Review the current events making world headlines and answer the questions relating them to recently learned course concepts.
SPRING 2016
AGRICULTURE, URBANIZATION AND RESOURCES
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/food-ark/siebert-text
#2: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32603799
#3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRhjqqe750A
#4: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/12/city-solutions/kunzig-text
#5: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15874560
#6: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15887129
#7: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32625429
POLYGEOGRAPHY AND DEVELOPMENT
#2: http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/02/daily-chart-9
#3: http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/
#4: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35994481
GEOPOLITICS
#1: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30003865
#2: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26116868
Syria kids explain war: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35802955
#3: http://www.cfr.org/global/global-conflict-tracker/p32137#!/
#5: http://www.purposegames.com/game/606637db
REGISTER TO VOTE: http://www.sdvote.com/content/rov/en/VoteByMail.html OR http://www.sdvote.com/content/rov/en/Registration.html
RELIGION AND GEOPOLITICS
#1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z297hv4
#2: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/belt-text
#3: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-25458755
#4: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-27838034
#5: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24316661
#6: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33521655
LANGUAGE/RELIGION:
#1: http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/officialamerican/
#2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3r9bOkYW9s&index=21&list=PLf3q58RiZLTF8KsHZblqJJXDTAU0QWcJl
#3: http://greatlanguagegame.com/
#4: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/sheler-text
#5: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/04/religion-map/religion-map-interactive.html
MIGRATION:
#1: ttp://www.nytimes.com/ref/world/20070622_CAPEVERDE_GRAPHIC.html#
#3: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/immigration-quiz-2
#5: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34131911
POPULATION
#1: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/demographic-data.html
#2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwfH1gYkXTw&list=PLf3q58RiZLTF8KsHZblqJJXDTAU0QWcJl&index=2
#3: http://www.npr.org/censusmap/#4.00/39.00/-84.00
#4: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-08-10-census-20-years-change_n.htm
#5: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34667551
#6: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/02/141881576/map-population-density-global-fertility-and-gdp
FALL 2015
ASSIGNMENT SEVEN:
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/food-ark/siebert-text
#2: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32603799
#3: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-32498715
#4: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/12/city-solutions/kunzig-text
#5: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15874560
#6: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15887129
#7: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32625429
ASSIGNMENT SIX
#1: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34647651
#3: http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/02/daily-chart-9
#4: http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/
ASSIGNMENT FIVE
#1: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34513753
#2: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30003865
#3: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26116868
#4: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34474362
#5:
#6: http://www.purposegames.com/game/606637db
ASSIGNMENT FOUR
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/belt-text
#2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24316661
#3: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33521655
#4: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-25458755
#5: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28116033
#6: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-27838034
ASSIGNMENT 3
#1: http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/officialamerican/
#2: http://greatlanguagegame.com/
#3: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/sheler-text
#4: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/04/religion-map/religion-map-interactive.html
Assignment 2
#1:http://www.nytimes.com/ref/world/20070622_CAPEVERDE_GRAPHIC.html#
#3: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/immigration-quiz-2
#6: http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2015/08/economist-explains-18
#7: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34131911
Assignment ONE
#1: www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/demographic-data.html
#2: http://www.npr.org/censusmap/#4.00/39.00/-84.00
#3: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-08-10-census-20-years-change_n.htm
#4: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323375204578270053387770718.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
#5: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/02/141881576/map-population-density-global-fertility-and-gdp
SPRING 2015
ASSINGMENT SIX
#1: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32603799
#2: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/12/city-solutions/kunzig-text
#3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15874560
#4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15887129
#5: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32625429
ASSINGMENT FIVE:
#2: http://www.purposegames.com/game/606637db
#3: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26387353
#4: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-25212247
#5: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26116868
ASSIGNMENT FOUR
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/belt-text
#2: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31937224
#3: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/04/religion-map/religion-map-interactive.html
#4: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28116033
#5: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24316661
ASSIGNMENT TWO:
#1: ttp://www.nytimes.com/ref/world/20070622_CAPEVERDE_GRAPHIC.html#
#3: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/immigration-quiz-2
Assignment ONE
#1: www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/demographic-data.html
#2: http://www.npr.org/censusmap/#4.00/39.00/-84.00
#3: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-08-10-census-20-years-change_n.htm
#4: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323375204578270053387770718.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
#5: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/02/141881576/map-population-density-global-fertility-and-gdp
SPRING 2014
ASSIGNMENT 7:
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/food-ark/siebert-text
#2: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/12/city-solutions/kunzig-text
#3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15874560
Assignment Six:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-15047823
http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/
www.gapminder.org/downloads/human-development-trends-2005/
Assignment five
#1: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26387353
#2: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26719180 (watch the video)
#3: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-25212247
#5: http://www.purposegames.com/game/606637db
Assignment Four
#1: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-25217799
#2: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-25458755
#3: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/sheler-text
#4: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/04/religion-map/religion-map-interactive.html
Assignment Three
#1: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26387353
#2: http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/officialamerican/
#3: http://greatlanguagegame.com/
#4: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/sheler-text
#1: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/world/20070622_CAPEVERDE_GRAPHIC.html#
#3: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/immigration-quiz-2
Assignment ONE
#1: www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/demographic-data.html
#2: http://www.npr.org/censusmap/#4.00/39.00/-84.00
#3: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-08-10-census-20-years-change_n.htm
#4: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323375204578270053387770718.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
#5: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/02/141881576/map-population-density-global-fertility-and-gdp
ASSIGNMENT 7:
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/food-ark/siebert-text
#2: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/12/city-solutions/kunzig-text
#3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15874560
ASSIGNMENT SIX: DEVELOPMENT
http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/
www.gapminder.org/downloads/human-development-trends-2005/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24128096
FIVE: Political Geography
#2: http://www.purposegames.com/game/606637db
#3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24209622
FOUR RELIGION AND GEOPOLITICS
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/belt-text
#2: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/whats-next/quiz-interactive
#3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24316661
THREE - RELIGION
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/04/religion-map/religion-map-interactive.html
#2: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/sheler-text
#3: http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/04/syrian-wars-got-religion-and-that-aint-good/
Assignment TWO:
#2: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/world/20070622_CAPEVERDE_GRAPHIC.html#
#3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21233355
#4: http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/officialamerican/
#5: http://greatlanguagegame.com/
SPRING 2013
ASSIGNMENT SEVEN: AGRICULTURE, URBANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/food-ark/siebert-text
#2: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/12/city-solutions/kunzig-text
#3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15874560
ASSIGNMENT SIX: DEVELOPMENT
http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/
www.gapminder.org/downloads/human-development-trends-2005/
ASSIGNMENT FIVE:
#1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JS4VZbCWj8
#2: http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/02/daily-chart-9
#4: http://www.purposegames.com/game/606637db
ASSIGNMENT FOUR:
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/belt-text
#2: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/whats-next/quiz-interactive
#3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20626645
ASSIGNMENT THREE:
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/04/religion-map/religion-map-interactive.html
#2: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/sheler-text
#3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21443313
#4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21777141
#5: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21415636
ASSIGNMENT TWO: migration and language
*NOTE on the handout the first 2 article links were flipped (i.e. #1 references the second set of questions) - the links are in the proper order below
#2: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/world/20070622_CAPEVERDE_GRAPHIC.html#
#3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21233355
#4: http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/officialamerican/
ASSIGNMENT ONE: POPULATION
#1: http://www.npr.org/censusmap/#4.00/41.20/-99.67
#2: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-08-10-census-20-years-change_n.htm
#3: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-03-09-rw_California09_ST_N.htm
#4: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323375204578270053387770718.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
#5: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/02/141881576/map-population-density-global-fertility-and-gdp
FALL 2012
ASSIGNMENT SEVEN: AGRICULTURE, URBANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/food-ark/siebert-text
#2: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/12/city-solutions/kunzig-text
#3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15874560
ASSIGNMENT SIX: DEVELOPMENT (DUE 4/25/12)
http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/
www.gapminder.org/downloads/human-development-trends-2005/
ASSIGNMENT FIVE:
#1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17306282#Battleground states
#2: http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/electoral-map
#3: http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/quick-reference-guide/
#4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13904437
#5: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19797989
ASSIGNMENT FOUR:
#1:http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/whats-next/quiz-interactive
#2: Watch the following video and play the practice game afterwards. Use the info learned to answer the questions.
If the video does not work, watch it here on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/14156203
#3: Now play the game: http://www.purposegames.com/game/606637db
#4: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/syria/index.html
ASSIGNMENT THREE:
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/04/religion-map/religion-map-interactive.html
#2: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/sheler-text
#3: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/belt-text
#4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19868078
ASSIGNMENT TWO:
#2: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/world/20070622_CAPEVERDE_GRAPHIC.html#
#3: http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/officialamerican/
#4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17105569
ASSINGMENT ONE
#1: http://www.usatoday.com/news/census/index?loc=interstitialskip
#2: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-08-10-census-20-years-change_n.htm
#3: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-03-09-rw_California09_ST_N.htm
#4: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/02/141881576/map-population-density-global-fertility-and-gdp
SPRING 2012:
ASSIGNMENT FIVE: DEVELOPMENT (DUE 4/25/12)
http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/
www.gapminder.org/downloads/human-development-trends-2005/
ASSIGNMENT FOUR: Political Geo
#2: Watch the following video and play the practice game afterwards. Use the info learned to answer the questions.
If the video does not work, watch it here on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/14156203
Now play the game: http://www.purposegames.com/game/606637db
ASSIGNMENT THREE:
#1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17112688
#2: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/04/religion-map/religion-map-interactive.html
#3: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/sheler-text
ASSIGNMENT TWO:
#2: http://ideas.time.com/2012/02/13/do-elected-officials-have-to-speak-english/
#3: http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/officialamerican/
#4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17105569
FALL 2011
ASSIGNMENT SEVEN:
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/12/city-solutions/kunzig-text
#2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15874560
ASSIGNMENT SIX: Agriculture
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/food-ark/siebert-text
#2: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=94208
ASSIGNMENT FIVE: DEVELOPMENT
http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/
www.gapminder.org/downloads/human-development-trends-2005/
ASSIGNMENT FOUR: POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
#1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12431231
#2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12482297
#3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13701636
#4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15231436
ASSIGNMENT THREE: RELIGION AND ETHNICITY
#1: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/belt-text
#2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15219298
#3: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/whats-next/quiz-interactive
ASSIGNMENT TWO: RELIGION
#1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14149615
#2: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/04/religion-map/religion-map-interactive.html
#3: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/holy-land/sheler-text
ASSINGMENT ONE
#1: http://www.usatoday.com/news/census/index?loc=interstitialskip
#2: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-08-10-census-20-years-change_n.htm
#3: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-03-09-rw_California09_ST_N.htm
#4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12482311
SPRING 2011
LAST ASSINGMENT!!
#1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13190689
#2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13337864
#3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13332528
Assignment EIGHT:
#1: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7495717.stm
#2: http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/survival/article_adb2fad0-7202-11e0-8eaf-001cc4c002e0.html
#3: PDF file
Assignment seven:
#1: http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2011/04/01/the-debt-ceiling-explained/
#3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13049176
#4: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=13462526
Assignment Six:
http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/
www.gapminder.org/downloads/human-development-trends-2005/
Assignment FIVE:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12482311
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12799772
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12791475
Assignment FOUR:
1.) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12673461
2.) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12637128
3.) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12621225
4.) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12683568
5.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4499668.stm
Assignment THREE:
1.) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12592089
2.) http://tdn.com/news/local/article_fff2a616-42d6-11e0-88fb-001cc4c002e0.html
3.) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12566277
Assignment TWO:
1.) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12446555
2.) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12471060
Assignment one:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12368378
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12338901
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12354464
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12052314
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12204971