Bradley Upper School World Geography and Government

SIT DOWN AT THAT COMPUTER AND GET THOSE EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED.  GOOD LUCK!

 

 

MRS. BRADLEY’S WORLD GEOGRAPHY AND GOVERNMENT SCHEDULE AND ASSIGNMENTS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020

 

WELCOME TO THE END SECOND MARKING PERIOD!

YOU ARE ATTENDING YOUR WORLD GEOGRAPHY AND GOVERNMENT CLASSES ON A DAILY BASIS.  CLICK ON THE RED MRS. BRADLEY ZOOM CLASS LINK BELOW  AT THE START TIME FOR YOUR CLASS.  THERE IS ALSO AN EXTRA HELP AND QUESTIONS TIME SESSION EVERY DAY.

 

YOU WILL ENTER THE “WAITING  ROOM” AND WAIT TO BE ADMITTED IN.  ZOOM CLASSES FOR UPPER SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES STARTING OCTOBER 19TH ARE AS FOLLOW:

9:05 – 9:35 – WORLD GEOGRAPHY

12:00 – 12:30 – GOVERNMENT

2:15 – 2:30 – EXTRA HELP AND QUESTIONS

 

I CAN BE REACHED BY TELEPHONE BY CALLING THE MAIN OFFICE ( 954-485-7500 ) BETWEEN 3:15 – 3:45 EACH SCHOOL DAY.

 

IF YOU ARE IN THE WORLD GEOGRAPHY CLASS, SEND YOUR WORK FROM YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL TO WORLDGEOGRAPHY@FLPS.COM

IF YOU ARE IN THE GOVERNMENT CLASS, SEND YOUR WORK FROM YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL TO GOVERNMENT@FLPS.COM 

THE ANSWERS TO THE EXAM QUESTIONS ARE DUE BY 4 PM TODAY.

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WORLD GEOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020

 

WE SPENT FIRST MARKING PERIOD STUDYING CHAPTER 1, HOW GEOGRAPHERS LOOK AT THE WORLD, IN OUR TEXTBOOK.  WE LEARNED ABOUT THE GEOGRAPHER AND THE CARTOGRAPHER.  WE HAVE ALSO ENHANCED OUR MAP SKILLS AND OUR GRAPHING SKILLS.

THEN, WE STUDIED CHAPTER 2, LOOKING AT THE EARTH, IN OUR TEXTBOOK.  WE LEARNED ABOUT THE NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH AND THE FORCES THAT AFFECT THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH , THE SETTING FOR HUMAN LIFE.

WE STUDIED CHAPTER 3, CLIMATES OF THE EARTH.  WE LEARNED WHY CLIMATE IS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN DESCRIBING THE GEOGRAPHY OF PLACES ON THE EARTH. 

WE HAVE FINISHED CHAPTER 3, SECTION 1,  EARTH-SUN RELATIONSHIPS  AND SECTION 2,  FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE.  WE HAVE ALSO FINISHED SECTION 3, WORLD CLIMATE PATTERNS.

IT IS TIME FOR THE END OF THE 2ND MARKING PERIOD EXAM.  WE HAVE ANSWERED AND CHECKED OUR TEN (10) STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS FOR THE EXAM, AND WE ARE NOW READY TO ANSWER TODAY THE FIRST FIVE (5) QUESTIONS OF THE EXAM.

 

THE FIRST FIVE (5) SHORT ESSAY QUESTIONS OF THE EXAM FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS.

DIRECTIONS

FIRST OF ALL, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT A ONE OR TWO SENTENCE ANSWER WILL GET YOU VERY LITTLE CREDIT.  THIS IS AN EXAM.  TAKE YOUR TIME, USE ALL OF YOUR NOTES AND YOUR TEXTBOOK, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOUR STUDY GUIDE. THINK ABOUT EACH ANSWER AND WRITE A BRIEF OUTLINE. THIS EXAM IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF YOUR MARKING PERIOD TWO  (2) GRADE. EACH ANSWER SHOULD HAVE A STRONG BEGINNING SENTENCE WHERE YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION, SEVERAL SUPPORTING SENTENCES, AND A CONCLUSION. EACH ANSWER SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST FIVE (5) GOOD SENTENCES.  THESE MAY SEEM LIKE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS, BUT WE HAVE REVIEWED ALL OF THE MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THEM.  

YOU MAY TYPE THE ANSWERS IN A WORD DOCUMENT AND SEND IT IN AN EMAIL;  OR, YOU MAY WRITE THE ANSWERS ON LINED PAPER, TAKE A PICTURE AND SEND IT.  

QUESTIONS

1. WHAT EFFECTS DO THE EARTH’S TILT, ROTATION, AND REVOLUTION HAVE ON THE EARTH ITSELF?
2. HOW DO PEOPLE ADAPT TO THEIR CLIMATE?
3. DESCRIBE THE NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH.
4. EXPLAIN THE FORCES THAT AFFECT THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH.
5. IF SEVENTY PERCENT (70%) OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE IS WATER, WHY IS SO LITTLE AVAILABLE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION?

 

THE ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS ARE DUE BY 4 PM TODAY TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT.

 

DON’T FORGET YOUR COMPLETE FLP HEADING.

 

 

GOVERNMENT ASSIGNMENT FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020

 

WE COMPLETED CHAPTER 1 IN THE TEXTBOOK, BEGINNINGS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.  AS PART OF OUR SOCIAL STUDIES EXPERIENCE, WE HAVE ALSO ENHANCED OUR MAP SKILLS.

OUR GROUPS, THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THEN COMPLETED CHAPTER 2, CREATION OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, IN OUR TEXTBOOK.  IN THAT CHAPTER, WE LEARNED THAT AFTER THE AMERICANS DEFEATED THE BRITISH IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, THEY HAD ANOTHER BIG CHALLENGE.  HOW WOULD THE COUNTRY BE GOVERNED?  CHAPTER 2 DISCUSSED THE CREATION OF THE CONSTITUTION.

WE NEXT CAREFULLY STUDIED CHAPTER 3, A LOOK AT THE CONSTITUTION.  IN THIS CHAPTER, WE LEARNED ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL PARTS OF THE CONSTITUTION.  WE HAVE COMPLETED THE CHAPTER AND THE CHAPTER REVIEW.

IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE MARKING PERIOD 2 EXAM.  THE TEN (10) STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED AND REVIEWED.

 

THE FIRST FIVE (5) SHORT ESSAY QUESTIONS OF THE EXAM FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS.

DIRECTIONS

FIRST OF ALL, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT A ONE OR TWO SENTENCE ANSWER WILL GET YOU VERY LITTLE CREDIT.  THIS IS AN EXAM.  TAKE YOUR TIME, USE ALL OF YOUR NOTES AND YOUR TEXTBOOK, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOUR STUDY GUIDE. THINK ABOUT EACH ANSWER AND WRITE A BRIEF OUTLINE. THIS EXAM IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF YOUR MARKING PERIOD TWO (2) GRADE. EACH ANSWER SHOULD HAVE A STRONG BEGINNING SENTENCE WHERE YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION, SEVERAL SUPPORTING SENTENCES, AND A CONCLUSION. EACH ANSWER SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST FIVE (5) GOOD SENTENCES.  THESE MAY SEEM LIKE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS, BUT WE HAVE REVIEWED ALL OF THE MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THEM.  

YOU MAY TYPE THE ANSWERS IN A WORD DOCUMENT AND SEND IT IN AN EMAIL;  OR, YOU MAY WRITE THE ANSWERS ON LINED PAPER, TAKE A PICTURE AND SEND IT.  

QUESTIONS

1.  WHY HAVE SOME PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION PASSED AND SOME HAVE NOT?  GIVE AN EXAMPLE (S) OF BOTH THOSE THAT HAVE PASSED AND THOSE THAT HAVE NOT.
2. WHAT WERE THE FAILURES OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION?
3. WHAT ARE THE FIVE (5) RIGHTS/FREEDOMS LISTED IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION?  DEFINE EACH IN YOUR ANSWER.
4. EXPLAIN HOW PARTS OF THE NEW JERSEY PLAN AND THE VIRGINIA PLAN HAVE EVOLVED INTO THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
5. HOW DID THE SOUTHERN STATES WANT SLAVES TO BE COUNTED FOR TAX COLLECTION AND POPULATION PURPOSES?  HOW DID THE NORTHERN STATES WANT THEM TO BE COUNTED?  WHAT WAS THE COMPROMISE THAT THEY AGREED UPON?

 

THE ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS ARE DUE BY 4PM TODAY TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT.

 

DON’T FORGET YOUR COMPLETE FLP HEADING.

 

 

 

 

JUST A REMINDER HOW THE CLASS IS DIVIDED INTO ITS TWO GROUPS.   HOWEVER,  FOR THIS EXAM BOTH GROUPS HAVE THE SAME EXAM QUESTIONS TO ANSWER.

GROUP 100      THE SENATE                                          GROUP 435           THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

BURRIS, I                                                                          BARBIEUX, F                        ADAMS, D

EUGENE, S                                                                       DESTEL, T                            WHITE, J

FOX, K                                                                              FISHER, K

JOHNSON, J

KELLEM, S                                                                        LYONS, E

LEWIS, M                                                                         MCLYMONT, A

MARSDIN, M                                                                   MCLYMONT, MEG

MERCHANT, M                                                                MCLYMONT, MORGAN

MONDESIR, L                                                                  PRINGLE, A

MOREAU, M                                                                    RICHARDS, B

RAINER, R                                                                       ROMAGE, H

SAINTIL, C                                                                       TOUSSAINT, V

 

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