Extra Credit

There has been much talk about whether we should even rebuild the city of New Orleans after hurricane Katrina, today I want you to explore that question. This week we talked about why cities are where they are and New Orleans is a perfect example of this. For extra credit (10 points.) I want you to answer these three questions in complete sentences. I would assume you will need to do a little research.

1. Explain this statement: "New Orleans has a perfect situation and a horrible site."

2. In early American history why was New Orleans so important?

3. What is another American city that exsists for the same reason as New Orleans? (You will need to know why New Orleans exsisits.

Monday February 8

Today we played a little game to see how cities grow. All the students had 5 trading cards and they needed to get one of each type of card. They all started in outlying parts of the room but by the end they were all in the big city trying to get their business deal done.

It really shows real life--big cities just don't happen randomly. They are always the effect of their location, resources, industries or a combo of the three.

No homework today.

Wednesday February 3

Today we did a mapping lab on the Middle East. We looked into things like land use, population, climate and natural resources. If you missed it, you can't really redo it. It is an in class activity. We also took a quiz on the Middle East.

Homework: Current Event due Friday

Monday February 1

Today we looked at Islam and how it shapes many countries in the Middle East. In order to understand the way the Middle East works you must understand Islam. I hop I was able to help them understand that not all Muslims are violent (in fact very few are.)

Homework: Current Event Due Friday and a Quiz on Wednesday