Global Awareness

  Towers Falling Reflection Post #1 Rhodes, Jewell Parker. Towers Falling . New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2016. Instructions : After reading the first half of the narrative, create a blog post reflecting on the content you have read. All answers must be written in complete sentences, told through a third person perspective. You can either number your answers or write in paragraph form. Use the following guiding questions for your first blog post: Guiding Questions :  1. Explain the cultural diversity of the United States, as seen through Deja's eyes in Manhattan, New York.  2. Referring to pages 28 and 32, explain the built landscape that transcends into a cultural landscape for the United States. 3. Beginning on page 39, explain how "home" defines a person. Identify the term "home" in the figurative meaning.  4. Referring to page 42, explain the immigration trend of the United States of America. Evaluate the causes/reasons for the migration trend. 5. Re

 Population Policies Directions: While reading your article, identify if the population policy in your country is classified as pro-natalism or anti-natalism. Then use the following guiding questions to write your blog post. You will be sharing this blog post to Padlet and engaging in a discussion board during our next class. You must write in depth and cover the issues associated with your population policy. Make sure that your write in THIRD person, using complete sentences. Title your blog post- Your Country's Name "Population Policy" (ie United States of America Population Policy) Guiding Questions: 1. Locate your country on a map. Add your map image to your post. Identify the region your country is located in. 2. Identify your country as a MDC or LDC. Explain the reasons why you classified your country with this label.  3. Using 3-5 specific quotes from the article, give evidence that supports your country having pro-natalist or anti-natalist policies. Make sure to u

  Global Population and Pandemics Instructions : After learning about the epidemiology transition model and applying the pandemic simulation, reflect on your new perspective on the global population and pandemics. Use the following guiding questions to create your blog post about the global population and health. Make sure that you are writing in complete sentences. Guiding Questions: 1. Define epidemiology transition model. Explain and provide examples from each stage.  2. Reflect on the data that we know about COVID. Identify the stage COVID represents in the ETM. Explain your answer. 3. Explain how a pandemic affects a developed country. Identify the patterns, trends that you noted in Mr. Sinn's video and your own experience with the simulation.  4. Explain how a pandemic affects a developing country. Identify the patterns, trends that you noted in Mr. Sinn's video and your own experience with the simulation. MLA Reference Citation:  (COVID-19), Coronavirus et al. "What

 Malthusian Theory- Yes or No? Directions : Use the following guiding questions to write a reflection concerning our debate over the relevancy of Thomas Malthus' population theory in modern society. Make sure that you write in complete sentences.  Guiding Questions :  1. Identify Thomas Malthus' theory on population growth.  2. After the debate today, explain your perspective of Thomas Malthus' population theory in context of modern society. Include concepts presented by the Boserup Theory and Neo-Malthusian.  MLA Reference Citation: "Thomas Malthus Vs Ester Boserup - Google Search".  Google.Com , 2020, https://www.google.com/search?q=thomas+malthus+vs+ester+boserup&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS874US875&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-5MGsiP3rAhUBA6wKHWebAskQ_AUoAXoECA0QAw&biw=1366&bih=625#imgrc=yOb9RYreMLWOyM. Accessed 22 Sept 2020. 

 Demographic Transition Model Speed Dating: Categorizing Countries and Making Matches Instructions : After completing the DTM Speed Dating activity, reflect on your interactions. Review the notes that you jotted down while interacting with people from different countries. Then, create a reflective blog post about your experience. Make sure to write in paragraph form, with complete sentences.  Guiding Questions : 1. Which country(ies) seem to be the best fit for you? Explain your reasoning. 2. Which country(ies) seem to be the worst fit for you? Explain your reasoning.  3. Using SPEEDS, identify the challenges or issues your BEST fit country(ies) and you might witness through geopolitical agreements and decisions. 4. Using SPEEDS, identify the challenges or issues your WORST fit country(ies) and you might witness through geopolitical agreements and decisions. 5. In modern society, how do developed and developing countries operate together in a united force? Are all geopolitical decision

Demographic Diversity Instructions : Writing in paragraph form with complete sentences, use the following debriefing questions to describe the elements of population composition. Remember, you CAN write in first person. You ARE writing persuasively to an engaged audience. Guiding Questions:   1. Based on who you met tonight, explain the biggest challenge facing the world today. 2. Describe the issues that you found to be most interesting.  3. Identify and describe the terms that were used to evaluate the global population's composition. Explain the impact of these terms. 4. Explain the degree to which this activity is relevant in modern society. MLA Reference Citations: "World Population Day : 11Th July - Calendarlabs".  Calendarlabs , 2020, https://www.calendarlabs.com/holidays/international/world-population-day.php. Accessed 16 Sept 2020. "World Population Day 2020 - National Awareness Days Events Calendar 2020 - UK & US".  National Awareness Days Events C

 Introduction to Culture Instructions : Today, I want you to write a reflective blog entry. You need to write in paragraph form, using complete sentences. Think of this as an actual blog post that you would be sharing on the Internet for others to read. You should write in first person, and reflect on your comprehension and global awareness that you have gained thus far. Write with a purpose that is informative to your audience. Directions : I am going to pose a series of questions to guide your writing and thinking process. Please do not number your responses, rather write in PARAGRAPH form. These questions are to guide your perspective of diverse cultures around the world.  Guiding Questions: 1. What is culture? Provide examples (at least three real world examples) 2. What makes a culture unique? Explain.  3. How does culture define a person? Can a person be a part of multiple cultures? Explain. 4. How can diverse cultures lead to arguments and misunderstandings? As a globalized soci

 Unit 1 Reflection As a review, I want you to write a reflective blog entry. You need to write in paragraph form, using complete sentences. Think of this as an actual blog post that you would be sharing on the Internet for others to read. You should write in first person, and reflect on your comprehension and global awareness that you have gained thus far. Write with a purpose that is informative for an audience.   Topic 1: Pandemics Viewed through Geography: **Thinking Points: 1. Describe how geography advances our understanding of a pandemic and help scientists stop the diffusion. 2. Compare the connections between Cholera and COVID. 3. Describe how a global pandemic affects globalization. Topic 2: Spatial Analysis of Regions: **Thinking Points: 1. How can a region be defined through the lens of physical geography? Through a lens of cultural landscape? What is the importance of the five themes of geography and SPEEDS? 2. Describe the characteristics that make a place unique. 3. Compa