World Geography 3(A)-3(A) Assignments

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HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

Indonesia is constructing an entire new capital city in Borneo called Nusantara — from scratch. What's at stake?

For decades, overcrowding, pollution, poor resource management, and climate change have caused parts of Jakarta to sink at a an alarming rate of 25 cm per year. To solve this problem, the Indonesian government has proposed building a new capital city on the island of Borneo called Nusantara. Is this a good idea? What is the cost in terms of human and environmental terms?

After the video, read the article "This City is Sinking" from the April, 2023 issue of Junior Scholastic. You can either open the PDF or access the article online for text to speech. When finished, please respond to the questions in the Google Form.

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Let's take a closer look at Indonesia, a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea.

What are some of the economic, environmental, and social challenges Indonesia faces?

Review the Five Themes of Geography, complete a fact sheet, and a map.

Read about the various sustainability issues in India: rapid population growth, air pollution, climate change, and lack of clean water. Complete the Sustainability Challenges Matrix after you review the attached slideshow and videos.

No region of the world faces more challenges with the dimensions and urgency comparable to those of South Asia. Read through the attached case studies and determine the Pillar of Sustainability it impacts, why it is important for the region's future, and at least two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) the area's leaders should focus on achieving.

Today we will begin our unit on South Asia, the fastest growing region of the world. By 2050, more than 50% of the world's economic activity will be run through this part of the world. So, it is important when spend some time learning about the region. The essential question for this unit is: How do people adapt to their changing environments, economies, and societies in a time of climate change, resource scarcity, and conflict?

Our lesson today will focus on discovering the geography of South Asia and identifying the major environmental, economic, and demographic issues facing the region.

After you finish your notes, please complete the map activity and the writing activity. If you don't finish, please complete for HW.

Now that we've talked about NGOs (non-governmental organizations), it's time for you to create your own!

In this project, you will work in groups to develop your own NGO to tackle a major issue in any Sub-Saharan African country. You will complete some research to see what issues exist in your country, name your own NGO and make a mission statement before coming up with an action plan to address the problem you chose. Of course, you will be connecting your data/issue to the SDGs. You will compile all of this into a slideshow that you will present to your class.

Due Dates:
-A Day: Slideshows April 23, Presentations April 27
-B Day: Slideshows April 24, Presentations April 28

Resources have been provided for you to utilize. Please feel free to research on your own (no Wikipedia!), but make sure to include the site in your slideshows. Here is an explanation of them:

-World Atlas: For the Country Profile Sheet
-Ducksters: For the Country Profile Sheet
-BBC News: This one is not provided, you will need to manually search it. In Google, type in "BBC News (Country Name) Country Profile". For the Country Profile Sheet
-World Bank: For the Pillars of Sustainability Organizer
-SDGs: For the Pillars of Sustainability Organizer and Slideshow

There is also a timeline for you to see what point of the project you should be at for each class (3 in class periods). 

Note: You can split up the research between group members. As long as one set of information is on one person's sheet and the rest on another person's sheet, that will be fine. Meaning, you do not need to have both sheets totally filled out. For the slideshow, have one person share it with each group member and that person will be responsible for submitting the slideshow.

Welcome to South America! Please complete your political and physical maps of the continent. Down and print these ONLY if you do not have your paper copies.

In this project, you will analyze the progress of nations towards meeting their SDG targets by 2030.

Record your answers on the form attached.

Use the Ecological Footprint Calculator to determine your carbon & ecological footprints. Use the graphic organizer to collect your data. After you analyze the data, brainstorm ways you can reduce that number and re-test. Any difference?

Once completed, use the data to create an infographic on the "footprint" worksheet explaining how you can help live sustainably. Refer to the rubric and examples from previous classes for specific requirements and ideas.

Before you begin your "footprint", please complete the Article: Stepping Lightly and the questions.

How does CONSUMPTION impact SUSTAINABILITY? Consumption of products and services impacts the environment in many different ways. For example, the things we buy contribute, directly or indirectly through the product lifecycle, to climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss and resource depletion on Earth.

As we continue to examine our "Human Footprint", we will look at a 2007 National Geographic documentary on the "mark" humans make on the earth throughout the average lifespan of human existence. Please follow the directions on this graphic organizer (I'll give you a paper copy to work on) and as you watch the documentary, take notes on the actual number of items we use in a lifetime, and write a reflection to the question asked at the end of the worksheet.

Now that we’ve watched the video and went over the various statistics, you are going to look up the language, religion, poverty and literacy rates from 3 countries. After you have completed your research and answered the questions, create an infographic to display the results.

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/

How do geographers use maps to gather information about our world? Today we will learn about different types of maps and how they help us gather information on physical geography, climate, population growth, historical boundaries, and even economics and natural resources. This is our last core concept before we introduce Unit 2: Sustainability.

Complete the three worksheets attached.

Learn how geographers organize the globe into hemispheres, and use latitudes and longitudes in order to tell us where things are located on the Earth.

Choose a place in the world (town, city, state, or country) and use Google resources to answer the questions required. You can make a poster, or create a slideshow using the template.

I have included a sample slideshow for your reference.

We will work on this in class on Thursday. It is due Friday, 9/26

Today we will learn why the study of geography is important to understanding our world. We will do this by talking about one of my favorite subjects: FOOD! After we take notes and read the article: "Where Does This Meal Come From?", we will look at a world map and trace the originals of some ingredients from our favorite meals.