Diffusion of ideas has been influenced by the Western World and mainly the United States as we controlled and owned many of the Journalistic television channels, shows, and production.

 

This assisted in the diffusion of who we were.  It had and has both positive and negative consequences.

 

Today we are not the only ones who have control of the media in world's nations.

This video illustrates that many regions particularly the Middle East have Media Influence within their region.

This weblink provides an additional list of places you can go to assist in your understanding of Human Geography

This weblink is a great way to test your udnerstanding of the concepts.  Just type in the textbook author name, Human Geography, or the actual unit of study.  You can use the flashcard feature or practice test feature.

This is a school wide program that has assignments already in it as well as ones I have added.  We will use this for remediation.  If you are making less than a C average or want the extra work, then you will be added to this class.

The class is listed as CC Sem 1 - 5 WGeo Stanford.

Work through this site and any others you find to get a better idea of the Baha'i faith for Chapter 6 study of Religions.

This site is an execellent study of the Demographic Transition Model.  If you are having trouble grasping the concepts and interactions of coutrneis within the stages, check this out.

Be ready for your Quiz!

Sponsered by Barcelona Field Studies Center

This is a great source for us as geographers.  the video series illustrates real world connections to concepts and geographical forces.

Click on the link to the Power of Place Series main page.  Once there, you can scroll down to read and find the title and description of the video we watched in class.  Click on the box VoD to access the video.  If you are having problems loading the video, you may need to cut off your pop-up blocker, try a different browser, or load a multimedia program.

This website hosts many videos and articles associated with investigative documentary on issues we discuss throughout the year.

The primary page has the most recent storylines.  By clicking on the Watch tab, youwill see links to the online video segments.

Additional link that has great powerpoint studies.

Click on Chapter 1 to get more information on map projections

Click on Chapter 2 to continue your study on cultural regions.

Click on Chapter 3 to further your understanding on diffusion forces using the Case Study of AIDS.

This site also has a glossery of geographical terms.

 

Simple but affective wy to view and understand World Communities as cultures and their diffusion.

This site is written in outline format.  It details map projections.  Within the text there are more in-depth links which can be accessed by clicking on the underlined word.

This site matches our handout that visualizes the many maps created by the projections.  You can find information about Winkel Tripel, Gall-Peters (Peters), Eckert, Mercator, etc.

National Geographic is a great resource for applying our knowledge of human geographical forces. 

Browse through the site to see its articles, games, tools, features, photos, and videos.

Scroll down the page until you find the Guatemala/Mexico Coffee Country Link.  The video is 19 minutes long.