https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l Post your course connection content here. Make sure you're logged in so your name appears, or include your name at the end. Click the plus sign to share your content. The title should be the unit/topic number & title. In your writeup, include your source (could be you, just say that!), the specific unit/topic to which it's connected (unit/topic number & topic text written out), and how it's connected. Feel free to like & comment on what others share, especially to connect it to a different topic from what the poster connected it to! en-us 2020-05-17 15:16:10 UTC 2026-02-23 14:51:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30d.png lkmetz1 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/578185361 This article from 1843magazine.com is related to topic 2.12 Effects of Migration. This article shows how remittance money used to build homes in Mexico tells a story of migration to the US, both the reasons for it and its effects on the place migrants leave.]]> 2020-05-17 17:53:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/578185361 lkmetz1 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/578189349 This photo taken at an Occupy Oakland protest in 2012 was uploaded by Steve Rhodes to Flickr and reflects topic 4.9 Challenges to Sovereignty. It shows how advances in communications technology such as the use of social media have facilitated democratization by replacing traditional methods of effecting change.]]> 2020-05-17 17:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/578189349 lkmetz1 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/578195305 This meme created by JD in 2019 reflects topic 4.1 Introduction to Political Geography. It refers to the idea that in geography, states are sovereign political units, not subnational political entities as most Americans think of them.]]> 2020-05-17 18:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/578195305 lkmetz1 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/578197622 Electronic Superhighway by Nam June Paik is connected to 3.2 Cultural Landscapes. It reflects the unique cultural landscapes of the subnational units of the United States, including agricultural practices like growing potatoes in Idaho and distinctive architecture such as the Golden Gate Bridge in California.]]> 2020-05-17 18:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/578197622 lkmetz1 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/578199225 This map from Wikipedia of where alcohol is prohibited in India reflects topic 4.7 Forms of Governance. As a federal state, the national government of India shares its power with local government, so while drinking alcohol is legal in some subnational units, it's not in others. ]]> 2020-05-17 18:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/578199225 lkmetz1 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/578200300 Wendover Productions's video "Why Chicken Sandwiches Don't Cost $1500" is connected to 7.7 Changes as a Result of the World Economy. It specifically discusses how economies of scale have reduced the price of goods, benefiting consumers by not only enabling them to purchase goods at a cheaper price, but also in increasing the variety of goods available.]]> 2020-05-17 18:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/578200300 lkmetz1 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/579808212 This print by BTW student MO is connected to topic 2.11 Forced & Voluntary Migration. The civil war in Syria has significantly increased the number of both internally displaced persons and refugees.]]> 2020-05-18 12:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/579808212 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/580788465 This picture depicts the topic 5.6 Agriculture Production Regions because it is showing the climate needed for a certain type of food to make. Plantations mostly need to be in tropical areas,  which yield lots of resources like bananas and cocoa beans.
Jude Baremore]]> 2020-05-18 19:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/580788465 darianj2005 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/581260252 This video by Vox, is about the migration of African Americans within the United States from the south to the North in what some refer to as the great migration. This video goes into detail about the push and pull factors that led to the migration and the effects the migration had on the United States.

]]> 2020-05-19 00:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/581260252 azaleagbrown https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/581341613 This photo was taken by me, just off of Mockingbird Ln. in Dallas, Texas and connects to topic 3.8 Effects of Diffusion. One of the effects of cultural diffusion is the development of multiculturalism; cultural groups share space, but retain distinct culture traits. Kingdom Hall, the name of this Jehova's Witness church is printed in both Spanish and English on the side of the building. Thus revealing that although two different cultural groups gather at this place of worship and share its space, they each retain their separate and distinct cultural trait of language. ]]> 2020-05-19 01:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/581341613 eloraparr https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/583544591 I firmly believe that one of my favorite movies of all time, Disney’s Mulan perfectly represents this topic as it shows the cultural landscape of China with a beautiful story in which a woman is told her place in society is to sit pretty until she gets married and then continue to sit pretty while belonging to a man even though able bodied fighters are needed to defeat the Huns. They would rather take an old man than a perfectly capable young woman and Fa Mulan works secretly to change that. It really is a powerful and inspiring movie. Below I attached a clip from the movie that illustrates the cultural standards for the women of China at that time. Plus, it’s a catchy song :)]]> 2020-05-19 21:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/583544591 4013781 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/584890069 This Ted Talk presented by Miguel Rozo relates to the topic 2.11 Forced and Voluntary Migration. Throughout the speech, Rozo discusses the push factors the cause people to leave their homes and migrate to other places. He discusses both positive and negative effects of forced migration and how it even reflects on contributions to society.]]> 2020-05-20 13:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/584890069 emmapjohnson11 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585141579 This meme was created by me. It connects to topic 1.6 Scale of Analysis. It shows that large scale maps show more detail, but cover less land area. Small Scale maps cover more land area, but show less detail. These topics always confused me. ]]> 2020-05-20 15:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585141579 5046556 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585403172 I got this image from the Twitter account @ApHug (AP HUG Memes), and it relates to topic 1.1 Introduction to Maps. It relates to 1.1 because the Mercator projection is extremely distorted seeing as it increases with latitude and distorts things far from the equator, while the Robinson projection is more accurate.]]> 2020-05-20 17:11:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585403172 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585482222 This short film by Sharon walia is connected to topic 2.11 forced and voluntary migration. It is about people who have spent thier life to help the refugees stay safe and get to their new destination. It also shows you clips from the boats that refugees are on, and what they are like.
- Lauren Giannini
 https://youtu.be/IkfWxqEQEVU]]> 2020-05-20 17:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585482222 3094325 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585564513 This photo was taken by me when I visited New York during spring break, this photo connects to 3.7 Types of Diffusion. I visited China Town as you can see in the photo, which is relocation diffusion. People spread their cultural traits by migrating and taking their cultural traits with them from place to place. China town in New York has many characteristics that makes the place look like China. The buildings, the food etc all are a part of diffusion from one place to another.]]> 2020-05-20 18:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585564513 bellaehring https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585597445 This antinatalist poster was made in Singapore and I got it off of jkgeography.com. It shows that Singapore is attempting to keep the fertility and birth rate down since their population pyramid shows that they are youth dependent and a high birth rate. These posters attempt to convince people in Singapore to have smaller families.]]> 2020-05-20 18:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585597445 5033341 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585600036 This video talks about one of the most dangerous borders to cross, the Mediterranean Sea between Africa and Europe. Many migrants are being pushed there because of factors like conflict and economic purposes. It then explains how many go to the fragile country of Libya, but are not safe there so they must continue North. This can relate to topic 2.10 because it does a great job explaining a lot of the causes and results of forced migration.]]> 2020-05-20 18:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585600036 5032994 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585600941 This meme was created by me. It relates to topic 7.7 Changes as a Result of the World Economy because it is an example of agglomeration. Agglomeration is a cluster of things, and in economy, the cluster of activity boosts the productivity of the businesses inside of the cluster. My whole life I always thought CVS and Walgreen's were just accidentally next to each other, when really they were strategically placed for economic benefits.]]> 2020-05-20 18:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585600941 3109068 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585602925 This Ted Talk by 

Kevin Ehrman-Solberg, a GIS cartographer, is about the geography of inequality and how 'racial covenants', or legal clauses preventing non-white people from buying or living or certain properties, still effect us even though they have been outlawed. These places that used to have racial covenants still to this day don't have very many people of color. Many of these cities where this is seen the most used to be very integrated but when racial covenants became a thing the neighborhoods became segregated and still stay that way today.

]]> 2020-05-20 18:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585602925 5033433 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585670573 I created this Meme about the Malthusian theory which is related to the population unit and topic 2.6 Malthusian theory using kapwing.com. This is related because it talks about how Thomas Malthus predicted a catastrophe because he said food was grown geometrically and human growth grew exponentially therefore humans would soon run out of food and  not survive. He did not consider however that technology would change and humans could find ways to grow food more efficiently. ]]> 2020-05-20 19:20:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585670573 3110469 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585714754 The video attached was created by Vox and it explains what gerrymandering is, what it can be used for, and the man who used it for Republican legislative gain. ]]> 2020-05-20 19:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585714754 4122489 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585793352 This video is from TED-Ed and connects to topic 7.7 Changes as a Result of the World Economy. It explains agglomeration, why similar businesses locate themselves close to their competition, using an example of ice cream vendors on a beach.]]> 2020-05-20 20:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585793352 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585811676 This Ted Talk given by Michael Rain shows his life as a child of immigrants and also the cultural effects of it. Throughout this video, he spoke about what his life was like as he was growing up and how complex cultural issues are not just inquiries of children.

Laila Aranha

]]> 2020-05-20 20:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/585811676 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/586042412 This meme was created by me. It relates to the political unit, topic 4.1. It’s connected to this because people tend to think that a state and a nation are synonymous and use them interchangeably but really a state is a political area defined by boundaries and a nation is people that share the same cultural elements. 

Annasty Henry ]]> 2020-05-21 00:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/586042412 5033001 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/586268810 This picture is from jkgeography.com, it is an anti natalist poster and it relates to the Population and Migration unit, 2.7. It shows that China is discouraging a high amount of births per family because of the overpopulation of China.]]> 2020-05-21 04:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/586268810 3095794 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/587442433 This 9 minute TED talk is about overpopulation facts discussed by Alexandra Paul that relates to topic 2.1. She talks about the overall population growth of the world, which is disturbing for her. She states that our population rate could be our downfall as humans. Alexandra states that we should have one child to stop this and more women go to school and learn important information. She says that technology cannot save us because in the end, how will people live? For everyone to have quality of life, the world population must go down.]]> 2020-05-21 17:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/587442433 5033320 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/587494899 This meme was made by me through imgflip and it relates to the different stages of a places population throughout the demographic transition model.  The most stable population increase is seen in stage 4 where both the birth and death rates are low.  When counties reach the possible stage 5 with a decreasing population, they will often implement pro-natalist policies. Examples of countries in stage 5 currently include Germany, Japan, and Ukraine.]]> 2020-05-21 17:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/587494899 4027175 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/587605365 This article is from Geographical.co.uk. This article relates to the Population and Migration unit, 2.12 because it is about how Trump wants to stop the movement of people who live in Mexico over to the U.S. He made an order to end the DACA which protects undocumented children. People found this to be wrong and protested with art. They used art to protest a political decision he made to slow down migration, or to keep people out.

]]> 2020-05-21 18:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/587605365 5032799 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/587819566 This meme was made by me. It relates to topic 1.1, Intro to maps. It relates to the fact that all map projections are subjective in information and distort the shape of the Earth. This especially corresponds with the Mercator Projection, which heavily distorts the size of places on Earth.]]> 2020-05-21 20:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/587819566 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/587916673 (Madison Kelly) Chinatowns in places such as New York and San Francisco are examples of multiculturalism because they are in certain locations away from the other cultural group to where it almost seems as if you are entering a different environment. Multiculturalism is when different cultural groups share the same space such as state but still have their individual cultures and practices. ]]> 2020-05-21 21:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/587916673 5046495 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/587954685 This article is from npr.org and discusses Japan's population structure. This article relates to topic 2.9 because Japan has a high elder dependency ratio and a aging population. Some of the consequences of this type of population structure are also included in the article. 

Alexis Stus


]]> 2020-05-21 22:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/587954685 5033045 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/587986881 This image is from the article 

"Families confused, unprepared for West Dallas mass evictions," off of Dallas Morning News. It relates to topic 6.10, Challenges fo Urban Changes, specifically that of gentrification. The article was written four years ago, but still greatly applies  due to the continued gentrification in the area. This neighborhood, with the zip code 75212, has been battling a lack of vital services since it was first annexed into the city of Dallas in 1950s. Recently, much of the land in area has been bought from lower income individuals by large companies to build projects. In some cases, as highlighted in the article, renters are simply kicked out of their homes.

]]> 2020-05-21 22:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/587986881 5033338 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/588272070 The meme below was created by me, and best relates to 2.7 Population Policies. This topic is about the types of population policies that promote or discourage population growth, such as antinatalist, immigration, and pronatalist policies. The reason why I felt that my meme relates to this is because anti natalist policies are policies created by a country that discourage population growth, such as the one child policy in China. When a country imposes these policies onto its population, the people will try to have as few kids as possible due to the fact that the country wants to lower its population growth by getting rid of the babies, as shown in my meme below. ]]> 2020-05-22 03:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/588272070 colechaney04 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/588293119 This ted talk video, given by Kevin Allocca, who is a trend manager for youtube, talks about how and why youtube videos go viral and it relates to 4.1, cultural patterns and processes. In the video Kevin talks about what goes into making a youtube go viral. He talks about "tastemakers" like Jimmy Kimmel or Micheal J. Nelson who tweeted videos that went viral. This shows hierarchical diffusion because someone that people admire is posting about this video which continues to spread and share across the internet until it eventually goes viral. ]]> 2020-05-22 03:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/588293119 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/588297392 (claire taylor) This meme was created  by me. It corresponds is the intro to maps unit because it is the first unit in the class that we learned about. This was the moment I realized what we were getting into over the next 7 months! This class was a absolute joy to take and learn about, I just wanted to share this meme to make all of us laugh while thinking about the past.]]> 2020-05-22 04:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/588297392 5043301 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/588324161 I found this youtube video on the Vox youtube channel. In the beginning of the video the speaker talks about all the different varieties of crops humans have cultivated. She transitioned to how those crops have los genetic diversity because of the need for more food due to the quickly rising population and the laziness of seed production companies. She goes onto explain that due to the lack of genetic diversity, crops are susceptible to the same fungus and viruses. These are some of the consequences humans have faced due to certain agricultural practices.]]> 2020-05-22 04:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/588324161 4015323 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/589260079 Yesterday, I was browsing youtube and found this interesting video by a youtube channel I frequently watch called Neo. The speaker in this video talks about the various ways the mono block chair is common place around the world. I found this interesting because the chair is so well known through globalization that it truly can never be an indicator of culture, place, or time period. I recommend this video heavily because of how niche yet interesting it is. Who knew chairs could be so interesting?]]> 2020-05-22 15:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/589260079 5033091 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/589312392 I made this meme about map scales because they always confused me so much! For anyone who sat next to me in class you know how confused I got over this topic. The concept was so simple but no matter how hard I tried I couldn’t understand lol. Now that I have had a year with Mrs.Kmetz I finally get it. Thank you to everyone who always answered my questions about maps lol.]]> 2020-05-22 16:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/589312392 zoiewade https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/589581615 I created this meme about types of diffusion specifically including relocation and contagious because this is the topic that always stuck in my brain and I liked to think about how different trends became so popular and contagious diffusion can sort of explain that. This connects to types of diffusion because the first part provides a simple example of some types of diffusion and the second part provides the actual types of diffusion that the example is talking about because if someone physically moves from one place to another to introduce a new thing it is relocation diffusion and as it spreads to more and more people it becomes contagious diffusion. ]]> 2020-05-22 18:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/589581615 5033313 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/589796735 I made this meme about Mercator projections and Robinson projections. I have always found Robinson projections easier to look at because the level of distortion isn’t as horrible as the Mercator projection. I also didn’t even know about how bad the distortion was in both of the maps, especially the Mercator projection, before I took the class. ]]> 2020-05-22 21:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/589796735 3093855 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/589801014 I found this video from this youtube channel called "A level revision", where they study the Pro-Natalist Population in France. I found this interesting at the beginning of the year when we talked about China's One-Child Policy. A Pro- Natalist Population encourages births to raise population, they did this for a larger workforce, because they were underpopulated. I like to see the way countries' governments think when they make their policies, and how they affect people living there.]]> 2020-05-22 22:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/589801014 4014906 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/590793923 This T.E.D.x talk was given by Stacey Sutton. She is an assistant professor at College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois Chicago. She talks about how gentrification negatively affects black and brown communities disproportionately.]]> 2020-05-23 22:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/590793923 5033154 https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/595823398 This video connects to the second bullet point of the essential knowledge which shows how religions have diffused across the world, starting in India and spreading its way outward. This video shows a timeline of where and when each of the main 5 religions started and how they grew over time.]]> 2020-05-26 22:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lkmetz1/bitf5llori3lo1l/wish/595823398