Lesson for 10/22 - Urban Sprawl

What is Urban Sprawl?
How can Urbanization be considered a good thing?
What is Smart Growth?
Is there any evidence of smart growth in your assigned city?

Lesson for 10/20 - Why does this City Exist?.

• How did the time period when the city developed affect the population distribution in that city?
• How has transportation affected the development of cities?
•  Why do population densities in Europe remain overall higher 

 

City Project:

Objective:  Research and present the reason for the development of a major city.
Purpose:  To understand the factors that affect the concentration of populations.

You and your partner will be assigned one of the following cities.  You will prepare a presentation to answer the essential questions

"Why does this city exist?"

Cities

• Tokyo, Japan
• Delhi, India
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Bejing, China
• Mexico City, Mexico
• Cairo, Egypt
• New York City, USA
• Karachi, Pakistan
• Lagos, Nigeria
• Berlin, Germany
• London, United Kingdom
• Seoul, South Korea
• Paris, France
• Moscow, Russia
• Spokane, WA

Research the information indicated on your form.  You will use this information to prepare your descriptive poster.

lesson for 10/18 - Understanding settlements

Answer the following:

• Diagram and explain the relationship between available services and the distances between towns and cities. 
• Identify three of the factors indicated for the location of cities.
• Based on what you saw.  Explain why Spokane, WA is the largest city in the "Inland Empire" of eastern Washington, Oregon and North Idaho. 

Biodiversity Case Study

Biodiversity Case Study

Your task: create a google slide presentation by the end of Thursday that demonstrates your understanding of habitat characteristics, biodiversity values, threats, and solutions.

Go to https://www.cepf.net/our-work/biodiversity-hotspots/

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund is an organization that gives grants to NGOs and individuals who are working towards conservation efforts around the world.

Step 1: Choose a biodiversity hotspot on the list on the website above.  

Step 2: Gather data. The data that you must gather is the following:

Microhabitat Analysis—What characteristics and interactions are present in this region? You might need to review your notes to remind yourself what qualifies as habitat, ecosystem, community, and environment. Gather information about each for your given region. Be sure to include what species are endemic to this region!

Biodiversity Values— Address each of the following in your presentation: ecosystem services, economic value, and cultural value. You may include other aspects of biodiversity as well. Be sure to include how this region qualifies as a biodiversity “hotspot”.

Threats to Biodiversity—Consider habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, (human) population growth, and overharvesting.  Identify threats to biodiversity in this region. Be specific about what is being lost/damaged and what has already been lost/damaged and why or how.

Solutions—For some of your regions, solutions might have already been tried. Talk about these and whether or not they have been successful. If nothing has been done to prevent biodiversity loss, come up with potential solutions. Be specific! Don’t just say “conservation efforts” or “awareness”. What kinds of conservation should be done? What species need protection? If resources can no longer be gathered here, where else should we gather them?

Step 3: Compile your information onto your google slide.