MYP Humanities
Unit II: Human Geography
Week 3
Monday, November 23, 2009
Objectives: Students will examine the issues of power, identity,
and space by evaluating issues of racism in Baltimore’s public
housing and the impact of colonial Africa.
Opener: What do you know about the history of Africa? If
nothing, how many African countries can you name?
Activities:
1) Complete opener. Copy homework.
2) Quiz review for Wednesday (5 minutes)
3) Complete Baltimore Public Housing Activity
4) Examine Africa and Colonialism
Homework: Study for quiz on Wednesday (see quiz review
sheet).
Quiz Review
Reasons for Hunger in World –
1) Inability to pay for food (enough is produced, if you have enough
money then you aren’t hungry)
2) Traditional inequalities (i.e., between men and women)
3) Inadequate distribution systems (can’t get it to those who need it)
4) Greed and waste by developed countries
Definitions of Latitude and Longitude –
1) Latitude: lines that run north/south on a map, measure distance
east/west, center is 0 degrees latitude –the prime meridian
2) Longitude: lines that run east/west on a map, measure distance
north/south, center is 0 degrees longitude – the equator
EVERYTHING ELSE IS IN YOUR NOTES –
COACH CLASS THIS AFTERNOON IN ROOM 215 UNTIL 4:00
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Objectives: Students will be able to analyze the relationship between power,
space and identity by evaluating segregation in Baltimore’s public housing
and colonialism in Africa.
Opener: What can we tell about power, identity and space from our
investigation into public housing in Baltimore?
Activities:
1. Complete Opener. Copy Homework.
2. Quiz Review
3. Complete handout on Segregation. Turn in.
4. Start work on Africa and Colonialism. Don’t keep handout packet, but
keep your work.
Homework: Study for the test. Also, bring all of your work for this class –
tomorrow you will turn in the openers from last week and this week, and
the homeworks from 11/17 (why is Baltimore segregated, etc.) and
11/18 (your interviews on segregation).
Quiz Review Continued
• Low Class world wide: 50% of the world makes only $0 - $1000 a
year
• Middle Class world wide: 35% of the world makes $1000 – $12,000
a year
• High Class world wide: 15% of the world makes over $12,000 a year
Things that can cause people to lower a class:
• Natural disasters that take away farm land, illnesses with little or no
health care available, loss of an income from a family member or
loss of job, corruption from government officials who take away
land or work
Things that can cause people to raise a class:
• Help from a non-profit to raise crops effectively, obtaining a better
paying job, getting decent health care, fleeing war and resettling in
a safer location, a good crop because of decent weather, help from
relatives
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Objectives: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the introduction
to human geography by taking a quiz.
Opener: None.
Activities:
1) Take Quiz. Turn in.
2) Finish segregation in Baltimore. Turn in.
3) Turn in all openers and homeworks from 11/17 and 11/18 stapled
together as a packet. Period 8/9 only turns in the work from
11/18. Make sure everything is properly labeled and your name is
on all papers.
4) Start Homework.
Homework: Read the introduction to genocide in Rwanda and answer
the questions.