August 29, 2017

Do Now… After coming into class quietly, take out your class materials and retrieve your GG! Notebooks from the back table Turn in your Letter to the President in the Turn In Box

Go Geography! #9 – Topic: Population Growth – the Classroom! 3 CEV’s Imagine that the “population” of the classroom grew by 25 people… What problems do you think we would experience? How might you try to deal with the problems?

Urban Sprawl… When people within a city start to spread outward to the urban fringe and suburban areas of society this process is known as Urban Sprawl. Urban Core Urban Fringe Rural Fringe

Problems with Urban Sprawl What are some of the main problems associated with Urban Sprawl? Explain the problems in a Sequence Chart! List as many as you can find from Chapter 5 Problem Effects of Problem Possible Solution

Growth of Developed and Developing Countries Developed Countries are wealthy countries with advanced economies. Developing countries are poorer countries, usually with less advanced economies Developed countries have industry and a comfortable way of life for the citizens, whereas developing countries are in the process of improving the lives of their citizens Developed countries, like the US, have made consumption, or the using up of goods and services, a way of life

Guided Notes Ch. 7: Consumption and Cartograms Cartograms – a type of thematic map that is used to compare numerical data about different places Use Chapter 7 and the cartograms to answer each of the questions posed in this guided notes activity.

Test Starts Tomorrow… Format: What You May Want to Review: Multiple Choice, Matching, Fill in the Blank, Essay What You May Want to Review: Regions and Landforms of the US and Canada Four Spheres of Earth G.O. Perceptual regions and standard of living vocabulary Push/Pull Factor Notes and Activities for US and Canada Regions of Canada Graphic Organizer* Great Lakes and National Parks notes and activities Urban Sprawl, Consumption notes and activities * Chapters 3-8 from the textbooks Key Terms

Homework… Finish Remaining Classwork Test Starts TOMORROW! Review notes and activities from this week Review chapters 3-8