GEOG 110, Dr. Kendra
Supplementary
APRIL 16
WEEK 12: Migration (Read pp. )
Link to Destination America
website.
APRIL 2-9
WEEK 10-11: Cultural Geography (Read pp. 222-247)
Link to National Geographic article about Hip
Hop culture.
Link to National Geographic's World
Music site.
Link to PBS Do
You Speak American site.
Link to survey questions about dialect.
MARCH 26
WEEK 9: Population Geography (Read pp. 186-206)
Link to the National
Geographic films about longevity.
Link to the U.S. Census page with population
pyramids for the world.
Link to the CIA website with current
population data for the world.
MARCH 5
WEEK 7 - 8: Human Impacts on the Environment (Read pp. 333-357)
Link to National Geographic article Nuclear
Comeback
For historical background, you can also read about the
1986
Chernobyl meltdown and its aftereffects.
Link to National Geographic article Biofuels
Read the entire article, and explore the information in
the "Compare Biofuels" interactive feature
Link to National Geographic article Powering
the Future
What are some of the pros and cons of
solar power? Wind power? Biomass? Nuclear power?
FEBRUARY 27
WEEK 6: Resources (Read pp. 333-357)
NOTE: The textbook is a little weak here; articles will supplement the information.
Link to the NationMaster website where I got the energy consumption maps.
FEBRUARY 20
WEEK 5: Hazards
Link to NOVA tsunami
animations (from Wave that Shook the World)
FEBRUARY 13
WEEK 4: Landforms (Read pp. 100-169)
Watch the NOVA special Storm
that Drowned a City.
While you're at the site, surf around
some of the links. It's incredibly well done.
FEBRUARY 6
WEEK 3: Climate (Read pp. 84-99, 170-181)
The link to the World Biomes website is here.
This website also has a good discussion
of climate categories.
The link to the soils website is here.
JANUARY 30
WEEK 2: Weather (Read pp. 34-83)
Relative humidity graphic
JANUARY 23
WEEK 1: Introduction & Maps (Read through p.
31)
The link to the USGS page about map projections is here.
