Thursday, April 25, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Channel 1 News Comments
- What surprised me was how the city of Boston was on lockdown.
- I would have been scared if the military went through my house like how it was in Boston.
- That must've been scary to have the bombers hijack your car.
- It's amazing how the cops captured the bombers and the audience are very happy about it because it happens all the time, so it's not really that special.
- What surprised me is when the 19-year old shot himself in the neck.
- What was scary is that the explosion destroyed over 50 homes in Texas.
- That's amazing how the explosion showed up on the rector scale.
- If this happened around my family, I'd be devastated.
- It surprises me how over 200 people died from the earthquake in China.
- I'm actually grateful that none of these have happened in my areas yet.
- It's actually life threatening that honey bees are becoming extinct.
- What surprises me is that most of the animals are becoming extinct.
- I think it's sad how most of the animals are becoming extinct because this affects our life.
- That's crazy that scientist believe in 300 years, 75% of the animals will be extinct.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Chapter 10 all sections
SECTION 1-
1. What 3 mountain ranges border the Mexican Plateau?
The Sierra Madre Oriental, the Sierra Madre Occidental, and the Sierra Madre del Sur.
2.Why does the Yucatán Peninsula have sinkholes?
Because of Erosion.
3. Why are the western sides of Mexico's mountains drier than the eastern sides?
Because of a regional high-pressure system known as the Pacific subtropical high pressure cell.
4. What geographical factors do you think might benefit industrial growth in Mexico?
Probably more mountains and rivers and a little more rain.
5. Copy the following graphic organizer. Use it to describe Mexico's physical geography.
Landforms - Isthmus, Sinkholes, Orizaba is 18,700 feet high.
Climate - Varies by region, subtropical and tropical.
Resources - Silver, gold, iron, lead, mercury, petroleum, oil, gas fields.
SECTION 2-
1. What powerful empire ruled much of what is now Mexico at the time of Spanish arrival?
Aztec Empire
2. What were the 2 most important economic activities of colonial Mexico?
Pre-Christian beliefs and holidays.
3. What agreement has lowered trade barriers between Mexico and the rest of North America? When was it signed?
The North American Free Trade Agreement. In 1992.
4. In what ways did Spanish Colonization shape Mexican culture? How did pre colonial beliefs shape the practice of Christianity in Mexico?
It shaped Mexican culture because of how the colonizer changed it. Precolonial beliefs shaped it because it moved on from people to people.
5. Create a timeline of Mexican history. Use it to list key events from the time of Spanish arrival to the present.
1519 - The Spanish arrived in Mexico
1810 - Mexicans began to revolt against Spanish rule.
1821 - Mexico won its independence
1848 - Mexico lost its northern territory from Texas to California from a war.
1910-1920 - Mexican Revolution
1992 - Ejido farmers won the right to sell their land. Mexico joined Canada in signing the NAFTA.
SECTION 3-
1. What geographical features make Mexico City's pollution problems worse?
The mountains.
2. Why is migration to the United States a disadvantage for the Mexican economy?
It is legal and illegal. It takes skilled workers away.
3. In what ways is Mexico both a rich country and a poor country?
Rich - Oil and natural gas, oil refineries, pipelines, petrochemical complexes, port facilities, and fertilizer plants.
Poor - People live without electricity, sewers, or a safe water supply. Crime.
4. How might economic progress help increase political stability in Mexico?
It will help because changing the poor things that happen in Mexico will attract or either make the people who live in Mexico to stay.
5. Copy the graphic organizer shown below. Use it to list the four economic and cultural regions of Mexico and their major economic activities.
Greater Mexico City - Has monumental government buildings. Largest university and greatest museums and theaters.
Central Mexico - Colonial mining, ranching centers.
Gulf lowlands and southern Mexico - Grazing or growing sugarcane, deposits of oil and natural gas, transportation and telephone service are poor.
Northern Mexico - Factories and commercial farms draw migrant workers, cattle ranching, mining, tourism.
1. What 3 mountain ranges border the Mexican Plateau?
The Sierra Madre Oriental, the Sierra Madre Occidental, and the Sierra Madre del Sur.
2.Why does the Yucatán Peninsula have sinkholes?
Because of Erosion.
3. Why are the western sides of Mexico's mountains drier than the eastern sides?
Because of a regional high-pressure system known as the Pacific subtropical high pressure cell.
4. What geographical factors do you think might benefit industrial growth in Mexico?
Probably more mountains and rivers and a little more rain.
5. Copy the following graphic organizer. Use it to describe Mexico's physical geography.
Landforms - Isthmus, Sinkholes, Orizaba is 18,700 feet high.
Climate - Varies by region, subtropical and tropical.
Resources - Silver, gold, iron, lead, mercury, petroleum, oil, gas fields.
SECTION 2-
1. What powerful empire ruled much of what is now Mexico at the time of Spanish arrival?
Aztec Empire
2. What were the 2 most important economic activities of colonial Mexico?
Pre-Christian beliefs and holidays.
3. What agreement has lowered trade barriers between Mexico and the rest of North America? When was it signed?
The North American Free Trade Agreement. In 1992.
4. In what ways did Spanish Colonization shape Mexican culture? How did pre colonial beliefs shape the practice of Christianity in Mexico?
It shaped Mexican culture because of how the colonizer changed it. Precolonial beliefs shaped it because it moved on from people to people.
5. Create a timeline of Mexican history. Use it to list key events from the time of Spanish arrival to the present.
1519 - The Spanish arrived in Mexico
1810 - Mexicans began to revolt against Spanish rule.
1821 - Mexico won its independence
1848 - Mexico lost its northern territory from Texas to California from a war.
1910-1920 - Mexican Revolution
1992 - Ejido farmers won the right to sell their land. Mexico joined Canada in signing the NAFTA.
SECTION 3-
1. What geographical features make Mexico City's pollution problems worse?
The mountains.
2. Why is migration to the United States a disadvantage for the Mexican economy?
It is legal and illegal. It takes skilled workers away.
3. In what ways is Mexico both a rich country and a poor country?
Rich - Oil and natural gas, oil refineries, pipelines, petrochemical complexes, port facilities, and fertilizer plants.
Poor - People live without electricity, sewers, or a safe water supply. Crime.
4. How might economic progress help increase political stability in Mexico?
It will help because changing the poor things that happen in Mexico will attract or either make the people who live in Mexico to stay.
5. Copy the graphic organizer shown below. Use it to list the four economic and cultural regions of Mexico and their major economic activities.
Greater Mexico City - Has monumental government buildings. Largest university and greatest museums and theaters.
Central Mexico - Colonial mining, ranching centers.
Gulf lowlands and southern Mexico - Grazing or growing sugarcane, deposits of oil and natural gas, transportation and telephone service are poor.
Northern Mexico - Factories and commercial farms draw migrant workers, cattle ranching, mining, tourism.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Chapter 12 all sections
SECTION 1-
1. What is a basic difference between the Andes and the other highland regions of South America?
Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
2. What are South America's three largest rivers, and what areas do they drain?
The Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraná. They drain the eastern part of the continent.
3. Look at the chapter map. To what physical conditions would you have to adjust if you moved from Rio de Janeiro to La Paz?
The elevation (which is about 4,000 meters).
4. See the feature on the next page. How might El Niño and La Niña affect societies of the dry Pacific coast over time?
It would change the temperature and wind currents. Which will affect the societies shelters and food.
5. Create a chart like the one below. Use it to identify the climates, vegetation, and animal life of the three landform regions listed.
Amazon River basin - Tropical humid, Rain forests, Anacondas, bats, jaguars, monkeys, etc.
Plain Areas- Tropical wet and dry, dry forest or savannas, few animals.
Andes- Highland, Rain forest, llamas, Andean condor.
SECTION 2-
1. What happened to the indigenous population following the arrival of Europeans in South America?
It went down during the colonial period.
2. Where are the densely populated areas of South America? Which areas are thinly populated?
The coasts and reach only a few hundred miles inland. The Southern American interior.
3. How do you think the exchange of food products between the Old and New Worlds changed life in both places?
It changed life between both places because bringing stuff from each world can cause a big difference in the environment. Such as once they get it, they start to use it.
4. What do the llaneros and rainforest peoples have in common?
They each had to do with the old American western days.
5. Create a timeline like the one below. Use it to identify important periods and events in the history of South America.
1494 - A treaty had divided South America between Spain and Portugal.
1810-1830 - Spanish colonies of South America gained their independence.
1966 - British Guiana became Guyana.
1975 - Dutch Guiana became Suriname.
Today - Countries of South America vary widely in their ethnic makeup.
SECTION 3-
1. What are some agricultural specialties of Brazil, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina?
Brazil - Coffee
Colombia - Coffee and flowers
Chile - Fresh fruits and vegetables
Argentina - Wheat and beef
2. How does Mercosur try to improve trade in South America?
Expand trade, improve transportation, and reduce tariffs among member countries.
3. What push and pull factors are causing South American cities to grow? What is the result?
Rural poverty and limited good land push people away. Better jobs and more exciting life pulls them in. Few find good jobs.
4. What challenges do many of South America's largest cities share?
Violence, people are poor, high birthrates make development harder.
5. Create a graphic organizer like the one below. Use it to describe the main environmental and political issues facing South America. Also, describe the basic challenges facing the region as a whole.
Environmental: - People are poor
- Tensions are created
- Much of Amazon forest might disappear.
- Soil exhaustion
Political : - Border disputes
- Violence
- Terrorism
1. What is a basic difference between the Andes and the other highland regions of South America?
Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
2. What are South America's three largest rivers, and what areas do they drain?
The Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraná. They drain the eastern part of the continent.
3. Look at the chapter map. To what physical conditions would you have to adjust if you moved from Rio de Janeiro to La Paz?
The elevation (which is about 4,000 meters).
4. See the feature on the next page. How might El Niño and La Niña affect societies of the dry Pacific coast over time?
It would change the temperature and wind currents. Which will affect the societies shelters and food.
5. Create a chart like the one below. Use it to identify the climates, vegetation, and animal life of the three landform regions listed.
Amazon River basin - Tropical humid, Rain forests, Anacondas, bats, jaguars, monkeys, etc.
Plain Areas- Tropical wet and dry, dry forest or savannas, few animals.
Andes- Highland, Rain forest, llamas, Andean condor.
SECTION 2-
1. What happened to the indigenous population following the arrival of Europeans in South America?
It went down during the colonial period.
2. Where are the densely populated areas of South America? Which areas are thinly populated?
The coasts and reach only a few hundred miles inland. The Southern American interior.
3. How do you think the exchange of food products between the Old and New Worlds changed life in both places?
It changed life between both places because bringing stuff from each world can cause a big difference in the environment. Such as once they get it, they start to use it.
4. What do the llaneros and rainforest peoples have in common?
They each had to do with the old American western days.
5. Create a timeline like the one below. Use it to identify important periods and events in the history of South America.
1494 - A treaty had divided South America between Spain and Portugal.
1810-1830 - Spanish colonies of South America gained their independence.
1966 - British Guiana became Guyana.
1975 - Dutch Guiana became Suriname.
Today - Countries of South America vary widely in their ethnic makeup.
SECTION 3-
1. What are some agricultural specialties of Brazil, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina?
Brazil - Coffee
Colombia - Coffee and flowers
Chile - Fresh fruits and vegetables
Argentina - Wheat and beef
2. How does Mercosur try to improve trade in South America?
Expand trade, improve transportation, and reduce tariffs among member countries.
3. What push and pull factors are causing South American cities to grow? What is the result?
Rural poverty and limited good land push people away. Better jobs and more exciting life pulls them in. Few find good jobs.
4. What challenges do many of South America's largest cities share?
Violence, people are poor, high birthrates make development harder.
5. Create a graphic organizer like the one below. Use it to describe the main environmental and political issues facing South America. Also, describe the basic challenges facing the region as a whole.
Environmental: - People are poor
- Tensions are created
- Much of Amazon forest might disappear.
- Soil exhaustion
Political : - Border disputes
- Violence
- Terrorism
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Chapter. 19 all sections
Section 1-
1. What are 4 physical features that influence what plants can grow in different places in the region?
Dry plains, dry steam beds, grasslands, ground is bare rock and sand.
2. What are the region's 2 most precious natural resources?
Oil and Water.
3. Which landforms in the region seem most favorable for human settlement? Which seem the least favorable? Why?
The Middle East seems most favorable. Southwest Asia seems the least favorable because there are frequent earthquakes.
4. Why do parts of Saudi Arabia have high temperature variations?
Because of subtropical high pressure with clear skies and little shade.
5. Afghanistan: Coastal plains- lies to Northeast
The Middle East seems most favorable. Southwest Asia seems the least favorable because there are frequent earthquakes.
4. Why do parts of Saudi Arabia have high temperature variations?
Because of subtropical high pressure with clear skies and little shade.
5. Afghanistan: Coastal plains- lies to Northeast
Interior plains- 500 - 4,000 meters of elevation
Major Rivers- Helmand River
Plateaus- 7,300 m
Mountains- Hindu Kush
Iran: Coastal plains- Coasts on the Persian Gulf
Interior plains- Shiraz, Bandar 'Abbas, Mashhad,
Major Rivers- Diyala River
Plateaus- 5,671 m
Mountains- Zagros, Elburz,
Iraq: Coastal plains- Coasts on the Persian Gulf
Interior plains- Baghdad, Mosul, Kuwait
Major Rivers- Tigris River, Euphrates River,
Plateaus- 200 - 500 m
Mountains- None
Saudi Arabia:Coastal plains- Socotra
Interior plains- Medina, Jidda, Mecca,
Major Rivers- None
Plateaus- 200 - 2,000 m
Mountains- None
Section 2-
1. On what did the early cities of the Fertile Crescent depend for their growth? In what way is farming today connected with the early history of the Fertile Crescent region?
Wheat and Barley. It's connected because we still do it to this day.
2. Why will you find the Arabic language, Arabic place-names and Islam in places outside of Southwest Asia today?
The diffusion of Arabic words.
3. Which ethnic group is mostly widely spread throughout the region? Which groups dominate Iran and Afghanistan?
Non-Arab. Cultural diversity.
4. What major cultural feature is common throughout the region? What other cultural features could you use to further divide the Persian Gulf and interior Southwest Asia into more regions?
Islam. Arabs.
5. Akkadians --> Persians ---> Mongols ----> Ottoman Turks --> British
Section 3-
1. In what ways does the water supply shape rural economic activity in the region?
Oil and Gas Production
2. What are some ways in which traditional cultures and ways of life have been retained in the region's cities?
Building materials, food products, and household supplies.
3. Which resource do you think is more important to the future of Southwest Asia- oil or water? Explain.
Oil. Because Oil is a basic raw material for products like fertilizer . It is also good for trade.
4. How did the Taliban limit economic and educational opportunities for Afghan women? How do opportunities for women there compare to opportunities in other countries in the region?
limited their school and barely get jobs. Women in other countries have more educational and economic opportunities.
5. Afghanistan- Taliban came to power in the 1990s. They established strict laws.
Iran- In 1979 a revolution toppled Iran's monarchy. A government dominated by ayatollahs came to power in Tehran.
Iraq- Iraq was ruled by a dictator, Saddam Hussein, who used the country's oil revenues to build a large military. Iraq invaded Iran in 1980.
Saudi Arabia- was in a special position in world affairs because of the oil wealth. It is the largest oil exporter.
Major Rivers- Helmand River
Plateaus- 7,300 m
Mountains- Hindu Kush
Iran: Coastal plains- Coasts on the Persian Gulf
Interior plains- Shiraz, Bandar 'Abbas, Mashhad,
Major Rivers- Diyala River
Plateaus- 5,671 m
Mountains- Zagros, Elburz,
Iraq: Coastal plains- Coasts on the Persian Gulf
Interior plains- Baghdad, Mosul, Kuwait
Major Rivers- Tigris River, Euphrates River,
Plateaus- 200 - 500 m
Mountains- None
Saudi Arabia:Coastal plains- Socotra
Interior plains- Medina, Jidda, Mecca,
Major Rivers- None
Plateaus- 200 - 2,000 m
Mountains- None
Section 2-
1. On what did the early cities of the Fertile Crescent depend for their growth? In what way is farming today connected with the early history of the Fertile Crescent region?
Wheat and Barley. It's connected because we still do it to this day.
2. Why will you find the Arabic language, Arabic place-names and Islam in places outside of Southwest Asia today?
The diffusion of Arabic words.
3. Which ethnic group is mostly widely spread throughout the region? Which groups dominate Iran and Afghanistan?
Non-Arab. Cultural diversity.
4. What major cultural feature is common throughout the region? What other cultural features could you use to further divide the Persian Gulf and interior Southwest Asia into more regions?
Islam. Arabs.
5. Akkadians --> Persians ---> Mongols ----> Ottoman Turks --> British
Section 3-
1. In what ways does the water supply shape rural economic activity in the region?
Oil and Gas Production
2. What are some ways in which traditional cultures and ways of life have been retained in the region's cities?
Building materials, food products, and household supplies.
3. Which resource do you think is more important to the future of Southwest Asia- oil or water? Explain.
Oil. Because Oil is a basic raw material for products like fertilizer . It is also good for trade.
4. How did the Taliban limit economic and educational opportunities for Afghan women? How do opportunities for women there compare to opportunities in other countries in the region?
limited their school and barely get jobs. Women in other countries have more educational and economic opportunities.
5. Afghanistan- Taliban came to power in the 1990s. They established strict laws.
Iran- In 1979 a revolution toppled Iran's monarchy. A government dominated by ayatollahs came to power in Tehran.
Iraq- Iraq was ruled by a dictator, Saddam Hussein, who used the country's oil revenues to build a large military. Iraq invaded Iran in 1980.
Saudi Arabia- was in a special position in world affairs because of the oil wealth. It is the largest oil exporter.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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