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?

April 27, 2017



What is real and what is fake?  Can you tell?



What are two similarities you see between the various models?

What are two differences between the models?

How would you group these models together?

What is the Difference between Urban, Suburban and Exurban?  How do they interact with each other?  Where does one end and the other begin?  Are they connected at all?  Work with a partner to fill out the worksheet and watch the videos.

April 25, 2017

See if you can figure out which is true and which is a lie.

Group Poster Project.  Work Together to Define, Explain and Draw the Various Urban Models.

April 24, 2017

http://www.npr.org/2017/04/22/525226773/bluff-the-listener

ANALYZING POLITICAL CARTOONS

Discuss, Analysis, and collaborate the cartoon on your table. Everyone fill in a graphic organizer as you brainstorm. Pick one person to vocally communicate your ideas.

LET'S PLAY QUIZLET LIVE!

Pick 3 vocabulary words you know and define in your own words.

______________ means _____________________.

______________ means _____________________.

______________ means _____________________.

Pick one vocabulary word you are still having trouble with and write on a sticky. Stick on the door on your way out today.

April 21, 2017

Get on up and find groups of 3.  Listen to what we are going to do!

What can sports teams tell us about Geography?  Fill out the Sports Teams packet to see how we are affected by our teams and our teams are affected by Geography.

What situations have changed in America that are reflected in our Sports Teams?  

Is there a region and/or city that might be the next place for Sports teams to move to?  Why?

April 20, 2017

What country is this taking place?

What geographic themes do you see at play in this concept?

Why is space so important in urban areas?

What is the term for the shape of cities?  Let's explore Site, Situation and other Urban Concepts?  What makes cities cities?

What is the difference between a positive and negative city site?

In your opinion what makes a city a city?

What are the biggest cities in the country you are studying?

April 19, 2017



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv1GXFFacyY

Pick three of the cities and tell us one fact about it.

What is one theme connecting all the cities together?

What is one difference among all the cities?

Cities, Cities, Cities.  Notice a Trend in the Graphic Above?  What are we going to be talking about?  Why are urban areas growing so big?  Let's explore in our PowerPoint.

What is the difference between Site and Situation?  

What are the major city (ies) in your country?