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 Where Am I Eating Part V- Apple Juice: Product of China Guided Reading and Socratic Circle Questions **Chapter 14: No Apples 1. Though the imports have risen 400% in a decade, inspectors have only increased 33%. How has this impacted the safety of human and animals around the world? 2. Two-thirds of U.S. apple juice comes from China, thought China uses pesticides that have been banned in the U.S. for nearly three decades. Apple crops in the U.S. are declining. What role does the consumer play in demanding stricter regulations? **Chapter 15: Mr. Feng's Apple Empire 3. In 10 years, farming has gone from a poor man's job to providing a decent living in China. How has the government changed profit sharing to provide better lives for farmers? 4. Kelsey describes the inside of the Feng home, the home of an apple farmer. How are the amenities similar to your home? How are they different? 5. In China and in the U.S., children of farmers are having better lives and heading off for the ...

 Where Am I Eating Part IV- Lobster: Product of Nicaragua Close Reading and Socratic Circle Questions: **Chapter 11: Life, Death, and Lobster 1. In the 1970s, the Bahamas prohibited U.S. ships from fishing in their waters. How has this changed the way of life for modern day Nicaraguans?  2. Red Lobster and Sysco buy a majority of Nicaraguan lobster. Should companies that purchase Nicaraguan lobster be responsible for providing effective training on safe diving? 3. One tenth of what a single diver makes they could have safe equipment, but coupled with fewer dives that means less money. Would you pay more for a lobster if it meant safer farming for the divers? **Chapter 12: The Lobster Trap 4. Cocaine and lobster are the ticket to financial freedom for Nicaraguans. What has fueled the desire for "white lobster"? 5. How are sustainable fisheries damaging the environment? 6. Fifty percent of our lobster still comes from Nicaragua, Honduras, and Brazil. Why are these all regions t...

 Where Am I Eating Part III- Banana: Product of Costa Rica Close Reading and Socratic Circle Questions: **Chapter 8: The Banana Worker's Commute 1. Dole, aka Standard Fruit, provides 25% of the bananas to the world. Bananas are considered a staple in most U.S. households. Why aren't the lives of Standard Fruit banana farmers better? 2. Bananero workers commute by bike in the rain and in the dark to get to work each day. What role should the company play in the safety of its employees commute? Should the company worry about this? 3. Dole owns the local grocery where workers can buy food on credit and Dole subtracts what is owed from their paychecks. What are ways in which Dole could re-tool their monopoly structure to provide a better life for the farmers? **Chapter 9: Banana Worker for a Day 4. EARTH University allowed Kelsey to work on their plantation for a day. What are some immediate differences that you noticed between Standard Fruit's practices and EARTH's practic...

 Where Am I Eating Part II- Chocolate: Product of West Africa Close Reading and Socratic Circle Questions **Chapter 5: Solo Man 1. The Civil War in the Ivory Coast has changed farming in the country. What was the impetus in the Civil War? How has it affected farming? 2. How did the World Bank's takeover of the Ivory Coast post-1989 impact small farmers? 3. Today, only 2.5% of profit makes it into the farmers' wallets. The saying is, "Money is adding value, not farming." How has this shift in West Africa transitioned purchasing in the U.S.? **Chapter 6: Slavery and Freedom 4. There are 160,000 forced adult laborers in the Ivory Coast. Often this can be categorized as indentured servitude and at times slavery- is there a different among the terms? 5. If we paid an extra 0.0043 cents for our chocolate, farmers could have a better living. What is keeping the consumer from taking this action? 6. Will it be possible, from our purchasing actions, to change the way of life fo...

 Where Am I Eating Part 1- Coffee: Product of Colombia Close Reading and Socratic Circle Questions: **Chapter 1: The Starbucks Experience 1. What influence has American culture had on coffee exports and the lives of farmers? 2. Comparing Juan Valdez to Starbucks- what are the strengths and weaknesses of each model? 3. Empresas de Narino had good intentions by giving away beneficios to lucky farmers, but it is clear their actions have not helped in the long run. What role should coffee companies have in continuing education for their farmers? What could that model look like? 4. What is it about the geography and climate of Colombia that makes it ideal for coffee? 5. Since the beginning of coffee in Ethiopia to its evolution to Central and South America, climate has played a major role in coffee. How is climate changing the coffee boom in present day? 6. Because of climate and politics, there has been a shift of coffee farms moving from Central and South America to places as far off ...

 Unit 4: Political Geography Test Review  1. Define and identify a state; nation; nation- state; stateless nation; multinational state; multistate nation. 2. Explain balkanization and provide a real-world example.  3. Define and identify a relict boundary; antecedent boundary; geometric boundary; demilitarized zone; consequent boundary.  4. Compare centripetal and centrifugal forces on a national scale.  5. Compare federal and unitary states. Identify real-world examples of each.  6. Explain UNCLOS and describe the characteristics of each zone.  7. Define NAFTA.  8. Explain the influence of gerrymandering on the electoral process.  9. Define shatterbelt. Compare Korea and Vietnam as shatterbelts.  10. Define devolution and identify a real-world example.  11. Compare segregation and Apartheid.  12. Identify some of the most important supranational organizations and explain their significance.  13. Review: Stages of the DTM,...

 Unit 3: Culture, Language, and Religion Review Instructions: Use the following guided questions to help study for your Unit 3 exam. Please make sure that you use complete sentences.  Guided Questions: 1. Define assimilation. Provide a real world example of a language assimilation. Provide a real world example of a religious assimilation.  2. Define ethnocentrism. Provide a real world example.  3. Define folk culture. Provide a real world example. Explain how folk culture diffuses. 4. Define pop culture. Provide a real world example. Explain how pop culture diffuses. 5. Identify the following indicators for Christianity: types of diffusion, holy sites, founder, ties with the Indo-European language family. 6. Identify the following indicators for Islam: types of diffusion, holy sites, founder, and pilgrimage. 7. Define cultural landscape. Provide a real world example of a religious cultural landscape. Include a visual representation to support your answer.  8. De...

  Refugee by Alan Gratz:  Isabel's Story (Cuba) Part 1 Chapter 2-23 Guided Reading Questions:  1. What is the main conflict in Isabel's story? What kind of conflict is this and how does it affect the character? Support with textual evidence (in-text citation).  2. What might motivate Papi and Lito to join the riot? What do they risk as a result? Support with textual evidence (in-text citation).  3. Characterize Isabel. What kind of person is she? Support with TWO pieces of textual evidence.  4. Describe the newest U.S. policy in 1994 when it comes to Cubans trying to flee. Why is this the new policy? Support your answer with textual evidence. 5. What sacrifice does Isabel make to secure seats in the Castillo boat? What would you be willing to give up in order to escape a dangerous situation? Support with evidence. 6. Pick one scene from the chapters that resonates with you. Draw the scene on a sheet of notebook paper. Upload your picture to this blog. ...

 Unit 2, Chapter 3: Migration Trends and Patterns Instructions : Using your geographic notebook and class activities, complete the following reflection review of Chapter 3. These questions will guide your comprehension of the major concepts discussed about the global population. You will use this as a study tool come test time (both your unit exam and AP exam in May). Guiding Questions : 1. Explain step migration. Explain chain migration. Provide real world examples. 2. Explain guest worker. Provide a real world example. Explain the effect of a guest worker on a receiving country.  3. Define asylum seeker. Define refugee. Compare the two terms. Provide real world examples.  4. Provide an example of environment, economic, political, cultural, and demographic PULL factors. 5. Provide an example of environment, economic, political, cultural, and demographic PUSH factors.  6. Profile the dominant traits seen in most migrating population groups.  MLA Reference Citati...

  Migration Case Study   Instructions : You will choose an article from the Google Drive folder. After reading the article, you will create a blog reflection to present your findings to the class. When you have finished your blog, you will submit your blog link to the Padlet on Google Classroom. Blog Set Up : 1. Title your Blog the Name of your Article 2. Provide the MLA Citation for your article under the title Guiding Questions : Provide an in-depth summary of the article that includes the following:  1. Explain the areas affected by the human migration in your article. Provide a map visual that illustrates the human movement. Make sure to include MLA citation with the map. 2. Explain the people affected by the human migration in your article. Explain culture, ethnicity, age, gender, etc. Provide a visual representation that illustrates the people affected by the human migration. Make sure to include MLA citations with the images.  3. Explain the push and pull fact...

 A Long Walk to Water Blog Reflection * Parker, Linda Sue. A Long Walk to Water . Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. Instructions : As you are reading A Long Walk to Water , use this blog as a reflection tool about the story line and overall metanarrative of forced migration.  Guiding Questions : 1. Explain why Nya is tasked with the chore of carrying water back into the village. Explain the social value of gender in 2008 South Sudan.  2. Explain the reasons for civil war in Southern Sudan during 1985 (Salva's storyline).  3. Describe the beauty/body modifications associated with the Dinka tribe. Explain the relevance of this tradition in folk culture. Explain how globalization can affect folk culture.  4. Explain the cyclical migration of Nya's village to a lake each year. Explain the ethnic conflict that hinders the migration. 5. Nya's village water is contaminated. Describe the stage of the epidemiology transition model that Nya's village is in. Explain...

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 Unit 2, Chapter 2: Population and Health Reflection Instructions: Using your geographic notebook and class activities, complete the following reflection review of Chapter 2. These questions will guide your comprehension of the major concepts discussed about the global population. You will use this as a study tool come test time (both your unit exam and AP exam in May). Guiding Questions: 1. Define the demographic transition model. Explain the stages of the DTM. Provide real world examples of each stage. Include a DTM graph in this post.  2. Define the epidemiology transition model. Explain the stages of the ETM. Provide real world examples of each stage. Include an ETM graph in this post.  3. Compare the population theories of Thomas Malthus, Esther Boserup, and Neo-Malthusian.  4. Compare the population policies of MDC and LDCs in terms of pro-natalist and anti-natalist policies.  5. Explain the three types of population density. Provide a real world example f...

  Towers Falling Reflection Post #2 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. Referring to page 127, answer the following questions posed by the author:      a. "What does it mean to be an American?"     b. "Why does history matter?"     c. "Why is history relevant? Why is history alive? Why is history personal?" 2. Analyze this quote on page 131, "Twin Towers, architectural marvels that would forever symbolically represent the strength of America and its principles of democracy and capitalism." Explain how two builds can have such a strong...

  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....

 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 geopoli...