900s

6. It is all jungles

7. There are no major, big and advanced, cities

8. Its people speak African

9. There are thousands of ethnic groups throughout it

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Review 18

A. Use Reading Notes 18.2 + the Geo terms to create sentences using each of following terms:

1. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

2. Ethnic groups

3. Nation-state

4. Infant mortality

5. States

B. Use Reading Notes 18 to answer the following:

1. Why is the former Soviet Union a failed state?

2. What is the most common climate found in the countries of former Soviet Union?

3. What are the 2 most common resources found in the countries of former Soviet Union?

4. Explain how quality of life is a good indicator of a country’s success

5. Explain how is ethnic conflicts a good indicator of a country’s success

C. Fill in the blanks:

1. In (date) the Soviet Union broke up into different countries.

2. The biggest country to come out of the Soviet Union is .

3. The 2 most successful countries to come out of the Soviet Union are and .

4. Two things that make these countries successful are: (country 1) and (country 2).

5. One factor that prevents these countries from being successful is: (country 1), and (country 2) .

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Project "Nation's success"- Due Thursday in class

1.Format:
a) poster
or
b)slide presentation on google (share with me end of Wednesday: yaramlc21@gmail.com)

2. Presentation on Thursday
* Individual or groups of 2*

Directions- A good project Includes:

1. Title/Information/Visuals
2. Describes: what makes nations successful; Best and worst country from Former Soviet Union
3. Supports the answers with:
a. graphs, pie charts and maps (use example on the post "sample chart/graph" to create your own)