Global+Perspectives

th th century?

In Class HDI - Some Key Ideas You Must Remember - The United Nations created this number to help compare countries levels of development. There are 4 factors included - GDP per Capita, Life Expectancy, Literacy and Education Rate 3/5 Start Development Project - You will be responsible for the following terms - Many of which we have already studied. You will complete a project where you pick 2 countries (1MDC and 1LDC)and research the following: 1. Describe their location and list the countries coordinates. What are the countries population and population density. 2. Describe the economy (GDP/GNP, Types of Jobs - Primary, Secondary, Tertiary 3. Education - What are the countries laws governing child education, List the major colleges and universities, ID the literacy rate. 4. Life expectancy, Infant Mortality, Natural Increase Rate, Crude Birth Rate, HDI As for presentation - I will collect your notes, assess you on your command of the information and you will complete a visual component - I think PPT or Keynote would be the easiest. Be certain to look up and understand the information you are researching (GDP, Tertiary, HDI etc...)

HW DUE WED 3/7 - Pages 274-277 - Small Group Text Book Research. Summarize Your Assigned Section - You Will Present Your Findings - GDP, Types of Jobs, Productivity, Consumer Goods

3/19 In class - 271-279 Education and Health Care/Welfare Summaries. Warning: In this section there are many numbers/statistics that you will be responsible for! You must TAKE NOTES and review them. I am narrowing them down for you, but if you do not write them down, you will have a lot to study. Or not study as the case may be.

3/21 In class demographic indicators questions (Individual) Group Summaries on American Demographics from the last Census (2010) [] Working with a partner, you will summarize the American demographic trends assigned to you. You will report your findings to the class. Groups - Marriage, Fertility, Cohabitation, Same Sex Union, Child Living Arrangement, Living Apart, Early Adult

HW Due Friday 3/23 Read pages 288-293 and 1. Summarize how the text explains the global treatment of women. 2. Define the GDI and the GEM and explain the advantages and disadvantages of these statistics. Pay attention to what these statistics tell and what their shortcomings are.

Key Notes - THESE SHOULD BE A REVIEW - YOU SHOULD HAVE THESE IN YOUR NOTES! US GNP 17T, US Tertiary Econ - 75%, Inf Mort - US6/1000, Top 2, Lowest 150-180/1000 TFR - US 1.88/2.4, Lowest 5-6.5 Lit Rate - West World 98%, Sub Sahar Af 64%, Global - 86% HDI Scand .94, US .92, Lowest .35 Avg Mat. Age - US/West World - 26-29/ 1970's 24, Lowest 18-19

4/6 - In class - How do LDC's Develop? Role of the IBRD/IMF. How are loans used to develop the economies of LDC's? pgs 299-300

4/7 - Obstacles to Development (Brainstorm - Weak Econ, War, History, Geography/limited resources, Neighbors, Uneducated/motivated population, Corrupt Gov) Text: Pg. 294 - Access to international trade, Development of multi-sector economy, High income-consumerism, Governments that nurse economic growth/opportunity, High Tariff, Government Subsidies) Analyzing a countries strengths - animal/vegetable/mineral deposits - strength of citizens. Think about how this idea can and should be applied by you as you think about your talents and what you will do with them in the future. You must be able to put into words and recall Rostow's Development Model (5 stages) page 296.

Explain how the IMF and The World Bank help countries develop.

Development Test - Thursday April 21

Final Project - Rubrics to be distributed in class. Presentations will take place the last day of class as well as our final exam date. You will complete the following tasks on a country of your choosing. 1. A 2-3 page typed paper (1 inch margins size 12 font) outlining the history of your country. You should start from the earliest indigenous people and highlight the important events through the modern era. You definitely need to focus on the colonial era, history surrounding the great wars, as well as post world war 2 history. 2. Time to get crafty. You will complete a 3-D salt dough map of your country. You should label major geographic features (estimate relief and contours), Identify the dominant temperate zones, and label the capital as well as the 5 largest countries. I would also ask you to label your countries neighbors along the border. At the bottom of your map you must place a key that provides the scale of your map and notes the symbols and colors you used to locate the features and cities. [] [] 3. Prepare a traditional dish from your country. You will also type a one page paper telling the class about the dish. What is the name of the dish? What are the key ingredients and how was the dish prepared? Be certain to differentiate between traditional and modern preparation practices. You should also explain a brief history of the dish and address why the dish is unique to your country. 4. Reproduce using pen and 8x11 paper (no computer) your country's flag. On a separate sheet of paper, explain the main features and meaning of the flag. 5. A cover sheet with the following information. This list will grow and you must use the template I will provide in class. Country name. Relative and absolute location. Population with a modern population pyramid. Dominant ethnicities with percentages of population. Top 3 spoken languages and religions with percentages. Literacy Rate, HDI 6. Think about the culture of the country and find 3 artifacts that define the culture. One of your artifacts must be a clip of a traditional song/dance. You can also use pictures of items that you think best describe the culture being studied. You will write 1 paragraph for each of the artifacts explaining the connection between the item and the culture - what does it illustrate about the culture? What did you learn?
 * I will collect handwritten notes and an outline when you hand in your paper. This is the only way to ensure you do not plagiarize and that you write something that is original.
 * Important things to consider. Organize before you write! Clarify your thesis and topic sentences! Support your ideas with both evidence and original thought!
 * I also consider your intro paragraph one of the most important components of your paper! Provide background information, craft a hook that sparks interest in the reader and conclude with a concise thesis statement (look to your topic sentences).

START AGRICULTURE

Intro HW DUE 4/18 - 306 -310 As you read, consider the idea that the way we picture food (processed reconstituted and packaged) is very different today than it has been for most of human history. Trace the evolution of farming from the hunters and gatherers, to the times and places that animals (dogs, cattle/pigs) were domesticated and the first foods were CULTIVATED - (Lentils, Millet, Rice, Maize)

IN CLASS 4/20 HW DUE MONDAY 4/23 ***WARNING - DESPITE ALL OF THE ACTIVITY THIS WEEK (PLAY/BHS PROM) CLASS GOES ON! IF YOU ARE NOT HERE - COMPLETE THE HW FOR MONDAY! I ANTICIPATE BACKING OFF A LITTLE NEXT WEEK FOR PROM - BUT NOT AT THIS POINT!**
 * Read pages 310-314 and explain the differences in agricultural practices between LDC's and MDC's.**
 * What is the difference between subsistence and corporate farming? How do geography and culture influence Agricultural practices? Compare and contrast LDC's and MDC's with regard to Purpose, Percentage land use, Use of Machinery, Farm Size, and Agricultures relation to Business.** There will be statistics you will need to know!

2. 4/20 - What is Shifting Cultivation? Describe its characteristics and explain why it is a characteristic of LDC's. 314-317

Home Work For Wed. 5/2 WED 5/2 - In Class. Read the last uk article on pros and cons and answer question 2 - pros and cons. You can make a simple list. If you want extra credit - you could summarize one of the other 2 short articles. 1. Who are Monsanto? What is the controversy surrounding this corporation? 2. What are the pros and cons of GMOs? __ [] __ __ [] __ __ [] __

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Monsanto Short Story []

Short Bayer Story - You need to be familiar with the controversy surrounding Bayer []

HW DUE MONDAY 5/7 Read and summarize the following short article. You should do this in your own handwriting. [] In class we learned that - Americans consume around about 8 billion chickens per year and 33 million cattle and 11 million pigs. That is a lot of meat! Cattle constitutes 55%, Chicken 37% and Pigs around 8%. The meat industry is worth about 4.5 billion.

In Class - As we watch the following clip, I want you to summarize the main points made by Wayne Pacelle on behalf of the Humane Society. What is his thesis? What solutions does he propose? []

5/9 Debating the Good that Monsanto does. 1. Which of the following articles do you think offers the best defense of Monsanto? Why? 2. Describe 5 of the strongest pros of Monsanto 3. How do the articles change your perspective of Monsanto? Explain. [] []

5/11 - Home work due. Read the following article and answer the questions at the bottom.