Unit 4: Agriculture & Rural Land Use
November 26: Historical Development of Agriculture, Chapter 10 (pgs 326 - 334)
Introduction to Agriculture (Notes)
Guns, Germs, and Steel - Episode 1
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Assignment)
November 28: Agriculture in LDCs, Chapter 10 (pgs 335 - 342)
Developments of Agriculture (Notes)
Produce Field Study (Doc)
November 30: Modern Agricultural Issues, Chapter 10 (pgs 342 - 351)
Von Thunen's Model of Land Use (Notes) - for reference only
Von Thunen Model (Notes) - for reference only
Model Analysis - Von Thunen (Doc)
Von Thunen FRQ (open notes from reading)
Modeling Minnesota Agriculture (PDF)
December 4: Geography of Food Production, Chapter 10 (pgs 351 - 360)
Subsistence Agriculture (Notes)
Climate and Commercial Agriculture (Assignment)
Top Agricultural Producers and Exporters (Assignment)
Agricultural Regions of the United States (Assignment)
December 6: Agriculture & Development
Agriculture in MDCs (Notes)
Rural Organizational Patterns (Notes)
Rural Land Systems Reference (Notes)
Peter Menzel Ted Talk (youtube)
Hungry Planet Activity - use to complete assignment below (PDF)
Hungry Planet Activity - Student Handout (PDF)
December 10: Thirsty Planet
Water Scarcity Project (info)
Water Scarcity Questions + Blog Assignment
Case Study: Aral Sea (Notes)
Shrinking White Bear Lake (Notes & Assignment)
December 12: Review
Third World Farmer (link to game)
Third World Farmer (Assignment)
December 14: Parallel Reading Assignment and Review
Semester 1 Exam Review (PDF) - must be handwritten; due morning of exam (before exam begins)
December 21: Semester 1 Exam (8:10am)
Introduction to Agriculture (Notes)
Guns, Germs, and Steel - Episode 1
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Assignment)
November 28: Agriculture in LDCs, Chapter 10 (pgs 335 - 342)
Developments of Agriculture (Notes)
Produce Field Study (Doc)
November 30: Modern Agricultural Issues, Chapter 10 (pgs 342 - 351)
Von Thunen's Model of Land Use (Notes) - for reference only
Von Thunen Model (Notes) - for reference only
Model Analysis - Von Thunen (Doc)
Von Thunen FRQ (open notes from reading)
Modeling Minnesota Agriculture (PDF)
December 4: Geography of Food Production, Chapter 10 (pgs 351 - 360)
Subsistence Agriculture (Notes)
Climate and Commercial Agriculture (Assignment)
Top Agricultural Producers and Exporters (Assignment)
Agricultural Regions of the United States (Assignment)
December 6: Agriculture & Development
Agriculture in MDCs (Notes)
Rural Organizational Patterns (Notes)
Rural Land Systems Reference (Notes)
Peter Menzel Ted Talk (youtube)
Hungry Planet Activity - use to complete assignment below (PDF)
Hungry Planet Activity - Student Handout (PDF)
December 10: Thirsty Planet
Water Scarcity Project (info)
Water Scarcity Questions + Blog Assignment
Case Study: Aral Sea (Notes)
Shrinking White Bear Lake (Notes & Assignment)
December 12: Review
Third World Farmer (link to game)
Third World Farmer (Assignment)
December 14: Parallel Reading Assignment and Review
Semester 1 Exam Review (PDF) - must be handwritten; due morning of exam (before exam begins)
December 21: Semester 1 Exam (8:10am)