Andrew Marr's Megacities

We are watching a few short clips in class from this excellent Documentary.

For better or worse, tens of millions of others across the globe are making similar migrations, for a variety of reasons, to teeming metropolises, some of which have ballooned to over ten million residents. At that population point, the vaguely science-fiction term urban planners have coined is “megacity”. In BBC One’s recent three-chapter documentary Megacities, BAFTA-winning journalist Andrew Marr examines five immense cities – London, Dhaka, Shanghai, Mexico City, and Tokyo – to reveal their triumphs and tragedies, and discover what makes these unwieldy leviathans tick.
More information on the Megacities Documentary Episode synopsises   BBC Page

5 Themes of Geography Culminating Activity

5 Themes of Geography Culminating Activity Students will create a paper tri-fold to show their understanding of the basic knowledge of the 5 themes of geography and the application of how the themes may influence the environments of the world today.

The tri-fold will consist of 6 sections. Section 1 will be the cover page. Each cover page must contain a title, student name, date, class and period, and teacher name. The cover may be decorated as creatively as the student desires, keeping in mind that the teacher must be able to read the above mentioned required items.

Section 2 will demonstrate the theme location. The section should include the theme name, a correct definition of the theme, and a minimum of one real world example and an accompanying illustration of the example.

Section 3 will demonstrate the theme place. The section should include the theme name, a correct definition of the theme, and a minimum of one real world example and an accompanying illustration of the example.

Section 4 will demonstrate the theme region. The section should include the theme name, a correct definition of the theme, and a minimum of one real world example and an accompanying illustration of the example.

Section 5 will demonstrate the theme movement. The section should include the theme name, a correct definition of the theme, and a minimum of one real world example and an accompanying illustration of the example.

Section 6 will demonstrate the theme human-environment interaction (HEI). The section should include the theme name, a correct definition of the theme, and a minimum of one real world example and an accompanying illustration of the example.

The tri-fold will be an in-class project on September 4 and 5. It will need to be completed at home if not finished by the end of class on the 5th. The tri-fold is due at the beginning of class on Friday the 6th of September.