Lab Time In the New Year

You will have three days remaining on the Unit 5 Long Term Project when we return...

Thursday, January 6 and Monday, January 10th will be in the Library.

Friday, January 7 will be in Room 227.

Unit 5 Long Term Project

Here is the "to do" list for the Unit 5 Long Term Project. Lab time will be provided for a week. THE DUE DATE WILL BE FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2011.:

http://www.geographyrocks.ca/geounittwo.html

1. Click on "Assignments" link and go to "Hydroelectricity: Is it good or is it bad?" Simply make use of the web sites provided and fill out the "Pro-Con" list. Disregard the text for the assignment.

2. Click on the "Project" link. Complete the assignment provided.

http://www.geographyrocks.ca/geounitthree.html

3. Click on the "Project" link. Complete the assignment provided.

4. Click on the "Test Review Sheet" link. Complete the review questions provided.

Alex Says Prepare for the Test or Be in Jeopardy!!!

Build your own review for the test using the Jeopardy builder below. Use your text and the terms to complete the task. You will have to save your text in word!!!! Drop your completed word document with your name in the file name in the drop box on the network by Friday, December 17.

http://warp.byu.edu/jeopardy/

Presentations Complete

With most of the Unit 4 presentations complete, we are moving on to the review for Unit 4. By Wednesday, December 8 you are expected to hand in your chapter charts which have all the terms connected in the same manner that we have produced them throughout the semester.

The Test will be Thursday, December 16.

Unit 4: Long Term Project

Geography 20G - Unit 4: Long Term Project

Prepare a PowerPoint presentation that deals with a current urban development issue. Your presentation should be five to seven minutes in length and should:

· Clearly define and explain the issue you are addressing
· Present either through a “sell”/justify a position approach or clinically discuss several positions



use the site below to assist you in preparing your presentation.

PLEASE NOTE-- PRESENTATIONS WILL BEGIN FRIDAY!!!!

http://www.actden.com/pp/

A presentation rubric will be added shortly.

Presentations will begin after a suitable work schedule has been arranged.


The following are potential topics. Others may be considered but must be approved by the instructor.

New Urbanism - What is it? What does it look like? Where is it taking place?

http://www.newurbanism.org/newurbanism/sitemap.html

Evaluate the proposal referred to as “Victory City”.

http://www.victorycities.com/

Discuss the concepts put forth in “Climate Resilient and Sustainable Urban Development”.

http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sustainable-urban-development-background-paper.pdf

Discuss strategies for Downtown revitalization.

http://www.emich.edu/public/geo/557book/dt.frameset.html

Examine and discuss efforts to reuse “Big Box” stores that are no longer in operation.

http://www.bigboxreuse.com/



Debate whether or not sports facilities assist positively in urban renewal.

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000300

http://www.naiop.org/foundation/ares07mixeduse.pdf


http://www.ualberta.ca/~bhumphre/papers/pfm2003.pdf


http://www.informedesign.umn.edu/Rs_detail.aspx?rsId=2265


Discuss various ideas for urban renewal.

http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/urcdg-urban_regeneration/programmes_measures/reinvigoration_town_centres/comprehensive_development_schemes/examples_of_cd_schemes.htm#victoria_square

Canada and the World

Today we studied Canada's foreign trade. We discussed Canada as a nation which largely exports natural resources and imports manufactured products. We examined the history of the Nation Policy and protectionism under John A. Macdonald. The Canadian consumer paid more for manufactured goods because we placed tariffs on such incoming goods to protect Canadian jobs and allow us to have our own industry.

The Free Trade agreement with the United States changed our protectionist model in an increasingly competitive world. In light of our new realities and such changes like the European Union, you were asked to consider the following:

Does Canada need to be more protectionist or more free trade oriented in the future? Pick a side and list your reasons from the information you find in the textbook.

You will have class time to work on this problem next day.

Developed, Developing and Newly Industrializing Countries

Essays will be back to you shortly. In the mean time, we read

Today we read Chapter 28 and discussed how countries are categorized.

We shared a variety of different definitions and looked at some on the board. In general, we agreed on the following:Developed countries have the ability to best meet the economic and social needs of their citizens. They have generally stable political systems. Developing countries are least able to meet the economic and social needs of their citizens. They often have unstable or ineffective political systems. Newly industrializing countries are in a transition phase between developing and developed. As such, they share traits of both to a greater or lesser degree depending on how far they've moved along in terms of their development. The addition of new industries helps to create employment and new wealth for the citizens of these countries that in turn creates greater demand for consumer goods and services.The textbook also looked at some of the categories that help us determine where a country fits in terms of these definitions.

These categories included:


•life expectancy
•wealth
•population growth
•food supply
•education level
•health care

You can find this material between p 417 and 420 in the text.

Global Warming Debate

Over the next number of days, we will be looking at two programs - one which argues global warming is a hoax and one which argues global warming is real. You will be taking notes to help you prepare write an essay which supports one side or the other in this debate.

We will be watching The Great Global Warming Swindle and the An Inconvenient Truth.

Unit 3 Test and a Reminder...

On Friday, we will go over the test... Don't miss the fun!

Also... November 15th is coming -- and the Unit 3 Long Term Project is due!!!

The Essay

Over the last number of days, you have written an in class essay and you have been working on the objectives for each part of the essay. Below is a summary of the class notes for this section:

The essay assignment typically comes in two forms -- a question or a directive.

for example:

What is the most important characteristic required to be successful in school? (question)

Discuss the most important characteristic required to be successful in school. (directive)



The most important thing to remember when writing the essay is to make sure you understand the question and answer the question directly.



Below you will find the objectives we discussed for the introductory paragraph (in order of importance - NOT appearance):



1. Answer the question (thesis statement)



2. List of supporting ideas (evidence which will serve to prove your thesis)



3. Introductory statement (this is the first sentence in your essay)






Next, you will find the objectives for the body paragraphs (in order of appearance):



1. Topic sentence (from your list of supporting ideas and relates to thesis)



2. Supporting details (logically prove why the thesis is true... between 5-7 sentences)

3. Transition sentence (make the connection from the present supporting idea/topic to the next supporting idea/topic)



You have all written an introductory paragraph, the first paragraph of the body, and a conclusion based on the in class essay you were assigned. All students were checked to ensure that each paper fulfilled the objectives above.

After successfully completing this task, you were assigned another in class essay. This particular assignment made use of the material in the textbook from Chapter 15. The essay question for this assignment was as follows:

How have past treaties failed to meet the needs of First Nations people?


Make sure you can identify which specific sentences accomplish each of the objectives outlined above for both the introductory paragraph and the body paragraph.

THE ESSAY WILL BE DUE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Unit 4 Reading Today!

Today you were assigned Unit 4 for reading. This reading is to be completed by Tuesday, November 2.

The distinct possibility of a pop quiz exists...

Review Done, Test Date Set

Today we completed the review for Unit 3. THE UNIT 3 TEST WILL BE HELD MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010. UNIT 3 QUESTIONS WILL BE DUE AT THE SAME TIME.

Unit 3 Long Term Project

Today and Tuesday, you were introduced to the Unit 3 Long Term Project. You will be expected to pick a topic out of Unit 3 approved by me and prepare a web-authored, research-based presentation. The presentation must include images, and links to at least eight web-based sources of information and contain 2500 words. THE PROJECT IS DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15.

In future days, I will lay out some more specific parameters and a scoring guide to direct you in your work. However, for now you just need to be thinking about some topic possibilities and immerse yourself in the web design tutorials we have done.

What follows is a summary of what we did and what you need to know:

You learned about the basic structure of an html document at the site below:

http://www.ironspider.ca/basic_html/structure.htm

Remember, each web page you create will be made up of html code. The process for making a web page involves two applications -- a simple text editor (Notepad) to DO or write the page and a browser (Explorer) to VIEW the page.

To create a web page, simply complete the following steps:


1.Go to the Ironspider site above.
2.Scroll down and copy the html code in the box at the bottom of the page.
3.Open Notepad and paste the html code you just copied.
4.Add your own text and other html elements in the title tag and the body.
5.Save in Notepad in your My Documents folder, BUT REMEMBER to change the file extension to .html
6.Go to your My Documents folder and open your new html file to view it.
7.To update or make changes, remember to save in Notepad and reload in Explorer.


Key Things We Learned ...

•To make a hypertext link (your page to a website) use the tag structure at the link below...

http://www.2createawebsite.com/build/html.html#hyperlinks

•To make a hypertext link (your page to another one of your pages) use the same structure as to a website, but simply put the name of your html file in between the quotation marks where you would have put the web URL...

•Remember, to do the hypertext link as described above, you need to have two html documents that you have created! You learned how to insert an image onto your web page by using the IMG SRC tag. See the link below for a detailed description of your options in working with an image.

http://www.2createawebsite.com/build/html.html#images

•You also learned you could make the image clickable or a hyperlink by inserting the image tag in the area where you would normally put text for a hyperlink.


Below you will find some helpful tutorials:

http://www.2createawebsite.com/


http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/

This one is good for reviewing some of the do's and don'ts of website design...

http://www.homesteadconnection.com/WebSiteDesign.html

By Wednesday, you must select a topic and have it approved by me!!! So give it some thought before you get to class.

Testing...Testing....

Today you wrote your first unit test... My goodness -- this course is waaaaay too easy...

Lab Time for Unit 3 Project

We will be in the following locations to work on the Unit 3 Long Term Project...


Room 114 - Tuesday, October 12 , Thursday and Friday, October 14 and 15
and Tuesday, October 19
Room 227 - Wednesday, October 13 and Monday, October 18

Make sure you do whatever it takes to find us...



whatever it takes...

Unit 3 Questions

The following are the questions that were assigned today for Unit 3:


p. 85 1-3,6a and b
p. 86 1
p. 92 1-11
p. 97 1-5
p. 104 1-4, 7, 10, 11
p. 110 1-5
p. 120 1,3,4,6
p. 133 1,3-7, 9,10
p. 149 1-6
p. 158 1,3,5,6b,8

We will begin going over these questions on Wednesday.

Just So We Understand Each Other....

Here are your deadlines which I have already posted here.

Test - Unit 2........ Thursday, October 7 (Chapter Questions dropped off at that time)

Long Term Project - Unit 2........Friday, October 8

For those of you who are organized and need only to be told once, you have my utmost appreciation.

I apologize for this post and thank you for restoring my faith in mankind... well, at least for today.

As for the rest of you....

WAKE UP AND GET WITH IT!

Unit 3... Read It, but Don't Weep!

Today you were assigned the Unit 3 reading... pages 80-160. You will get some time on Monday. We will start questions on Tuesday.




Just READ IT... Don't be a crybaby

Unit 2 Review

Today we reviewed for your test on Unit 2, which will be Thursday, October 7, 2010.

For the purposes of our tests and in preparation for the final exam, it is advised that you follow the instructions below:

The Review Process:

1. Make a comprehensive list of ALL terms in the unit.
2. Test yourself on all terms PRIOR to studying.
3. Check on the terms you failed to know.
4. Group these terms and plan to study ONE GROUP AT A TIME.
5. Go back to 2 and repeat.

For the remainder of the class, we discussed the ways in which to group all the terms from chapters 2 and 4. Chapter 3 needs to be completed for Thursday.

Unit 2 Long Term Project

Here is the Unit 2 Long Term Assignment

Planning a Road Trip – Geography 20G Unit 2 Long Term Project

How much do you know about the geography of North America? What places have you visited? What do you know about each of the locations? Part of geography, the study of the earth and its features, inhabitants, and phenomena, is the study of places and regions. Today, with globalization, it is more important than ever to understand different places and regions around the world.

In this activity, you will learn about various towns, communities, and cities within North America by planning and taking a two-week trip. During your trip you must:

· Visit a major city
· Visit a state or provincial capital
· Visit a small town/community
· Visit a geographical landmark
· Visit a museum
· Take in a major or minor league sporting event
· Take in a collegiate sporting event
· See a play
· Attend a concert
· Visit the birthplace of a famous person
· Do it all on a $3000 budget

The project must be completed in a binder and will feature the following headings:

· Table of Contents
· Itinerary
· Budget
· Transportation
· What I Saw on My Road Trip
· Sources

The project will be graded using the following scoring:

· Table of Contents 5 marks
· Itinerary 10 marks
· Budget 20 marks
· Transportation 10 marks
· What I Saw on My Road Trip 100 marks
· Sources 10 marks· Spelling/Grammar* 20 marks
· TOTAL 175 marks

*Note: These are your 20 marks to keep. Every error results in a deduction of 1 mark to a maximum of 20.

Sources – You are required to use 10 different sources. Each is worth 1 mark. If you are using web sites, you must have 10 different domain names. Use the APA style guide

What I Saw on my Road Trip – Each item on the list of trip requirements is worth 10 marks and should cover roughly a page. In that page, you will be expected to write a description of what you saw (6 marks), include a picture (1 mark), and include suggestions of other things you might do while in the area (3 marks).

Transportation – Describe the vehicle you will drive. Write a review for it and include:

· A fuel economy rating (city and highway) (1 mark)
· An evaluation of the cargo space for your purposes (2 marks)
· A review of its performance capabilities (3 marks)
· A Summary of why you chose the vehicle (2 marks)
· A photo (1 mark)
· Sticker price (1 mark)

Budget - You will be required to make a full budget for the trip which includes a detailed estimate of costs for fuel (3 marks), lodging (5 marks), meals (5 marks), all entertainment/sightseeing costs (5 marks), and any incidentals (2 marks).

Itinerary – 1 mark for accounting for each of the 10 stops on your wayTable of Contents – 1 mark for each of the 5 headings

Please note: Standard margins and Times New Roman 12 point type. This is the default setting in Word. Don't change it.

You will have lab time for the remainder of the week.

Due Date: Friday,October 8,2010

Reviewing Questions

Over the past two classes, we have reviewed some of the assigned questions. Rememer, starting Monday, we are in the lab (see the previous blog entry).

Rocky and Bagheera say, "Have a good weekend!"

Lab Time for Unit 2 Long Term Project

Please note that during September 20-24 (inclusive), we will be in the lab to work on the long term assignment for Unit 2.

For September 22, 23 and 24, we will be in Rm 213.

Unit 2 - Methods of Geographic Inquiry

You should now be finished reading Unit 2 (p. 17-71).


The following questions were assigned today.

p. 15 1, 2b
p. 26 1-7, 9,11,12a and b
p. 40 2-4, 7,10,13
p. 47 1-6, 8-9
p. 58 1a, 2-4
p. 66 1-3,5
p. 67 1
p. 68 2 and 3
p. 70 1,4b,c,d; 5b,c
p. 78 1a

We will be taking these up starting Thursday.

Mapping the Fruited Plain

Below you will find the particulars for the map assigned today. The map will be due Wednesday,September 15 at the beginning of class.


Map # 2 -- Map of the United States

All 48 mainland states and all 48 capitals

See the list below:

http://www.homeworkspot.com/ask/statecapitals.htm

Washington DC is NOT included


Marking Guideline

6 essential elements of a map –

Title 1 mark
Legend 1 mark
Scale (already there)
Date of Publication 1 mark
Direction 1 mark
Borders (already there)

Map Elements Sub Total 4

48 states 1x48 = 48
48 cities 1x 48 = 48

Locations Sub Total 96

Overall neatness Sub Total 20

18-20 publishable
15-17 clear, readable
12-14 generally clear
9-11 somewhat clear
6- 8 not clear
>5 illegible

Total 116

The Map and How to Swing It

You were assigned a map of Canada. See the particulars as discussed in class below. The map will be due on Friday, September 13 at the beginning of class.

Map #1 -- Map of Canada

Map Assignment #1– Geo 20G

All 10 Provinces
3 Territories
All Provincial and Territorial Capitals and Ottawa
Montreal
Vancouver
Calgary
Chicago
Green Bay
Minneapolis
New York
Boston
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Manitoba
Great Bear Lake
Great Slave Lake
Great Lakes
49th Parallel



Marking Guideline

6 essential elements of a map –

Title 1 mark
Legend 1 mark
Scale (already there)
Date of Publication 1 mark
Direction 1 mark
Borders (already there)

Map Elements Sub Total 4


10 provinces 1x10 = 10
3 territories 1x3 = 3
14 capitals 1x14 = 14
8 cities 1x 8 = 8
2 rivers 1x2 = 2
9 lakes 1x9 = 9
1 landmark 1

Locations Sub Total 39

Overall neatness Sub Total 20
18-20 publishable
15-17 clear, readable
12-14 generally clear
9-11 somewhat clear
6- 8 not clear
>5 illegible

Total 63

Welcome Back

This blog will be used as a means of keeping track of what we are doing, when we are doing it, and sometimes where we are doing it.

As a result, it will include all relevant course material and timelines. In the event that you are away, the blog will be quite useful to help you keep up to date.

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING THE MATERIAL HERE.

Geography 20G

Course Outline

Description:

Geography 20G is a required course for high school graduation in Manitoba. Its title is “Geographic Issues of the 21st Century” and focuses upon Canada, its place in the world and its relationship to other countries. What follows are the units of the curriculum:

• Canadian Connections: An Introduction
• Methods of Geographic Inquiry
• Physical Connections: Canada’s Ecozones
• Cultural Connections
• Economic Connections
• Canada’s Global Connections
• Future Connections

Textbook and Atlases

The text for the course is Geographic Issues of the 21st Century by Clark and Wallace (2005, Pearson Canada). You will be assigned a book and you will be responsible for its care and safe return at the end of the semester. Do not place any marks in the book and ensure that it is treated with care. Its replacement cost is $80.00. Damage to the textbook will result in a charge as well.

On occasion, you will sign out an atlas. You are also responsible for its care and safe return. Replacement cost is $80.00. Do not place any marks in the atlas and ensure that it is returned in “excellent” condition.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is academic theft and will not be tolerated. A mark of zero will be assessed for work that has been plagiarized and the offense will be reported to the school administration.

Assessment

Assessment will be done on a regular basis. It will consist of:
• Final Exam: 30%
• Tests and Quizzes: 30%
• All other Assignments/Essays: 40%


Attendance

The REC attendance regulations will be followed. See the student handbook. If you are late for school and miss my class, you can keep up with assignments by using the class blog. Where possible, all course material will be available through the blog.

Materials

Bring the following to class every day:
• A binder with lots of paper
• Pen, pencil, ruler, pencil crayons
• Your textbook

Homework
You must do homework as assigned. Because the blog is comprehensive and easily accessible, many students rely on it heavily to keep them organized. However, keeping your own notes in class is a very effective way to review and keep up with material on a daily basis. In the end, making this extra effort will help to prepare you for unit tests.

Deadlines/Due Dates

Meeting deadlines and due dates is an important life skill. Divisional assessment policy suggests that the evaluation of a student’s performance should be based on exactly that – performance. However, this is not to imply that meeting deadlines and due dates is unimportant. Therefore, failure to perform classroom tasks (i.e. assignments not handed in) designed to measure a student’s competency in a particular skill area is not an option for a student expecting to achieve credit. In short, all assignments need to be handed in and those that are late will require some form of additional work as assigned by the instructor to ensure basic skill level competency.

Help, help, help!

Do not hesitate to ask for help if you do not understand something we are learning. I am happy to clarify concepts or to explain something in a different way.

Class Rules in Summary

• Be here and be here on time
• Pay attention – Don’t just “look” – “see” … Don’t just “hear” – “listen”
• Do your best
• Ask for help when you need it
• Keep up with assigned work and hand it in on time
• Conduct yourself with maturity and “discipline”

“Discipline is defined as doing what you’re supposed to do, when you’re supposed to do it, how you’re supposed to do it, ALL THE TIME.” – Bob Knight

Ding, Dong! The Review Is Done!

We are ready for the final exam!!!!! Study hard!!!!!

Reminder...there is still work to be done here. NO VACATION YET!

To that end, these questions are due TODAY...

p. 401 1-5
p. 402 6-7a, 8-10
p. 410 1-10

Exam Review

See the link below. Read the Exam Outline link and you may begin working on the Exam Review.

http://geographyrocks.ca/geography.html

Unit 5 Long Term Project

Here is the "to do" list for the Unit 5 Long Term Project. The project is due Monday, June 7, 2010.

http://geographyrocks.ca/geounittwo.html

1. Click on "Assignments" link and go to "Hydroelectricity: Is it good or is it bad?" Simply make use of the web sites provided and fill out the "Pro-Con" list. Disregard the text for the assignment.

2. Click on the "Project" link. Complete the assignment provided.

http://geographyrocks.ca/geounitthree.html

3. Click on the "Project" link. Complete the assignment provided.

4. Should Winnipeg invest in a rapid transit industry? Create a PowerPoint presentation for or against a rapid transit system. If you choose to support it, include a plan for how/where it should be built. If you do not support it, plan an alternative.

Unit 4 Test Date Set

The Unit 4 test will take place on WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010.

Study... in 100% of cases, it leads to better results. Well...probably... Follow the process we have used throughout this semester and you'll do better than the sad case above.

Unit 4 Long Term Project

In the interests of staying on track, we are going to do some project work while the essay process is underway.

See the project outline below.

Your Long Term Project for Unit 4 will be due Monday, May 17, 2010.

The marking rubric is available on the network in the Geography pick up folder. It is a word document appropriately named "powerpoint rubric."

Geography 20G - Unit 4: Long Term Project

Prepare a PowerPoint presentation that deals with a current urban development issue. Your presentation should be five to seven minutes in length and should:

· Clearly define and explain the issue you are addressing
· Present either through a “sell”/justify a position approach or clinically discuss several positions

You may use the site below to assist you in preparing your presentation.

http://www.actden.com/pp/

A presentation rubric will be added shortly.

Presentations will begin after a suitable work schedule has been arranged.


The following are potential topics. Others may be considered but must be approved by the instructor.

New Urbanism - What is it? What does it look like? Where is it taking place?

http://www.newurbanism.org/newurbanism/sitemap.html

Evaluate the proposal referred to as “Victory City”.

http://www.victorycities.com/

Evaluate the concepts put forth in “Sustainable Urban Design and Climate”.

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/environ/design/design.shtml

Discuss strategies for Downtown revitalization.

http://www.emich.edu/public/geo/557book/dt.frameset.html

Examine and discuss efforts to reuse “Big Box” stores that are no longer in operation.

http://www.bigboxreuse.com/





Debate whether or not sports facilities assist positively in urban renewal.

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000300

http://www.naiop.org/foundation/ares07mixeduse.pdf


http://www.ualberta.ca/~bhumphre/papers/pfm2003.pdf

http://www.informedesign.umn.edu/Rs_detail.aspx?rsId=2265


Discuss various ideas for urban renewal.

http://www.creativecity.ca/resources/making-the-case/urban-renewal-1.html

The Essay

Over the last number of days, you have written an in class essay and you have been working on the objectives for each part of the essay. Below is a summary of the class notes for this section:

The essay assignment typically comes in two forms -- a question or a directive.

for example:

What is the most important characteristic required to be successful in school? (question)

Discuss the most important characteristic required to be successful in school. (directive)



The most important thing to remember when writing the essay is to make sure you understand the question and answer the question directly.



Below you will find the objectives we discussed for the introductory paragraph (in order of importance - NOT appearance):



1. Answer the question (thesis statement)



2. List of supporting ideas (evidence which will serve to prove your thesis)



3. Introductory statement (this is the first sentence in your essay)






Next, you will find the objectives for the body paragraphs (in order of appearance):



1. Topic sentence (from your list of supporting ideas and relates to thesis)



2. Supporting details (logically prove why the thesis is true... between 5-7 sentences)

3. Transition sentence (make the connection from the present supporting idea/topic to the next supporting idea/topic)



You have all written an introductory paragraph, the first paragraph of the body, and a conclusion based on the in class essay you were assigned. All students were checked to ensure that each paper fulfilled the objectives above.

After successfully completing this task, you were assigned another in class essay. This particular assignment made use of the material in the textbook from Chapter 15. The essay question for this assignment was as follows:

How have past treaties failed to meet the needs of First Nations people?


Make sure you can identify which specific sentences accomplish each of the objectives outlined above for both the introductory paragraph and the body paragraph.

Oh Noooooo!

Test is Thursday! Don't let the test run you over. Study!!!!!!!

Global Warming - Reality or Fantasy?

You have seen both Al Gore's, "The Inconvenient Truth" and the program called "The Great Global Warming Swindle."

You now have two options for your next assignment:

1. Write an explanation of why global warming is a problem caused by man that requires the collective action of everyone to save the world.
2. Write an explanation of why global warming is a farce created by people who are against progress and are anti-business.

Be sure to support your answer with sources which you cite under APA style guidelines.

Your work should by approximately 800 words. You have the next two days to work on this assignment in the lab. The assignment will be due Monday, April 19, 2010.

Talk About A Bad Lie...

Hey! If this guy can go to this extent to enjoy his hobby...you can study for your test.

DO IT NOW!

Have You Been Studying for the Test Next Thursday?

OK... In honor of Masters Week, the test reminders are going to have a bit of a golf theme...



Sometimes a little planning can make all the difference...

Test Reminder for Unit 3

TEST NEXT THURSDAY! TEST NEXT THURSDAY!

Don't let things unravel! Study NOW!

Unit 3 Test - Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Unit 3 test will be on Thursday, April 15, 2010....

We have finished review today...

Start studying to avoid... a prickly situation...

Question Time...

We will be going over questions from Unit 3 on Tuesday and Wednesday...possibly Thursday....

Hope not on Friday.

Unit 3 Long Term Project Deadline...

The deadline is set...

Your websites will be due Wednesday, April 7, 2010...

The Test is Over...

Whew!

Today, we reviewed the test you wrote on Thursday. Keep the test as a study guide for the unit.

We will go back to working on our Unit 3 projects on Monday.

Also note --- Monday is the deadline for your Road Trip assignment.

Thurday next week is the day we start reviewing Unit 3 questions, so be ready...

Unit 3 Long Term Project

Monday and Tuesday, you were introduced to the Unit 3 Long Term Project. You will be expected to pick a topic out of Unit 3 approved by me and prepare a web-authored, research-based presentation. The presentation must include images, and links to at least eight web-based sources of information and contain 2500 words.

In future days, I will lay out some more specific parameters and a scoring guide to direct you in your work. However, for now you just need to be thinking about some topic possibilities and immerse yourself in the web design tutorials we have done.

What follows is a summary of what we did and what you need to know:

• You learned about the basic structure of an html document at the site below:
  
  http://www.ironspider.ca/basic_html/structure.htm
  


• Remember, each web page you create will be made up of html code. The process for making a web page involves two applications -- a simple text editor (Notepad) to DO or write the page and a browser (Explorer) to VIEW the page.
  


• To create a web page, simply complete the following steps:
  
  
  1.Go to the Ironspider site above.
  2.Scroll down and copy the html code in the box at the bottom of the page.
  3.Open Notepad and paste the html code you just copied.
  4.Add your own text and other html elements in the title tag and the body.
  5.Save in Notepad in your My Documents folder, BUT REMEMBER to change the file extension to .html
  6.Go to your My Documents folder and open your new html file to view it.
  7.To update or make changes, remember to save in Notepad and reload in Explorer.
  
  
  Key Things We Learned ...
  
  


• To make a hypertext link (your page to a website) use the tag structure at the link below...
  
  http://www.2createawebsite.com/build/html.html#hyperlinks
  
  


• To make a hypertext link (your page to another one of your pages) use the same structure as to a website, but simply put the name of your html file in between the quotation marks where you would have put the web URL...
  


• Remember, to do the hypertext link as described above, you need to have two html documents that you have created!

• You learned how to insert an image onto your web page by using the IMG SRC tag. See the link below for a detailed description of your options in working with an image.
  
  http://www.2createawebsite.com/build/html.html#images
  


• You also learned you could make the image clickable or a hyperlink by inserting the image tag in the area where you would normally put text for a hyperlink.
  
  
  Below you will find some helpful tutorials:
  
  http://www.2createawebsite.com/
  
  
  http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/
  
  This one is good for reviewing some of the do's and don'ts of website design...
  
  http://www.homesteadconnection.com/WebSiteDesign.html
  
  By next Monday, you must select a topic and have it approved by me!!! So give it some thought before you get to class.
  

Unit 3 Questions

The following are the questions that were assigned today for Unit 3:


p. 85 1-3,6a and b
p. 86 1
p. 92 1-11
p. 97 1-5
p. 104 1-4, 7, 10, 11
p. 110 1-5
p. 120 1,3,4,6
p. 133 1,3-7, 9,10
p. 149 1-6
p. 158 1,3,5,6b,8

We will be going over these after your lab time.

C'mon...It's Time to Sit Down and Study

And to show you what a generous guy I am, I've asked someone to get you a chair...

STUDY FOR THE TEST, DAMMIT!

Listen to Coach Knight, if you know what's good for you

Unit 3 Long Term Project - Lab Time

Heads up regarding lab time for this unit's project as per class discussion.

Period 2 - Rm 115 March 8 and 9

Period 5 - Rm 113 March 8-10,15-17, and 22

Test Date for Unit 2 and Long Term Project Deadline

Thursday, March 11 will be the test date. Hand in the questions for Unit 2 at that time.

Monday, March 15 will be the due date for the Unit 2 Long Term project.

Unit 2 Long Term Project

Here is the Unit 2 Long Term Assignment

Planning a Road Trip – Geography 20G Unit 2 Long Term Project

How much do you know about the geography of North America? What places have you visited? What do you know about each of the locations? Part of geography, the study of the earth and its features, inhabitants, and phenomena, is the study of places and regions. Today, with globalization, it is more important than ever to understand different places and regions around the world.

In this activity, you will learn about various towns, communities, and cities within North America by planning and taking a two-week trip. During your trip you must:

· Visit a major city
· Visit a state or provincial capital
· Visit a small town/community
· Visit a geographical landmark
· Visit a museum
· Take in a major or minor league sporting event
· Take in a collegiate sporting event
· See a play
· Attend a concert
· Visit the birthplace of a famous person
· Do it all on a $3000 budget

The project must be completed in a binder and will feature the following headings:

· Table of Contents
· Itinerary
· Budget
· Transportation
· What I Saw on My Road Trip
· Sources

The project will be graded using the following scoring:

· Table of Contents 5 marks
· Itinerary 10 marks
· Budget 20 marks
· Transportation 10 marks
· What I Saw on My Road Trip 100 marks
· Sources 10 marks· Spelling/Grammar* 20 marks
· TOTAL 175 marks

*Note: These are your 20 marks to keep. Every error results in a deduction of 1 mark to a maximum of 20.

Sources – You are required to use 10 different sources. Each is worth 1 mark. If you are using web sites, you must have 10 different domain names. Use the APA style guide

What I Saw on my Road Trip – Each item on the list of trip requirements is worth 10 marks and should cover roughly a page. In that page, you will be expected to write a description of what you saw (6 marks), include a picture (1 mark), and include suggestions of other things you might do while in the area (3 marks).

Transportation – Describe the vehicle you will drive. Write a review for it and include:

· A fuel economy rating (city and highway) (1 mark)
· An evaluation of the cargo space for your purposes (2 marks)
· A review of its performance capabilities (3 marks)
· A Summary of why you chose the vehicle (2 marks)
· A photo (1 mark)
· Sticker price (1 mark)

Budget - You will be required to make a full budget for the trip which includes a detailed estimate of costs for fuel (3 marks), lodging (5 marks), meals (5 marks), all entertainment/sightseeing costs (5 marks), and any incidentals (2 marks).

Itinerary – 1 mark for accounting for each of the 10 stops on your wayTable of Contents – 1 mark for each of the 5 headings

Please note: Standard margins and Times New Roman 12 point type. This is the default setting in Word. Don't change it.

You will have lab time for the remainder of the week.

Unit 2 Methods of Geographic Inquiry - Questions Assigned

The following questions were assigned today.

p. 15 1, 2b
p. 26 1-7, 9,11,12a and b
p. 40 2-4, 7,10,13
p. 47 1-6, 8-9
p. 58 1a, 2-4
p. 66 1-3,5
p. 67 1
p. 68 2 and 3
p. 70 1,4b,c,d; 5b,c
p. 78 1a

We will be taking these up starting Tuesday. You need to complete enough questions to keep up with the pace at which we go over them. They will be handed in at the end of the unit.

Texts Distributed and Unit 2 Reading

Texts were distributed today. Remember, you are responsible for your textbook. Please make sure you put your name inside and keep track of it, as we will need it on a daily basis. Replacement cost is $80.00.

Unit 2 reading is assigned and must be completed by Tuesday, February 16.

You have the entire class to read. The rest of the reading is for homework and a pop quiz on Tuesday is a possibility.

BE PREPARED.

Mapping the Fruited Plain

Below you will find the particulars for the map assigned today. The map will be due Tuesday,February 16 at the beginning of class.


Map # 2 -- Map of the United States

All 48 mainland states and all 48 capitals

See the list below:

http://www.homeworkspot.com/ask/statecapitals.htm

Washington DC is NOT included


Marking Guideline

6 essential elements of a map –

Title 1 mark
Legend 1 mark
Scale (already there)
Date of Publication 1 mark
Direction 1 mark
Borders (already there)

Map Elements Sub Total 4

48 states 1x48 = 48
48 cities 1x 48 = 48

Locations Sub Total 96

Overall neatness Sub Total 20

18-20 publishable
15-17 clear, readable
12-14 generally clear
9-11 somewhat clear
6- 8 not clear
>5 illegible

Total 116

The Map and How to Swing It

You were assigned a map of Canada. See the particulars as discussed in class below. The map will be due on Friday, February 12 at the beginning of class.

Map #1 -- Map of Canada

Map Assignment #1– Geo 20G

All 10 Provinces
3 Territories
All Provincial and Territorial Capitals and Ottawa
Montreal
Vancouver
Calgary
Chicago
Green Bay
Minneapolis
New York
Boston
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Manitoba
Great Bear Lake
Great Slave Lake
Great Lakes
49th Parallel



Marking Guideline

6 essential elements of a map –

Title 1 mark
Legend 1 mark
Scale (already there)
Date of Publication 1 mark
Direction 1 mark
Borders (already there)

Map Elements Sub Total 4


10 provinces 1x10 = 10
3 territories 1x3 = 3
14 capitals 1x14 = 14
8 cities 1x 8 = 8
2 rivers 1x2 = 2
9 lakes 1x9 = 9
1 landmark 1

Locations Sub Total 39

Overall neatness Sub Total 20
18-20 publishable
15-17 clear, readable
12-14 generally clear
9-11 somewhat clear
6- 8 not clear
>5 illegible

Total 63

Welcome to the Start of Semester 2

This blog will be used as a means of keeping track of what we are doing, when we are doing it, and sometimes where we are doing it.

As a result, it will include all relevant course material and timelines. In the event that you are away, the blog will be quite useful to help you keep up to date.

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING THE MATERIAL HERE.

Geography 20G

Course Outline

Description:

Geography 20G is a required course for high school graduation in Manitoba. Its title is “Geographic Issues of the 21st Century” and focuses upon Canada, its place in the world and its relationship to other countries. What follows are the units of the curriculum:

• Canadian Connections: An Introduction
• Methods of Geographic Inquiry
• Physical Connections: Canada’s Ecozones
• Cultural Connections
• Economic Connections
• Canada’s Global Connections
• Future Connections

Textbook and Atlases

The text for the course is Geographic Issues of the 21st Century by Clark and Wallace (2005, Pearson Canada). You will be assigned a book and you will be responsible for its care and safe return at the end of the semester. Do not place any marks in the book and ensure that it is treated with care. Its replacement cost is $80.00. Damage to the textbook will result in a charge as well.

On occasion, you will sign out an atlas. You are also responsible for its care and safe return. Replacement cost is $80.00. Do not place any marks in the atlas and ensure that it is returned in “excellent” condition.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is academic theft and will not be tolerated. A mark of zero will be assessed for work that has been plagiarized and the offense will be reported to the school administration.

Assessment

Assessment will be done on a regular basis. It will consist of:
• Final Exam: 30%
• Tests and Quizzes: 30%
• All other Assignments/Essays: 40%


Attendance

The REC attendance regulations will be followed. See the student handbook. If you are late for school and miss my class, you can keep up with assignments by using the class blog. Where possible, all course material will be available through the blog.

Materials

Bring the following to class every day:
• A binder with lots of paper
• Pen, pencil, ruler, pencil crayons
• Your textbook

Homework
You must do homework as assigned. Because the blog is comprehensive and easily accessible, many students rely on it heavily to keep them organized. However, keeping your own notes in class is a very effective way to review and keep up with material on a daily basis. In the end, making this extra effort will help to prepare you for unit tests.

Deadlines/Due Dates

Meeting deadlines and due dates is an important life skill. Divisional assessment policy suggests that the evaluation of a student’s performance should be based on exactly that – performance. However, this is not to imply that meeting deadlines and due dates is unimportant. Therefore, failure to perform classroom tasks (i.e. assignments not handed in) designed to measure a student’s competency in a particular skill area is not an option for a student expecting to achieve credit. In short, all assignments need to be handed in and those that are late will require some form of additional work as assigned by the instructor to ensure basic skill level competency.

Help, help, help!

Do not hesitate to ask for help if you do not understand something we are learning. I am happy to clarify concepts or to explain something in a different way.

Class Rules in Summary

• Be here and be here on time
• Pay attention – Don’t just “look” – “see” … Don’t just “hear” – “listen”
• Do your best
• Ask for help when you need it
• Keep up with assigned work and hand it in on time
• Conduct yourself with maturity and “discipline”

“Discipline is defined as doing what you’re supposed to do, when you’re supposed to do it, how you’re supposed to do it, ALL THE TIME.” – Bob Knight

Essay Assignment

The following is a practice essay for the exam and will be due on Wednesday this week -- the last day of classes.

Discuss the importance of sustainable development.

The Maps Are Here! The Maps Are Here!

The maps are in the pick up box under the course folder on the network. There is an answer key included.

Study these and you will be fine.

Exam Review Assignment

Please note that the chapter summaries for Units 2,3,4, and 5 are due Friday, January 22 -- same date as your Unit 5 long term project.

Exam Review

See the link below and make use of the hotlinks available for "Exam Outline" and "Exam Review":

It would be advisable to start studying now.

http://teach.rec.retsd.mb.ca/bfrith/geography.html

Unit 5 Long Term Project

Here is the "to do" list for the Unit 5 Long Term Project. The project is due Friday, January 22, 2010.

http://teach.rec.retsd.mb.ca/bfrith/geounittwo.html

1. Click on "Assignments" link and go to "Hydroelectricity: Is it good or is it bad?" Simply make use of the web sites provided and fill out the "Pro-Con" list. Disregard the text for the assignment.

2. Click on the "Project" link. Complete the assignment provided.

http://teach.rec.retsd.mb.ca/bfrith/geounitthree.html

3. Click on the "Project" link. Complete the assignment provided.

4. Should Winnipeg invest in a rapid transit industry? Create a PowerPoint presentation for or against a rapid transit system. If you choose to support it, include a plan for how/where it should be built. If you do not support it, plan an alternative.

Unit 5 Long Term Project Work Schedule

The Unit 5 long term project will be introduced to you on Wednesday, January 6th. You will be working in the lab through to Tuesday, January 12, 2010.

If you are in Period 3 or 4, go to Rm 213.