Announcements

ATTENTION!!!

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Bring your textbooks in tomorrow and Thursday!!! We are going to return them to 720! :)

Important Dates:
No School: May 25 (Fri) and May 28 (Mon)
May 30th: Human Rights Project
May 31st: Cultural Festival
June 6: First and Second HR Final Project Presentations
June 7: Fourth HR Final Project Presentations

For info on your final project, check the side bar (Final Project: Due June 6 and 7, 2012) 

Congratulations Everyone! I am confident that everyone did well! We are almost done!!

Thursday, May 31st: Cultural Festival

Let's celebrate cultural diversity and "travel around the world" on a plate! Remember, bring enough for your peers to try and VERY IMPORTANT!!! Bring an INDEX CARD with the ingredients!!!! If you have a recipe, bring that too :))



Your HUMAN RIGHTS project is different from your FINAL PROJECT!!

1.
Human Rights Project instructions: human-rights-research.doc

Final Project: DUE FINALS WEEK

This project will count as your FINAL EXAM GRADE!


Films we've watched so far:

Skin (2005) wonderful movie, based on a true story- takes place in South Africa during the time of Apartheid 
http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/movies/30skin.html 


My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) funny, lighthearted film depicting a clash of cultures, acculturation, and assimilation.
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/my-big-fat-greek-wedding/

 









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OLD NEWS...


GREAT REVIEW!!!!!!https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/jnelsen/www/apgeog/grandreview.pdf

The-Grand-Review-Answers.docx
AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY EXAM IS THIS FRIDAY!!


































2nd MOCK EXAM SATURDAY- 9 AM! DONT BE LATE!!

 LAST UNIT- MONDAY!
UNIT 7: URBANIZATION
White Book: Chapter 9
Yellow Book: Chapters 21 - 23
Notes and Notecards are due Monday, May 7th



Topics for Friday's exam:

1.     HDI- Human Development Index

2.     GDP

3.     GNP

4.     Major manufacturing regions

5.     Locational factors

6.     Weber’s least cost theory

7.     Hotelling

8.     Characteristics of MDCs

9.     Characteristics of LDCs

10. Outsourcing

11. Industrial Revolution- origins, sources

12.  World’s system analysis

13. Fordism

14. Post-fordism

15. Petroleum reserves- where the most exist

16. Big box stores- (Walmart)

17. Weight gaining vs weight losing cases

18. Rostow’s theory

19. North/South split

20. Just in time production

21. Maquiladoras

22. NAFTA

23. BRICs- Newly industrialized countries

24. NGOs- non-governmental organization

25. Fair trade

26. Microloans

27. GEM- gender empowerment index

28. Islands of development

29. Technopole

30. Aggolomeration

31. Deglomeration

32. Break of bulk

33. 4 tigers

 





















2.  Next (and last) regional map quiz- Australia and Oceania! (Check "maps" for details)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Oceania_Geography.htm


3. AP MOCK EXAMS coming up!
APRIL 28th - 9 am - Cafeteria
MAY 5th - 9am- Cafeteria
BOTH are mandatory!



































We are still in Unit 5 and goin' strong! We will finish Unit 5 on Thursday, April 5th and have a shorter exam for Unit 5. This will take place on Monday, April 9th.

 

1.     HDI- Human Development Index

2.     GDP

3.     GNP

4.     Major manufacturing regions

5.     Locational factors

6.     Weber’s least cost theory

7.     Hotelling

8.     Characteristics of MDCs

9.     Characteristics of LDCs

10. Outsourcing

11. Industrial Revolution- origins, sources

12.  World’s system analysis

13. Fordism

14. Post-fordism

15. Petroleum reserves- where the most exist

16. Big box stores- (Walmart)

17. Weight gaining vs weight losing cases

18. Rostow’s theory

19. North/South split

20. Just in time production

21. Maquiladoras

22. NAFTA

23. BRICs- Newly industrialized countries

24. NGOs- non-governmental organization

25. Fair trade

26. Microloans

27. GEM- gender empowerment index

28. Islands of development

29. Technopole

30. Aggolomeration

31. Deglomeration

32. Break of bulk

33. 4 tigers

 

#1. We will finish Unit 5 this week and have an exam -  Thursday and Monday. Check "Unit 5" for study materials and more information on the terms/concepts/models you need to know for Unit 5.


#2. Unit 6 is coming up! This is Industry!
Get started early on your cornell notes/outlines:
Yellow Book: Chapters 24-26
White Book: Chapters 10 AND 12
NOTES ARE DUE MONDAY, APRIL 16th!
NOTECARDS are due APRIL 16th too!


#3. Map Quiz: East and Southeast Asia- Friday the 13th!





















Old news....
#1. MONDAY, APRIL 3th--> MAP QUIZ (check "MAPS" for deets)
#2. Agriculture assignment: What's in my house??- check HW and CW Assignments for more info. Preview-of-Print---www.takepart.com-sites-default-files-foodinc_PDF_091008.pdf.pdf

#3. We will finish Unit 5 this week and have an exam Monday. Check "Unit 5" for study materials and more information on the terms/concepts/models you need to know for Unit 5.
UNIT-5-TOPICS-FOR-EXAM.doc
(General topics above...)

#4. Unit 6 is coming up! This is Industry!
Get started early on your cornell notes/outlines:
Yellow Book: Chapters 24-26
White Book: Chapters 10 AND 12
NOTES ARE DUE MONDAY, APRIL 16th!
NOTECARDS are due APRIL 16th too!















OLD news.....


Topics for the "Midterm"-->  Midterm-Topics-March-2012.doc

potential FRQ topics: unit 4 & unit 2

migration patterns

polt geo of Europe

von Thunen

Remember, this test is cumulative so anything from Unit 1-5 is fair game! (just be sure to study the topics on the list)  You also may use one note card (3X5), front and back.

Next map quiz = APRIL 2nd (click on the "Maps" tab for more information)

Tentative Mock Test Dates: April 14, 28, and May 5!







Old news...

We are beginning UNIT 5 this week!

If you have the yellow book, you will be reading chapters 18 - 20. If you have the white book, you will read chapter 11.

Check "HW and Class documents" for notecards and due dates

Don't forget about Wednesday's map quiz!













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CHECK UNDER "HW and CW" for your review topics! Also check "Unit IV" tab for review q's and sites. AND MAPS for sheppard software!


PRESIDENTS DAY is MONDAY, FEB 21
NO SCHOOL!

MAP QUIZ- TUESDAY, Feb 21st
West Africa (NW and W on sheppard software) and the Islands. Countries and capitals!

The UNIT 4 EXAM is approaching!
Thursday February 23 (or Friday-February 24)

MORE POP QUIZZES TO COME !
THE AP TEST IS COMING UP~!!!
MAY 18th! Its only 3 months away!!!!!












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Old News....
Assignment 1:
Read and take notes/outlines for Unit 4!
(White book- Chapter 8)
(Yellow book- Chapters 14-17)

These are due Wednesday, FEBRUARY 8th!

Assignment 2:
NEW set of Notecards due Friday, February 10th- check "HW" page for more details!

Assignment 3:
'Ping Project Part 3
(Check under "Adopt a 'Ping YLP)


Finals Week- First Semester:

These are the practice questions we went over in class:Kaplan-practice-qs.pdfREA-practice-qs.pdf


                        UNIT 3 EXAM : TOPICS OF FOCUS                        

Midterm-Topics.doc

REMEMBER: USE ONE NOTECARD (3X5) front and back only!

CHECK the "UNIT III: CULTURE" page for study materials and questions



Exams are held January18th (WED) and 19th (THURS)
BOTH DAYS- early release- 12:10

MLK day- holiday- January 16th
Tuesday- regular class day

Check HW/CW PAGE for current assignments!

"FINAL" will cover all of UNIT 3
(all notes covered in class and in reading)
It will consist of 60-70 MCQs and 1 FRQ
Topics of questions will cover: Race/Ethnicity/Identity, Pop and Folk Cultures, Language, and Religion.
** Review your note cards, outlines, and vocab lists!!**
**ALSO- use the review links under "Unit 3" for practice questions as well as your AP Review Books!**
**There are additional review sheets under "Unit III" if time permits, but these will not be for a grade- only for extra practice!**







12/12/2011 MINI HW--> check HW/CW page




Due Wednesday

We are currently learning all about Language!


This is covered in Chapter 6 of the White Book/CD and Chapters 8-10 of the Yellow Book.  The notes for these Chapters are due December 12!

Check HW and UNIT III for updates

I have received some questions about note cards... check the HW page for updated info

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Apartheid Article that we read in class today:http://www.africanaencyclopedia.com/apartheid/apartheid.html



http://www.prb.org/Articles/2010/indiapoverty.aspx



Nacirema- The link below will take you to a copy of the ethnography we read in class today :)
https://www.msu.edu/~jdowell/miner.html?pagewanted=all
 

Nat Geo quiz:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/quiz



 






-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Have a wonderful week off!
Don't forget the following...
1. 'Ping project- part 2- is due Monday Nov 28th
2. Chapter 5 Notes and notecards are due Monday, Nov 28th if you did not turn them in by Friday, Nov 18.
Email me at westernkramirez@gmail.com if you have any questions!


Also- check for reading assignment, notecards, and map quizzes!
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Old Announcements:

Article on Maquiladoras! Read this weekend! We will discuss briefly on Monday!http://www.fronterasdesk.org/news/2011/oct/12/nafta-employee-regulation-standard-trade/
-------------------------> if you need the article we used in class, you can find it here: http://www.globalautonomy.ca/global1/glossary_entry.jsp?id=CO.0023

**TOPICS FOR MIDTERM/UNIT 1 EXAM**
Topics-for-Midterm-First-Qtr.doc
Don't Forget! You can make a 3x5 (front and back) for test day!
Also- check under "Unit II: Population" for practice Q's.
Use your notes and your note cards to review!

CHECK "MAPS" to see which countries and capitals you need for Thursday's quiz.

We are on Unit 2: Population.
CHECK Homework and Class Documents for reading assignments and vocabulary cards.

Case Studies: Uganda, Guatemala, India, Germany article: world-at-7-billion.pdf

If you need the Koppen's map to finish the class assignment
 koppens-climate-map.doc

AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
SUMMER ASSIGNMENT
2011-2012 School Year

*Map portion of summer assignment is going to be given during the school year*

You may contact Ms. Ramirez or Ms. Fajardo with any questions.

 "A Year Without Made in China"
by Sara Bongiorni

By now, you should be well into the reading or near completion- isn't it incredible?! So much of what we rely on is made outside of our country! Scroll down and click on the link to download your assignment and get started :) Don't leave it until the last moment!

You can purchase a copy on http://www.amazon.com/Year-Without-Made-China-Adventure/dp/0470116137
-OR-
You can purchase an e-book for less and use Adobe to read it on your computer! (This is the version I bought and I love it)
To purchase this version, go to:
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470167483.html

FOLLOW ALL OF THE DIRECTIONS and make sure to download the free e-reader software from www.adobe.com using the link below

http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/#fp

Open the file for instructions: Summer-Assignment-year-without-made-in-china-reflection-paper.docx