WorldMapper Activity

Click on http://www.worldmapper.org/. Click on Maps. Choose any map by clicking on it. In your blog post, explain why certain countries are depicted as larger or smaller. Compare this projection with any map projection from your Ways to Draw the World chart. How are they different? The same?  Finally, imagine that you are from a country or area that is depicted as being smaller than what a map used in class (including yours) indicates.  How would this make you feel?  Why?  Alternate question-How would you feel if your state/country were in someone's geographic blind spot and forgotten on a map? Use the labels cultures, g&he, geography,maps,worldmapper.  Please include a Worldmapper  image in your post. Image Source: https://worldmapper.org/natures-heartbeat/

The Way I Learn Best

Terin Snyder

Cultures Blog post #1

The Way I Learn Best: Maps

For cultures I was responsible for learning European Countries, capitals and geography. I have travelled with my family to Europe and I thought I knew a lot, but it turns out the European landmass is much more complex than I thought. This was challenging to learn a wide range of countries and specifically their capitals, but it was a rewarding challenge. I realized I learn best by using a specific process. I am a strong visual learner and find it helpful to have the maps as visuals.  My personal connection to some of the countries I visited were really helpful in remembering names, capitals and locations.  My processing is slower than average, so using my method below was helpful in creating a successful outcome without driving myself crazy.

Step One: What do I know?

I start by seeing what I already know by taking the test and not caring about the speed or accuracy the first time through. For example, I thought I knew many European capitals, but realized I know more country names than capitals. This is my starting point for Step two.

Step Two: Elimination

I use process of elimination to narrow down my options for those answers I don’t know. I can usually find a combination that works by using my knowledge from the first step.

Step Three: Finding the right answers

I use resources available to me to figure out the remaining answers I need to know. For example, I use Google to locate a country if I don’t know it. Sometimes I use a parental unit to quiz me first before I take the quiz again. When I do feel confident, I take it until I improve as much as possible.

Step Four: Final Product

For my final product, I get focused and feel confident. I fine tune my answers, do the best I can and turn in my final results.

My process is effective for me. If you have a hard time memorizing or working under time pressure, you might find these steps useful. May the odds ever be in your favor!

Backyard ecosystem

Describe your backyard ecosystem.  Remember to include land (slope, flat, etc.),water, animals (yes, the yucky bugs are important,) plants, and climate.  Use the following labels:  cultures, g&he, geography,maps,ecosystem

Here is an example to get you started.....

My back yard has a very gradual slope and most of the water collects at the bottom. We don't have an irrigation system because we get plenty of water and if we don't we use our hose. In my yard we have many plants in our yard such as raspberries, black berries, strawberries, peas, beans, squash, and tomatoes. We also have many trees, our non-fruit bearing are a maple tree and about 30 arborvitae. Our fruit bearing trees are Asian pears and 2 persimmon trees. I don't have many animals at my house mainly just blue jays, robins, guarder snakes, squirrels, and little tiny birds I can't identify. One very special time we had a red tailed hawk in one of the persimmon trees. Sometimes on summer nights we can hear frog croaking in our back yard and occasionally we find them in our rain barrel. Our climate is Marine West Coast.

 Image:  https://www.finegardening.com/app/uploads/sites/finegardening.com/files/images/spotlight-collection/4-17-2014-walters-1.jpg