Developing Country Potluck Cancelled for Thursday

Due to the inclement weather, we will not be doing the Developing Country Potluck this Thursday. If we do have school, late opening or not, we will NOT have the potluck until after winter break. Sorry to cancel, but with not knowing about a late start or weather cancelling school, I did not want there to be any questions.

It will give us something to look forward to after break!

Caddilac Desert

Cadillac Desert Response:

Cadillac Desert: “Mulholland’s Dream” chronicled the growth of a thriving civilization in the great American desert, the sometimes violent resistance to this achievement, the abundance it has brought, and the risk it has created home and abroad.

In your response, you will need to chronicle the major events that took place in leading up to/and during the process of this major engineering feat. What do you think were the three most crucial turning points (justify your reasoning)?

Do you think that there is any way L.A. could be somewhat close to how it is today if history had been different, (no aqueduct)? Did the events that took place lay the groundwork for some of societies current views on ecosystem capital usage? Or do you believe these views inevitable?

How did the final events leading up to the powerhouse development of L.A. shape our (societies) views at that time in reference to a “predestination” approach to ecosystem capital?

This is an opinion response with a scaffolding framework of historical facts. There is no specific format that is required. I assume it will take at least a ½ to chronicle events, and the rest to parley your opinion, and justify your reasoning.

I do expect that you cite at least 2 outside sources in your response.  

Your response is due Tuenday December 13th by 11:59 pm.

Hadley Cell and Atmospheric Circulation Help

Below is a link that will help clarify Hadley cells, and general atmoshperic circulation.


General Atmospheric Circulation

I highly encourage you to go through this.

Developing Country Project

I have linked the prompts for the developing country project below. We can talk about food next week. The Paper/Project will be due the 15th of  December.

DEVELOPING COUNTRY PROMPTS

Current event on Population

Please find a current event article on population. Summarize the article, and attach the url to your comment.



In addition to the article, you need to find 2 media sources that you believe are unbiased. We will compile a list for class.

Human Population – “A Tale of Two Countries”

The links below go with the packet handed out in class today.

Demographic Transition (Frank W. Notestein)

http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb

On the back of the first page of the packet is the following question:

On a separate paper please explain where both of the countries you chose would fall in Frank Notestein's demographic transition model. Back up your response using data you collected just collected. 

Please comment your response to the above question on the blog.  


When you are finished go to the following link:

Snurffle Island

Response to 3rd World Farmer game

Although we don't want to trivialize the hardships that so many people endure in developing countries, the 3rd World Farmer game does help bring to the forefront some of the issues that people deal with. The goal of the game is to go through demographic transition and create sustainable affluence.

Simply put, what were the most difficult aspects in this game? Why was it so hard to get out of poverty? If you could change one thing about the game (variables that effected your success), what would you change? How does this apply to real world situations?

You must comment your responses t the above questions no later than Monday Oct 17th 11:59 pm.