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(9/20/16)I can explain how culture moves across the planet, and identify key characteristics that define a culture.

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(9/20/16)I can explain how culture moves across the planet, and identify key characteristics that define a culture.

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People spread their cultures outward by trading, traveling, and immigrating. Characteristics that define a culture are religion, food, clothing, beliefs, norms, and language. Globalization moved it around because the world is connected. The movement of culture is called diffusion.

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(9/19/16) I can give examples of how the world is interconnected.

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(9/19/16) I can give examples of how the world is interconnected.

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Airplanes, phones, and and people connect the world. Anybody can be connected in the modern world. Airplanes take us to other parts of the world. Phones help us communicate in a matter of seconds with the rest of the world. People go from place to place which connects the world together. For example, many of my friends live in other countries like India, Jordan, Canada, France, Mexico, Colombia, Russia, Switzerland, Belgium, South Africa, and more. Even though I haven't seen them since camp, I can continue to reach out and communicate with them about anything and everything.

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(9/16/16) I can explain why society changes over time.

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(9/16/16) I can explain why society changes over time.

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Society changes due to issues with other countries, taxation, new religions, and new products. These change the quality of life, standard of living, and the way people go about their lives. For example, the iPhone 7 just came out. With its new features, people will be taking pictures differently, texting differently, and communicating in a different way.

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(9/15/16) I can identify characteristics of a democracy and dictatorship.

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(9/15/16) I can identify characteristics of a democracy and dictatorship.

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A democracy is powered by the votes of citizens within the country. The government has control, but everything has to go through the people within the nation for any given law enforcement or new person in the government. In a dictatorship, there is one person in charge of all rules, and they pick who the next leader will be when they die. There is no input given from the people in the country.

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(9/14/16) I can explain the difference between a developing country and developed country.

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(9/14/16) I can explain the difference between a developing country and developed country.

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A developing country is a country in which the standard of living is low and there is room for improvement because the country has not taken the initiative to find a way to finish things off and make things go better. A developed country is one where everything is under control and is doing well with their money and people. Their standard of living is high.

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(9/13/16) I can identify key economic indicators.

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(9/13/16) I can identify key economic indicators.

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Access to water, the population growth rate, GDP, GDP per capita, birth morality rates, and literacy rates all play into indicate a country's economic standard of living. If rates are low, the standard of living is low and vise versa.

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(9/12/16) I can identify different economic systems.

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(9/12/16) I can identify different economic systems.

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There are 4 different types of economic systems. Traditional, free market, mixed market, and command. Traditional is to continue what has been done, free market is on your own, no set rules, mixed market is when there are rules but also freedom, and command which is following just a ruler's commands.

Good summaries!  Clear and concise.  -- Mr. D

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(9/09/16) I can explain and give examples of why population changes.

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(9/09/16) I can explain and give examples of why population changes.

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Population changes because of health issues/knowledge, poverty, immigration, refugees, and migration. When something goes wrong in one country, those people in that country may want to leave and escape into a different country, causing a decrease in the troubled country and an increase in the new country. People move because of money issues, job issues, issues within the country(terrorism, forced to get out), and because of freedom.

Can you give positive examples of reasons why people move? -- Mr. D

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(9/08/16) I can explain the stages of population and the Demographic Transition Model.

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(9/08/16) I can explain the stages of population and the Demographic Transition Model.

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The stages of population are split into these categories; stages 1-5. Each stage has different characteristics that define what the stage consists of. These can help us break down what countries are like and the problems/ issues they have.

Can you identify characteristics of each stage?  -- Mr. D

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(9/07/16) I can interpret population pyramids.

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(9/07/16) I can interpret population pyramids.

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Population pyramids are classified in 3 categories; youth age, reproductive and working age, and retired age. They are also split up by gender. These pyramids help us comprehend population, birth rates, and death rates.

Clear and accurate! -- Mr. D

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(9/06/16) Standard 1: Students will understand that the environment impacts people and the people impact their environment.

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(9/06/16) Standard 1: Students will understand that the environment impacts people and the people impact their environment.

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We use the earth's resources but have to sustain what we use to save more nonrenewable resources for later and when we need them.

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I can define sustainability and explain its relationship to population.

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I can define sustainability and explain its relationship to population.

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The first part of these pages in the book is the definition of sustainability. It says, "Sustainability is the use of earth's limited resources by humans that do not constrain resource use by people in the future. Geographers emphasize that each resource has a distinctive capacity for accommodating human activities." This is the first glimpse that the book gives us. It tells us that sustainability is helpful to human activities(to a certain extent) if used with care. However, with these resources that are given to us, a lot of pollution has been created. Even economic growth can harm the environment, but there is no way to stop it. As the population increases and more babies are born, more money will be spent and more people will work, and this is where our problems begin. The reason working affects this is because no matter where you work, there is some resource you use that comes from a factory. Computers, ads, and gas are all factors of pollution. We use all of those. We use them in work, home, school, and everywhere else. They come from places that cause pollution. That's where sustainability comes in. If we sustain our resources, they will create less pollution and keep the world a safer, cleaner environment. All in all, everyone should use some form of sustaining to keep everything clean and nice.

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(9/2/16)I can give examples of how humans modify, depend on, and adapt to the land.

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(9/2/16)I can give examples of how humans modify, depend on, and adapt to the land.

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Humans modify, depend on land each and every day. We modify the land by building things, such as bridges, dams, and homes to make adapting to land easier. We depend on land because it's our home and safe place. We depend on the fact that each morning we will wake up and still be on land. We adapt to land by using tools to make living easier according to climate. For example, we can take a simple fan on a hot day and cool ourselves down anywhere and anytime. We also use things like lanterns to light up an area that is dark so we are able to see. We use many ways to adapt to land. We have to use all three factors(modifying, depending, and adapting) to help us keep happy on the daily.

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I can explain how humans modify and depend on the land.

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I can explain how humans modify and depend on the land.

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We are using land each and every day. No person has ever lived in the air, in a cloud, or in a plane of some sort, We just don't. The land is our home. If we didn't have land, everyone would have to have a houseboat. You have you build houseboats on land, however, so there is no hope for us without land. We have to modify the land to fit whatever needs we have too, based on the climate and recurring natural disasters of different places in the world. In California, where there are many earthquakes, the bridges and buildings have to be built based on the fact that everything can be easily destroyed in the massive quakes. In Hawaii, the climate is very warm, so the homes have to be built based on hot weather year-round. Here, in Illinois, we have to be prepared for all four seasons. That means we need snow plow trucks for the winter as well as air conditioner- repair jobs. I could go on and on, but on the whole, every place has its needs and the people around those needs modify their lifestyles and work to fulfill those needs.

Nice attention-getter, good use of evidence from the reading. Can you identify the differences between "modifying" and "depending" on the environment, and "adapting" to the environment? - Mr. D.

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(9/01/2016) I can explain how the environment impacts where people live.

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(9/01/2016) I can explain how the environment impacts where people live.

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I can explain this because there are places in the world that have unique land forms and habitats. People can't live in areas that are to wet, dry, hot, cold, or high(altitude). In areas that are too wet, there is no foundation for building shelters. People need water so dry areas are rough for living, hot areas can hurt your body, and cold areas make it hard to produce food and water. In areas of a lot of height, there is not much oxygen.

Spot on explanation! - Mr. D