Homework - Due 2.27.12

Find an article about the topic "Gender based division of labor" and create:
1.Your article summary (1 paragraph),
2.visual (online or paper source),
3.source (complete citation which includes newspaper name, date, title)


Possible newspapers: 
- Boston Globe
- New York Times
- Washington Post

Homework - Due 2.16.12

1.  Use the compass rose to determine the direction a camel caravan would travel to get to the Atlas Mountains

2. Identify one oasis where the caravan might stop on this journey. Use the scale to estimate its distance from Lake

3. Identify two mountain peaks that the caravan could use as landmarks on this journey. List each the elevation of each peak. Estimate the longitude and latitude of each peak.

4. Draw a route on the map for the caravan from Lake Chad to the Atlas Mountains. Include a stop at the oasis. Decide how you will deal with ergs, or regions of large sand dunes. Estimate the distance of your route in miles.

5. Camels travel about 25 miles a day. Estimate how long this journey will take. Include at least one day of rest at an oasis in your estimate.

Homework - Due 2.15.12

Organize Geography binder and bring it to class

Homework - Due 2.13.12

Final draft of your Annotated Map:

1. Create a map of Africa
2. Label main physical features of North Africa:
Sahara, Sahel, oases, lake Chad, Nile river, Niger river, Atlas mountains, strait of Gibraltar, Mediterranean, Atlantic, red sea,
3. Create a color coded key for your map
4. Annotations: List adaptations made in each location
5. Create a thesis statement that answers: How do people survive in the Sahara region?


Your final draft should: 
- be on white paper
- have complete information
- colored details (on the map and key)