A & D - Criminology 12 - Today we start with your second to last quiz in the course. This quiz covers our property crime and white collar crime units in Criminology. After we are finished the quiz we shift our focus to gang related crime. You will get a handout on Organized crime (aboriginal crime groups, cartels, ethnic crime groups, and outlaw motorcycle gangs) and will need to explain the activities of each group: What do they do? How do they do it? What do they control? Where are they based in Canada? Organized crime by nature (according to Howard Abadinsky) is monopolistic (in other words organized crime groups want to have a monopoly over a specific geographic area for the illicit activity they wish to pursue). Your answers to the question of organized crime in Canada need to be completed by the end of the class (Note: use the section in your text to help as well).
For more stories about organized crime (especially a particularly interesting court case in Ontario and Manitoba involving the Bandidos) see the CANOE Crime News Archive.RCMP Gazette: Street Gangs in Canada
CBC News: Biker Gangs in Canada
Prime Time Crime: Gangs in Canada
RCMP Watch: Asian Gangs in Canada
Criminal Intelligence Service Canada: Street Gang Activity
B- Earth and Space Science 11 - Today we'll continue working on the last set of handouts: Stars and Galaxies 2 & 3 and the Red Shift / Blue Shift worksheet too. We will work on these activities today and tomorrow and will watch the IMAX "Cosmic Voyage" DVD (tomorrow). For help with the Hubble Relation check out Davison E. Soper's website here from the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon.
C - Geography 12 - Today we'll finish our look at Jared Diamond's ideas in Collapse and then we head off to the library to begin work on our final project for the year. Don't forget that you need to create your own case study question...On the Provincial Exam you have a case study (essay) that is worth 18 out of 93 marks (this means that one question is worth almost 20% of your final exam mark). There is no way to study for a topic, per say, because the topic changes from year to year. The case study is a skill based question; in essence it asks you to look at the Big Picture which really is what Geography is all about. The case study is divided into three sections:
The first question will always be asking you to describe and explain the physical environment of the subject area (which could be the North Sea, the Arctic, Indonesian rain forests, the Colorado River, Lake Baikal, etc..). In this you will need to look at the data they provide you and provide detailed information about the area in question.
The second question will always be asking you to assess or interpret the human impact on the subject area (which usually includes economic benefits and detractions, environmental and social impacts, etc...). In this you will need to make connections to the larger picture (e.g.: drilling for oil in the arctic has both local and global implications - oil spills, disruption of wildlife, global
warming).
The last question will always be about explaining the difficulties in coming up with solutions to the problems at hand or assessing the management of the area in question usually the competing environmental perspectives - economic gain versus environmental stewardship).
So, you to create a case study and then answer it too. You need to identify a location around the world from the following list: An Island or an Island Chain, a Lake, a River Basin, a Sea or a small Ocean, a Protected Land, a River Delta, a Desert, a small Country, an Aquifer (large), or any area where there is conflict between humans and the environment. You will need to gather and compile data and information about:
1. The physical environment of your chosen location (biomes, soils, & climate)
2. Human activities in your chosen location (economic, cultural, & social)
3. Identify the conflict & damage done to the environment by humans
4. Include a map of your chosen location
Once you have done this then you will need to write up the question (use the Ministry of Education’s format), compile the data on two sheets for students to use and then You'll need an answer key too because next week you will be sharing your case study with another student in the class and they'll have to answer it. Check out the Ministry of Education Exams site for examples of case studies (along with answers)
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