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Loo Hashkeii Awee

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_d6Urh3fFM  What is the largest Native American Reservation in the USA?  __________.   It is located across what states?  _______________________________________. What is the language spoken by the Navajo?  ____________  How many people speak this language?  ______________________. What other popular cultural items have been translated into Navajo?  _____________ How does preserving language help reverse the effects of cultural suppression? 

China 1-Child Policy Haunts Families

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https://www.npr.org/2021/06/21/1008656293/the-legacy-of-the-lasting-effects-of-chinas-1-child-policy     Why did the mother interviewed struggle with keeping her last child?   What did she have to pay for having a third child?   Explain some of the Doctors Methods.   How was the Policy enforced?   What changed in 2016? 2021?   Why did they not totally life the ban?   Do demographers think the One-Child Policy worked?   Why are women not changing their ways?  

Relative vs Absolute Location

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Absolute vs. Relative Location Warm-up Directions: use your notes from last class & the world atlas pages 102-103 to answer the following questions (DO NOT GOOGLE or LOOK in the back of the atlas for answers): 1. What is the absolute location (latitude & longitude) of Moscow Russia? The absolute location of Moscow Russia is __________ N, _________ E. 2. What is the relative distance from Moscow, Russia to Kyiv, Ukraine? Moscow is approximately ______________ miles, ________________ of Kyiv Ukraine. 3. What are these two cities important in the news right now? Moscow and Kyiv are in the news because ___________.
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Spring Semester Study Guide Kahoot and Jeopardy Links Race, Ethnicity, Gender Political #1 Political Geography Agricultural Kahoot https://jeopardylabs.com/play/food-23 Urban Geography
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http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/astronomy/interesting-documentary-about-light-pollution/68253 What do these images tell us about cities and urbanization?  Why? https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/96c9e022-1433-486c-88ba-4179720cd623
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35g_FEw5l8s What do they mean by quality of life? What regions of the world are represented the most in this list?  Why do you think that is? Name one of the cities you would like to visit and why? Which geographic categories/themes are used to define the quality of life? Work in your groups to go through the articles/videos/presentations to fill in the  ESPN Chart . 1.   Urbanization Will Change the (Developing) World 2.   The Radiant City 3.   Levittown 4.   Pollution in our Cities and Who It Impacts 5.   New Urbanism
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Cities of the World Edition!  Let's figure out where we are!  Finish our Group Projects and  Fill in Your Graphic Organizer  as the other groups present. What are two similarities you see between the various models? What are two differences between the models? How would you group these models together?  Why?