Moving to East Africa and Climate Change...

Hi gang,

You all can thank the Swedish Terror. We had a very constructive discussion about the amount of homework that I gave you all do for today's class and after reflecting upon it, I will work not to overload you with homework. It is important, however, that we make the most of our class time.

We have 3 classes left until the Winter Break. On Friday we will spend 1/2 the class period discussing the current UN Climate Change Conference and the second 1/2 of class briefly introducing ourselves to East Africa.

You all will have a physical and a political map test on Tuesday December 15. This quiz will consist of both political and physical feature questions pertaining to East Africa. You will receive the study maps on Friday in class. If you want to begin ahead however, refer to the book's section on East Africa.

For tonight, first, view this picture (click on the picture to see it or visit http://mail.google.com/a/isd.sn/?ui=2&ik=e6e1014a10&view=att&th=12572b52346365d7&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=f_g2zvjdeu0&zw):




What is going on with this student's internal debate about global warming? Can you relate to him/her? Do you worry about climate change or is it to far removed from your reality? Post your thoughts, your comments.

Next, visit the following website: http://en.cop15.dk/frontpage

Spend about 20 minutes or so reading through to find out what exactly this conference is all about. Be prepared to discuss the importance of this summit and what role your home country and Senegal is playing.

Ba ajuma!

North Africa assignments

Hi Class,

You have a lot to do for Wednesday:

1) Study for your Physical feature quiz

2) Turn in your research paper on North Africa - 1-1.5 page in length, must include bibliography. Turn in on loose-leaf paper.

3) The reading on Gaddafi and answer the following questions:

1. At what age did Gaddafi begin his rule of Libya?

2. Who did Gaddafi look to for inspiration when he was young?

3. Discuss the political system that he developed.

4. How does Gaddafi travel and why do you think he does so this way?

5. How has his upbringing affected his rule?

6. Why has he been given the title “mad dog”?

7. Discuss the advantages/disadvantages for having a one-man political leader as in this situation?

On to the next one...

What it do fam!

So, we are finishing West Africa and the movie Blood Diamond. I'm curious what are your thoughts, ideas, beliefs, opinions when you view this? Post a comment.

Next, travel to the slideshare notes on North Africa.

Read through the notes and answer ALL of the questions on the last slide. You will complete a second research paper on North Africa, which will be due on Wednesday. Also, you will have a political map test on Monday and a physical map test on Wednesday.

Monday in class we will discuss these regions more in-depth and brainstorm how they are connected. Please turn in all of your work on time. No excuses. Have a good weekend! Peace!