23, 28 May - Geography of Middle Earth, part 3

Announcements: You will be getting your packets of missing work today. The hard deadline for missing work is 29 May (Wednesday). If you think you have turned something in, but it is noted as missing, please check the return basket for it.

Also, DO NOT FORGET TO RETURN YOUR BOOKS! The book room is open for students to return books during lunch. 

Geography of Middle Earth: Paths

The Path which Bilbo and the Dwarves take to the Lonely Mountain.

Geography of Middle Earth: Real World Connections

Middle Earth Map - Populated

Map of Middle Earth:

Another interpretation of Middle Earth:

http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/121-where-on-earth-was-middle-earth

A further interpretation of Middle Earth: 

http://arminius1871.deviantart.com/art/Europe-is-middle-earth-262329986

One last idea of where the map comes from:

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/exploring-the-diverse-lands-of-middleearth.html

But then why was New Zealand chosen for the filming location?

Let's take a look: Behind the Scenes Journey through Middle Earth

23-24 April - Catch-all Class

Announcements:

1) I will be collecting the current event maps on 1-2 May for grading. You should have 8 current events on the map at that time.

2) Next class period your first draft of your article for "Reporting for the British Empire is due. You should include:

- Proper heading
- A title for your article
- Article length 450-500 words
- You must include one of the 5 themes of geography (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, region) 
- At least 2 citations listed after the article (see bibliography cheat sheet for help)
- At the bottom list your assigned cultural trait

3) After TA presentations, today we will continue working on the British Expansion maps from last class. If you have finished your map, please find some work to do that will increase your grade in this class. Consider:

- showing me notes you have made up for past journal grades 

- working on writing or revising your Deadliest Warrior Paragraph 

- writing your RBE: Topic, if you have neglected to turn it in, or revising it for a higher grade 

- writing your first draft of your RBE article (due 25-26 April for peer editing)

Current Event > 

E. coli bacteria 'can produce diesel biofuel'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22253746

Pop Quiz Retake!

TA PRESENTATIONS! - Note taking required!

Expanding Empire Map

Copy the Red Areas on the Map and Label the Major Countries/Regions

Major Countries/Regions:

Canada	Honduras, Caribbean	13 Colonies
West Africa	South Africa	East Africa
India	Australia	New Zealand
Singapore	Middle East	Indonesia
Hong Kong (trade from China)

Use a Goode's Atlas (Old: pages 40-48, 50, 58-59; New: pages 59-67, 74, 76) to find which of the countries/regions could supply these major resources:

Wheat	Tea	Corn	Coffee
Oats	Cocoa	Rice	Cane Sugar
Citrus/Fruit	Tobacco	Peanuts	Cotton
Rubber	Cattle	Sheep	Timber
Petroleum