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   GEOGRAPHY

World Issues 

Assignments/Class Notes

TERM 1

Volunteer Practicum  Log Report Rubric  Current Events Seminar  (Sept. 10)

Current Events presentation dates:     Day 2  - Period 2     Day 2 - Period 3

INTRODUCTION

Characteristics of a world issue  (Sept 21) 

Different Worlds / Definitions (Sept 21)

Analyzing a world issue   (Sept. 23)

political spectrum chart  (Sept. 28)

Bias in the News   (Sept 30)

Bias assignment   (Sept 30)

Cartoon assignment  (Oct 13)

Chomsky questions  (Oct 19)

STATISTICS

Graph Paper downloads  (Oct 21)

Marking Sheet for Stats Unit  

Scattergraphs (Oct 21)

Statistics for the 20 countries (Oct 21)

Spearman's Rank  (Oct 27)

Phi Coefficient   (Oct 29)

Intro Test Review  

Intro Test date:  Thursday Nov. 4/2010

POPULATION

Population Bomb  (Nov. 12)

Demographic Transition   (Nov. 16)

What is the Demographic Transition Model   (Nov.16)

Population Intro  PDF    (Nov 18)

Thomas Robert Malthus and his Checks  (Nov 23)

The Lifeboat Ethic  (Nov 23)

Population Debate (Nov.23)

Limits to Growth  (Dec 13)

Population Pyramids  (Dec 13)

Population Pyramid assignment  (Dec 13)

The Truth About the Environment   (Jan 4)

Cue the Doomsayers  Toronto Star   print version

Population Test Review  (Jan 6)

Population Test: Monday Jan. 10/2011

Aid and Globalization   

Foreign Aid  (Jan 12)

United Nations Powerpoint  (Jan 12)

Globalization Project   (Jan 14)

EXAM

World Issues Exam Review  

Mr. D's In-Class Evaluation - Tues. Jan 18/11

TERM 2

Practicum: Precise Rubric   (Feb 3)

Food

Coffee Powerpoint   (Feb 11)

Obesity   (Feb  15)

Food Debate  (Feb. 17)

History of Food Powerpoint  (Feb 23)

Politics of Food  (Mar 22)

Food First  

Food First Powerpoint   

Borlaug   (Mar 28)

Borlaug Prezi  (Mar 28)

Borlaug Obituary - Toronto Star  (Mar 28)

Borlaug article - Toronto Star (Mar 28)

Colonization Prezi  (Mar 30)

Seeds of Disaster  (Apr 12)

United Fruit Company  (Apr 8)

Food Test Review  (Apr 12)

Food Test date:  Apr. 14/11

Health

Health Intro Prezi (Apr 18)

Health Presentations  (Apr 20)

Health Presentation Rubric  (Apr 20)

Health Statistics

Women's Issues

Women's Issues Seminar Topics  (May 18)

Women's Issue (May 16)

Honour Killings

Seminar Rubric  (May 20)

FINAL EVALUATION

Practicum Log & Critique Evaluation Rubrics  (May 10)

Final Evaluation Mark Breakdown  (May 12)

Final Evaluation Portfolio  (May 12)

Countries for Final Evaluation: