Industrialisation Class Notes:
industrialization.class.pptx | |
File Size: | 9740 kb |
File Type: | pptx |
3/4 Homework: Due 3/6
Read the attached articles on the Rust Belt and Sun Belt. After reading the articles:
a. create a T-chart to summarize characteristics of each
b. Explain the reasons that have fueled the shift that has occurred in the U.S. from the Rust belt to Sun belt
http://geography.about.com/od/specificplacesofinterest/a/sunbelt.htm
http://geography.about.com/od/urbaneconomicgeography/a/Rust-Belt.htm
a. create a T-chart to summarize characteristics of each
b. Explain the reasons that have fueled the shift that has occurred in the U.S. from the Rust belt to Sun belt
http://geography.about.com/od/specificplacesofinterest/a/sunbelt.htm
http://geography.about.com/od/urbaneconomicgeography/a/Rust-Belt.htm
2/25 Homework: Due 2/26
Read the article attached below. Write a 3-5 sentence paragraph summary (your own words!). Write a 6-8 sentence paragraph that addresses how the industrial revolution changed the world (your own words!) We will be discussing this article in class on Tuesday! If you have additional time, the video on the Industrial Revolution is an interesting one.
http://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution
http://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution
2/27 Homework: Due 2/28
First Read 381-385. Then read the attached article and answer the 3 questions. Questions 3 expects you to synthesis content from the book and Weber’s modelhttp://www.people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch2en/conc2en/weberlocationtriangle.html
1. What are Assumptions of the Theory?
2. Which factors influence Industrial location?
3. If M = the market and S1 and S2 = the sources needed to produce and P = the production plant, where would be the best production location (market,
near source 1, Source 2, in the middle, etc.) according to Weber for the following products?
Steel
Beer
Automobiles
Copper
1. What are Assumptions of the Theory?
2. Which factors influence Industrial location?
3. If M = the market and S1 and S2 = the sources needed to produce and P = the production plant, where would be the best production location (market,
near source 1, Source 2, in the middle, etc.) according to Weber for the following products?
Steel
Beer
Automobiles
Copper
Link to Automobile Video
Webquest Project - Due 3/8
industrial_centers_geographic_coordinates.docx | |
File Size: | 13 kb |
File Type: | docx |
11.1.questions.docx | |
File Size: | 12 kb |
File Type: | docx |
geography_of_your_closet.doc | |
File Size: | 382 kb |
File Type: | doc |
industrialization_unit_vi.vocabulary.docx | |
File Size: | 12 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Homework
For the article below, read the article and: 1. Write a summary that uses no sentences or phrases from the reading. 2. Write an FRQ question ans answer it. Make sure your FRQ involves critical thought.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/business/global/08wages.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/business/global/08wages.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Homework
Read the article below and do the following. The link is broken so copy and paste or type in the url address to the browser.
1. Explain how the title is suitable for the article
2. Discuss some concerns that this article raises for the US economy
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-squeezed-middle-class.html?_r=3
1. Explain how the title is suitable for the article
2. Discuss some concerns that this article raises for the US economy
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-squeezed-middle-class.html?_r=3