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Locations Assignments and Test Dates * Dates are subject to change

Each Student is assigned 5 locations – their neighborhood, a U.S. state, and three countries. The locations are assigned during the weeks of class. Students will use their locations as examples as they study the various topics. Students act as our in class experts on each assigned location. Exact due dates and details of the assignments will be discussed in class.


 * 1) Geography: Its Nature and Perspective – September Exam**
 * 1) Location assignments -

 i. Identify the relative and absolute location of your assigned U.S. state and countries.

 ii. Find a different type of map for each of your assigned countries.

 iii. Find or create a map associated with the US and your assigned U.S. state that illustrates scale.

 iv. Identify the regions (and their types) associated with your neighborhood, assigned U.S. state, and assigned countries.

 v. Identify the climate type and key features – countries


 * 2) Population – October Exam**
 * 1) Location assignments –

 i. Distribution (Key concentrations) – state, countries

 ii. Density (arithmetic and physiological) – state, countries

 iii. Population Pyramids – neighborhood, state, countries

 iv. Natural Hazards – (past, present, future) – state, countries

 v. Population trends over time – state, countries

 vi. Where it fits in the Demographic Transition Model – countries

 vii. Fertility, mortality, and health statistics – countries

 viii. Population policies – countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> ix. Push and pull factors – state, countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> x. Migrations – state, countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> xi. Immigration patterns and policies – state, countries


 * 3) Cultural Patterns and Processes – December Exam**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Location assignments –

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> i. Language patterns – state and countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> ii. Religions present and their beliefs – state and countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> iii. Presence of popular and folk culture – countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> iv. Major ethnic groups – state and countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> v. Ethnic conflicts – countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> vi. Cultural Landscape – neighborhood, state, and countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> vii. Environmental impact of cultural attitudes and practices – countries


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cumulative Exam During Finals Week – Midterm **


 * 4) Political Organization of Space – February Exam**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Locations assignments –

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> i. Boundary types and conflicts – countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> ii. Boundary impacts (identity, interaction, exchange) – countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> iii. Role of Countries in colonialism and imperialism

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> iv. Type of government organization – countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> v. Alliances – countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> vi. Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces – countries


 * 5) Industrialization and Economic Development – March Exam**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Location assignments –

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> i. Economic cores and peripheries – countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> ii. Role in the world economy – countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> iii. Economic activities – state and countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> iv. Variations of development within countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> v. Quality of Life – countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> vi. Government development initiatives – countries


 * 6) Cities and Urban Land Use – April Exam**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Location assignments

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> i. Major cities – state and countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> ii. Evolution of cities over time – state and countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> iii. Transportation and Infrastructure – state and countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> iv. Political organization of cities – state and countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> v. Urban planning and design – state and countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> vi. Development within and surrounding cities – state and countries


 * 7) Agriculture and Rural Land Use – TBD**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Location assignments

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> i. Major agricultural imports – countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> ii. Major agricultural exports – countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> iii. Settlement patterns – countries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> iv. Traditional housing – countries

//**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">FINAL Exam **// //**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">AP Test on 05/18/2012 **//

Student Assignment Sheet: Block 1: Block 2: Block 4

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