Lesson 5
January 27, 2015
Tue, Jan 27
Review:
- Globalization discussion
- Regions quiz results: BoyerRegions
- Student Research Symposium
Presentation:
- Press Conference
- Agriculture Industry
- Global Statistics: http://faostat3.fao.org/home/E
- Contemporary farmer knowledge requirements
- weather/climate
- plant biology/physiology
- large machinery and technology for planting, harvesting
- international economics & commodity markets
- Transition
- Agriculture based economy >> industrial >> service
- 20th Century Transformation
- Food Inc. Discussion
- Corn production: US_Corn
- Industrial practices seem cruel but butchering meat has always been messy business. Is this really different? Or just larger scale?
- Genetic modification – GMO foods
- Seeds as Intellectual Property
- North America Places to Know
- Canada
- Cities
- Toronto
- Vancouver
- Calgary
- Montreal
- Ottawa
- Edmonton
- Provinces
- Ontario
- British Columbia
- Quebec
- Alberta
- Physical Features
- Great Lakes
- St. Laurence River
- Canadian Rockies
- Cities
- USA
- Cities
- New York City
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- Houston
- New Orleans
- Atlanta
- Seattle
- Boston
- Detroit
- Washington DC
- San Diego
- El Paso
- States – All
- Physical Features
- Great Lakes
- Mississippi River
- Gulf of Mexico
- Rocky Mountains
- Appalachian Mountains
- Federal Reserve Districts
- Cities
- Canada
Assignment:
- Study geography of North America
- Read everything you can find about ADM in the Wall Street Journal
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