May 16, 2017


https://www.travelex.com/big-mac-index-explained

What is the Big Mac Index?

What does the exchange rate try to do?

What is the difference between the US And China?

What other factors might change the Big Mac Index?


COOKIE MINING

May 15, 2017



http://www.metatube.com/en/videos/10420/The-Simpsons-India-Outsourcing/

What is outsourcing?  

Who does the Americans jobs?

Who does Homer confuse India with?

What does the show say about American workers?


What does this chart show?



Where is this happening?

What do the dots show?

May 12, 2017


https://howmuch.net/articles/where-the-money-is-by-metro-area?utm_source=Fixr+Cost+of+Living&utm_campaign=bcab290941-Newsletter_8&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b2256f0968-bcab290941-60118609

Which urban area has the largest percentage of GDP?

What is GDP?  What does it mean?

Which 5 States contribute over 40% of all US GDP?  

What is one thing that surprised you on the chart?  Why?

May 8, 2017



http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/astronomy/interesting-documentary-about-light-pollution/68253

What do these images tell us about cities and urbanization?  Why?



https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/96c9e022-1433-486c-88ba-4179720cd623

May 5, 2017

How many people live in Mexico City?

How would you define urban sprawl?  How is it impacting Mexico City?

Was there good urban planning in the past?

What are the issues regarding infrastructure in Mexico City?

What solutions are people suggesting for Mexico City?



Let's Explore Colorado's Urban Areas.  Compare the various cities and fill out your Hierarchy sheets.  What cities are more likely to have which activities and businesses.



What does the size of an urban area have to do with the businesses found there?

Is Urban planning a good thing or a bad thing?  Why or why not?

May 4, 2017


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35g_FEw5l8s

What do they mean by quality of life?

What regions of the world are represented the most in this list?  Why do you think that is?

Name one of the cities you would like to visit and why?

Which geographic categories/themes are used to define quality of life?

New Urbanism: What is It?  Where did it come from?  How does it view the urban landscape?

What caused the rise of suburbs?

How would you define "New Urbanism"?

What is a positive of "new urbanism"?

What is a negative of "new urbanism"?

May 3, 2017



It's Time!  Design Your Own City and Share it with Us!  Go to  http://www.electrocity.co.nz/?id=0OiWpynj6ESzQ7*j0Sydyw , design your own city and submit your finished city to EV36703.



What were the key factors you used in designing your city?

Why did you choose these?

Were you surprised by how your city turned out?  How so?

May 2, 2017

Cities of the World Edition!  Let's figure out where we are!  Urbanscapes and US Cities and Towns.

New Urbanism: What is It?  Where did it come from?  How does it view the urban landscape?

What caused the rise of suburbs?

How would you define "New Urbanism"?

What is a positive of "new urbanism"?

What is a negative of "new urbanism"?

May 1, 2017


https://www.theguardian.com/cities/ng-interactive/2015/jun/05/history-cities-50-buildings-interactive

What do these buildings show you about cities in general?

What are three similarities you see?  Where are these similarities located?  Does the location matter?

What are three differences you see?  Where are these differences located?  Does the location matter?



http://www.prb.org/

http://www.worldatlas.com/citypops.htm

What do we mean by urbanization?  What regions are the most urbanized?  Which cities are the largest?  Use the website above to fill out the worksheet.



What is the largest city in the world?

What region has the most large cities?

What is one trend you noticed making the graph?